----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOVE IS A LIE - Girlschool ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: K.McAuliffe/J.Bodimead/C.Bonacci/D.Dufort/G.Weston-Jones Album: "Running Wild" (1985, PolyGram Records) Guitarists: L-Cris Bonacci, R-Kim McAuliffe Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: July 17, 2006 INTRO: F#5 E5 F#5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D -4---4-4-2---4-------------------|---------------------------------| 2x A -4---4-4-2---4-------------------|---------------------------------| E -2---2-2-0---2-------------------|---------------------------------| Figure 1 - F#5 E5 F#5 A5 B5 _ E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | G ---------------------2-----------|---------------------4-----------| | D -4---4-4-2---4-------2-------2-/-|-4---4-4-2---4-------4-------2-/-| | A -4---4-4-2---4-------0-------2-/-|-4---4-4-2---4-------2-------2-/-| | E -2---2-2-0---2---------------0---|-2---2-2-0---2---------------0---| | . . . . . . . . | |2x D5 E5 | E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | G ---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------| | D -4---4-4-2---4-------7-----------|-----------------------------2---| | A -4---4-4-2---4-------5-----------|-----------------------------2---| | E -2---2-2-0---2-------------------|-----------------------------0---| _| Fill #1 (1st time through) Fill #2 (2nd time) E5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D -4---4-4-2---4---------------2---|-4---4-4-2---4---------------2---| A -4---4-4-2---4---------------2---|-4---4-4-2---4---------------2---| E -2---2-2-0---2---------------0---|-2---2-2-0---2---------------0---| 1ST VERSE: (follow staves as numbered) F#5 E5 F#5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D -4---4-4-2---4---------------2---|-4---4-4-2---4---------------2---| A -4---4-4-2---4---------------2---|-4---4-4-2---4---------------2---| E -2---2-2-0---2---------------0---|-2---2-2-0---2---------------0---| 1. You tell me you're leaving and say your good-bye 3. say love is easy and only a game, But 1st time) D5 only) v E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------| D -4---4-4-2---4-------7-----------|-----------------------------2---| A -4---4-4-2---4-------5-----------|-----------------------------2---| E -2---2-2-0---2-------------------|-----------------------------0---| (Fill #3) |---| 2. Always deceiving and only a lie, You (Fill #4) 4. this time tomorrow will bring on the pain, But B5 B5 C#5 D5 A5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -4---------------|---------4---6---|-7---------------|---2-------------| D -4---------------|---------4---6---|-7---------------|---2-----------2-| A -2---------------|---------2---4---|-5---------------|---0-----------2-| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-| you would ne - ver tell me why, Your love is a CHORUS 1: F#5 E5 F#5 A5 B5 _ E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | G ---------------------2-----------|---------------------4-----------| | D -4---4-4-2---4-------2-------2-/-|-4---4-4-2---4-------4-------2-/-| | A -4---4-4-2---4-------0-------2-/-|-4---4-4-2---4-------2-------2-/-| | E -2---2-2-0---2---------------0---|-2---2-2-0---2---------------0---| | 1. lie | 3. lie |2x | D5 E5 | E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | G ---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------| | D -4---4-4-2---4-------7-----------|-----------------------------2---| | A -4---4-4-2---4-------5-----------|-----------------------------2---| | E -2---2-2-0---2-------------------|-----------------------------0---| _| 2. (Fill #5) Love is a 4. (Fill #6) E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D -4---4-4-2---4---------------2---|-4---4-4-2---4---------------2---| A -4---4-4-2---4---------------2---|-4---4-4-2---4---------------2---| E -2---2-2-0---2---------------0---|-2---2-2-0---2---------------0---| 2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse, with added fills) (each fill goes with the lyric below it) I was believing and thought that you'd stay E -----------------| B -10tr12----------| G -----------------| I can't find a reason, there's nothing to blame E -----------------| B -12^(14)---------| G -----------------| You said love was easy and only for free E -----------------| B -10~-------------| G -------11-11-----| D------------------| But how could I know what you were doing to me But you would never tell me why CHORUS 2: (played same as Chorus 1, with added fill) Your love is a lie E ---------------------------------|-----------------| B ---------------------------------|-----------------| G -<2>-----------------------------|-----------------| D -----<4>-<3>-<2>-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------<4>-<3>-<2>-<0>-|-----------------| E ---------------------------------|-<2>-------------| Love is a lie BRIDGE: G5 G5 A5 E5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D -5---------------|---------5-/-7-\-|-2---------------|-----------------| A -5---------------|---------5-/-7-\-|-2---------------|-----------------| E -3---------------|---------3-/-5-\-|-0---------------|-----------------| You said that you were leaving, But please don't go G5 G5 A5 C5 B5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D -5---------------|---------5-/-7-/-|-10--------------|-9---------------| A -5---------------|---------5-/-7-/-|-10--------------|-9---------------| E -3---------------|---------3-/-5-/-|-8---------------|-7---------------| Leave me (?) So tell me, something to believe in, I wanna know GUITAR SOLO: (Play Figure 1 4x as accompaniment to Guitar Solo.) E --------------------------|------------------------| B --------------------------|------------------------| G --------------------9^(11)|==r9^(11)---------------| D -7---------------7--------|------------------------| A ----9~--------9-----------|------------------------| E --------------------------|------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -------------------11-11=|=---9--7-<11>--------7^q=| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------9--10--12--10---9-| G -------------------9--11~|=--11--------------------| D =--------------11--------|-------------------------| A ----9--7--9--------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------12----------------|-------------------------| B -12^w-----12^wr^w-12^(14)|==r12-10------------10^q=| G -------------------------|---------11--------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| B =------------------------|-------------------------| G ------11--11----2tr4---2=|=-----------------2-4-2--| D -----------------------2=|=------4--4--------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-----------------19^(21)=| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -2tr4--=-----=-----4^(6)=|=r4===^(6)---------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| E =-------19^w------19^(21)|=r----17-----------------| B -------------------------|---------19^w------14-14-| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| E -12----------------------|-------------------------| B ----14-12-14~---------10=|=---------12^(14)====r12-| G -------------------------|---11--9-----------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| B5 B5 C#5 D5 A5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -4---------------|---------4---6---|-7---------------|---2-------------| D -4---------------|---------4---6---|-7---------------|---2-----------2-| A -2---------------|---------2---4---|-5---------------|---0-----------2-| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-| But you will ne - ver tell me why CHORUS: (played same as Chorus 1, with these added fills) Your love is a lie E ----------------------------------| B ----------------------------------| G -------------14-------------------| D -------14h16-----16---------------| A -14h16----------------------------| E ----------------------------------| Your love is a lie E -19^(21)r19-17--------------------| B ---------------20^(22)------------| G ----------------------------------| D ----------------------------------| A ----------------------------------| E ----------------------------------| Your love is a lie, a lie, a lie, a E -------------------------|-12----------------------| B ------------------/14-14-|----14-12-14~~-----------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| lie, Your love is a lie, a lie, a lie, a lie Gtr1 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-<2>-----------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----<4>-<3>-<2>-----------------|---------------------------------| A|-----------------<4>-<3>-<2>-<0>-|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-<2>-<2>-<0>-<2>-----------------| | | Gtr2 | E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|--4--4-4--2--4-------------------| A|---------------------------------|--4--4-4--2--4-------------------| E|---------------------------------|--2--2-2--0--2-------------------| _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ *GUITAR FILLS* INTRO: Fill #1 - E ---------------------------------|-----------------| B ---------------------------------|-----------------| G -<2>-----------------------------|-----------------| D -----<4>-<3>-<2>-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------<4>-<3>-<2>-<0>-|-----------------| E ---------------------------------|-<2>-------------| Fill #2 - E -------------------------|-12----------------------| B ------------------/14-14-|----14-12-14~~-----------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| 1ST VERSE: Fill #3 - (gradual bend) E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------4^----=-----=-----|-(6)---------------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| ...only a lie, You say love is easy... Fill #4 - E ----------17--17------------------| B -17^(19)--------------------------| G ----------------------------------| D ----------------------------------| A ----------------------------------| E ----------------------------------| ...bring on the pain CHORUS 1: Fill #5 - E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------4^(6)=|=r4--=---=---^(6)--------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| Your love is a... Fill #6 - E -19^(21)r19-17--------------------| B ---------------20^(22)------------| G ----------------------------------| D ----------------------------------| A ----------------------------------| E ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -4/4 time -- dots (...) under the 2nd staff are for timing, and indicate where the downbeats (1 2 3 4) fall -The lead guitar fills for the Intro, 1st Verse, and 1st Chorus are located at the end of the tab -- there are indicators in the main tab of where these fills should be played -refer to the recording to get an idea of which parts are palm muted (it's used throughout the song) ^....bend (w=whole tone,q=quarter) /...slide up h....hammer on =...hold note r....release bend ~...vibrato tr...trill <>..pinch harmonic (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.)