String of Lies by the Goo Goo Dolls (tabbed by googoodolls@musicfanclubs.org) Goo Goo Dolls Web Site: The World of Goo http://www.musicfanclubs.org/googoodolls/index.html E5(VII) - x799xx Intro: (riff 1) e -------|---------------|--------------|--------------|----------- B -------|---------------|--------------|--------------|----------- G -------|--5------------|--------------|--5-----------|----------- D ---4-5-|--5-------4-5--|--2-------4-5-|--5-------4-5-|-2--------- A --5----|--3------5-----|--2------5----|--3------5----|-2--------- E -------|---------------|--0-----------|--------------|-0--------- (verse) E5 G5 D5 E5(VII) C5 I've got no politics, no influential friend or two E5 G5 D5 E5(VII) C5 I've got ideas, but it's nothing I picked up at school E5 G5 D5 E5(VII) C5 I might be running, but I'm never running back to you (bridge - riff 1) And here's a letter from the real world, I don't expect you'll reply And anything you're gonna tell me, it's just another lie (verse) I had to wait so long that weeks and months that passed me by You've got no power and my situation don't apply You ask me how I am, I lie and say I'm doing fine (bridge) And with your sugar-sweetened alibi, there was a truth I never knew And all the attitude you gave me, it's coming back to you (chorus) G D5 E5(VII) C5 String of lies, it's always compromise with you G D5 E5(VII) C5 String of lies, you know there's nothing better to do G D5 E5(VII) C5 String of lies, it's been a string of lies with you (bridge) And here's a letter from the real world, I don't expect you'll reply And anything you're gonna tell me, it's just another lie (solo) E5-G5-D5-E5(VII)-C5 (4 times) (chorus) String of lies, we always compromise for you String of lies, you know there's nothing better to do String of lies, it's been a string of lies with you String of lies, we always compromise for you e -------|--------------------- B -------|--------------------- G -------|--5------------------ D ---4-5-|--5------------------ A --5----|--3------------------ E -------|--------------------- And here's a letter from the real world (rit.) e -------|--------------------- B -------|--------------------- G -------|--------------------- D ---4-5-|--2------------------ A --5----|--2------------------ E -------|--0------------------ This file is copyright googoodolls@musicfanclubs.org, 1997. You are free to use it for your personal or educational use, but permission must be granted to post this transcription. Thank you.