Red Hot Chili Peppers - I Could Have Lied Chords & Tabs

 

I Could Have Lied Chords & Tabs

Red Hot Chili Peppers Chords & Tabs

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I Could Have Lied Tab

   
I Could Have Lied 
Red Hot Chili Peppers 
Blood Sugar Sex Magic 


There are 2 guitars in this song, particularly during the chorus. 
The little texture fills in the verses can be played by the  
second guitar as well. 


   Intro (0:00) 
e||--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
B||--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
G||--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
D||----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0----|-----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0------| 
A||-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-------------|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2----------------| 
E||---------------------5---2---3--|----------------------5---2---3----| 

  Verse 1 (0:14) 
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
D|----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0----|-----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0-------| 
A|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-------------|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------| 
E|---------------------5---2---3--|----------------------5---2---3-----| 
   There must be something...      feel 

e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B|--------------2h3p2-------------|------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
D|----0--4--0--4-----4/7-5-4-0----|-----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0-------| 
A|-0h2--2--2--2-------------------|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------| 
E|---------------------5---2---3--|----------------------5---2---3-----| 
   Stare she bares...              bleed 
  
Pre-Chorus (0:42) 

B(barre2)   D(barre5)   A(open)  G6(open) 
I could never...           
   
  (0:48) 
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B|--------------2h3p2--(6r5)------|------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
D|----0--4--0--4-----4/7-5-4-0----|-----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0-------| 
A|-0h2--2--2--2-------------------|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------| 
E|---------------------5---2---3--|----------------------5---2---3-----|   

  Verse 2 (1:03) 
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------(2/4)-----| 
D|----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0----|-----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0-------| 
A|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-------------|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------| 
E|---------------------5---2---3--|----------------------5-------3-----| 
   A mountain never seems...       seek 

e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------0---|------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
D|----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4------|-----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0-------| 
A|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-------------|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------| 
E|---------------------5---2------|----------------------5---2---------| 
   The sweetest feeling...         true 

Pre-Chorus (1:30) 

B(barre2)   D(barre5)   A(open)  G6(open) 
I could never...  

  (1:37) 
e|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|-----0---4---0---4---0---4/7-5\4-0----| 
A|-0h2---2---2---2---2---2--------------| 
E|---------------------------5---2---3--| 

Chorus (1:44) 

E(barre7)   G(barre10)   D(barre5)  C(barre 3) 
I could have lied... 
Showed her... 

  Solo (1:58) - over Pre-Chorus chords and at (2:25), the intro riff. 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------11--11--11-11-9-11--11-9-11------| 
D|------------7-9/11-11\9--------9-9/12----------------------------------| 
A|--------7/9-------------10--10-----------------------------------------| 
E|-7--10-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-/10--8---------------------------------------12----/10-12-10----------| 
G|--------11--7--7-9-7-9---/11-11-/11-11-/11-11----11-----------11-12p11-| 
D|----------------------(9)----------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/i_could_have_lied_tab_ver_2.html ]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-11h12p11-9-11-----------12-11-11h12p11-----------11-------------------| 
D|---------------9-7-9-9-9----------------12-9-9-12----12-9-/9-9-7-9-/4--| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                 
e---------------------------12-/14--/17\15\14-10-------------------------| 
B|---------------------12----------------------10\-----------------/7-/7-| 
G|----------------9/12----------------------------/(9)\7-(7)-7-9-7-------| 
D|-/5--5/9--9/12---------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-2-2-2/4---------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------4/5\4-2p0----------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------4-and straight into verse 3-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

  Verse 3 (2:39) 
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
D|----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0----|-----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0-------| 
A|---2--2--2--2--2--2-------------|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------| 
E|---------------------5---2---3--|----------------------5---2---3-----| 
   But now she's gone...           stay 

e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B|--------------2h3p2---------(2h3p2)----------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
D|----0--4--0--4-----4/7-5-4-0----|-----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0-------| 
A|-0h2--2--2--2-------------------|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------| 
E|---------------------5---2---3--|----------------------5---2---3-----| 
   You see she hides...            spared 

Chorus (3:06)  

E(barre7)   G(barre10)   D(barre5)  C(barre 3) 
I could have lied... 
Showed her... 

  Chorus (3:20) - with Solo over. 
e|-12------------10/12---------------------------------------| 
B|---12-10/12-12-------12-10-8-10-8-10/12-10/12--10--8--8-10-| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
  I could have lied... 

e|-------------------------------x-------------------------5/7-10-7-10-| 
B|-8-10-8------8h10p8------------x--8-10-12 10h12p10------8------------| 
G|--------9(9)--------7-9-7-9-/9-x-------------------12-9--------------| 
D|-------------------------------x-------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------x-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------x-------------------------------------| 
  I showed her... 

  Outro (3:33) - over arpeggiating Chorus chords. 
e|-7---7p5---/7-/7\5---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------8--------(7)-10p8 /10\8-------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------11h12p11-h12b13r\11----\4-7-4-4---| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------------------------7.....let ring--|| 
B|---------------------------------------------------8----------------|| 
G|--------------7-------------------------/9-9-9----9-----------------|| 
D|------7-(7)/9---9\7-5-7-5-7-5-/4\2---2-2---------7------------------|| 
A|-7-10-------------------------------------------7-------------------|| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|| 


I know there's a couple of little mistakes in there I'm sure - I  
found it hard to pick out in spots - but it shouldn't be too bad... 
Cheers, Holmes 


 __________________
|                  |
| Chord Structures |
|        by ocmca  |
|__________________|

 B(barre2)                  D(barre5)
   1   2   3   4   5          3   4   5   6   7  
e|---|-1-|---|---|---|     e|---|---|-1-|---|---|
B|---|- -|---|-4-|---|     B|---|---|- -|---|-4-|
G|---|- -|---|-3-|---|     G|---|---|- -|---|-3-|
D|---|- -|---|-2-|---|     D|---|---|- -|---|-2-|
A|---|-1-|---|---|---|     A|---|---|-1-|---|---|
E|---|---|---|---|---|x    E|---|---|---|---|---|x

 G6(open)                   E(barre7)
   1   2   3   4   5          5   6   7   8   9  
e|---|---|---|---|---|O    e|---|---|-1-|---|---|
B|---|---|---|---|---|O    B|---|---|- -|---|-4-|
G|---|---|---|---|---|O    G|---|---|- -|---|-3-|
D|---|---|---|---|---|O    D|---|---|- -|---|-2-|
A|---|---|---|---|---|x    A|---|---|-1-|---|---|
E|---|---|---|---|---|x    E|---|---|---|---|---|x

 G(barre10)                 C(barre3)
   9   10  11  12  13         1   2   3   4   5  
e|---|-1-|---|---|---|     e|---|---|-1-|---|---|
B|---|- -|---|-4-|---|     B|---|---|- -|---|-4-|
G|---|- -|---|-3-|---|     G|---|---|- -|---|-3-|
D|---|- -|---|-2-|---|     D|---|---|- -|---|-2-|
A|---|-1-|---|---|---|     A|---|---|-1-|---|---|
E|---|---|---|---|---|x    E|---|---|---|---|---|x