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                         LOVE IS A LIE - Girlschool
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Written by: K.McAuliffe/J.Bodimead/C.Bonacci/D.Dufort/G.Weston
Album: "Running Wild"        (1985, PolyGram Records)

Tabbed by: Anne Drury   (zerofret)
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 ------------------------------|-----------------|
 D ------------------------|-----------------|
 A ---------------------|-----------------|
 E ---------------------------------|--------------|
                    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---------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|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A|---------------------|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------|
  |                                                                   |
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 ------------------------------|-----------------|
 D ------------------------|-----------------|
 A ---------------------|-----------------|
 E ---------------------------------|--------------|


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 -------------------------|-------------------------|
                                              Love is a...

Fill #6 -

 E -19^(21)r19-17--------------------|
 B ---------------20^(22)------------|
 G ----------------------------------|
 D ----------------------------------|
 A ----------------------------------|
 E ----------------------------------|


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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.)
Get this song at:
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Copyrights:

Author: ?

Composer: ?

Publisher: Trillion Pictures Ltd, PolyGram Records, Inc.

Details:

Released in: 1985

Language: English

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