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White Lie

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The Lumineers is an American folk rock band based in Denver, Colorado in 2002 by Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion). Schultz and Fraites began writing and performing together in Ramsey, New Jersey in 2005. Cellist and vocalist Neyla Pekarek joined the band in 2010, and was a member until 2018.

The band's debut self-titled album was released on April 3, 2012. The album's first single, "Ho Hey" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.

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Artist: The Lumineers
Album: Cleopatra (2016)
No.: 14
Song: White Lie
Video:
Transcription: SCA, [email protected]

Tuning: standard
Capo: 1st fret!!!

Chords used:
Em: 0.2.2.0.0.0
D: x.x.0.2.3.2
C: x.3.2.0.1.0
G: 3.2.0.0.3.x
Asus4: x.0.2.2.3.x

Intro: [with Intro-riff]
C
Em D C
Em D C

Verse:
Em D C
As a kid, my hands were red
Em D C
When you asked me I denied it
Em D C
I've told lies that never came true
Em D C
I have stolen and so have you

Break: [with Intro-riff]
Em D C
Em D C

Verse:
Em D C
If we can make it through another day
Em D C
With you believing in my innocence
Em D C
And we can make it through another year
Em D C
Cause we both need it to forget this fear

Chorus:
G Asus4 C
If it's all the same to you
Then it's just a little white lie
G Asus4 C
Then it's all the same to me
And it's just a little white lie
G Asus4 C
If I was to blame would you?
Chorus-riff
Would you still believe?

Break: [with Intro-riff]
Em D C
Em D C

Verse:
Em D C
I don't want you to forget
Em D C
Just pretend that it never happened
Em D C
And it's just a little white lie
Em D C
And it's just a little white lie

Chorus II:
G Asus4 C
If it's all the same to you
Then it's just a little white lie
G Asus4 C
Then it's all the same to me
And it's just a little white lie
G Asus4 C
If I was to blame would you?
Chorus-riff
Would you still believe?
Chorus II-riff
If I was a thief

End: [with Intro-riff]
Em D C
Em D C

Note:
Riffs (first note of Intro-riff and last note of Chorus-riff is
actually a low C# which you can't get unless you tune your E string):

Intro-riff: (''borrowed'' from JimmyO96)
C#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------0--2-----5------/2---0-----------------------------------------|
E|---3-----/3-------------------------3--------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------0--2-----5---7--7--5--2----------------------------------------|
E|---------/3----------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus-riff:
C#
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---5---3---2-------3------------|
E|---------------3----------------|

Chorus II-riff:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3-----1-|
G|---------------------------0---0---0-|
D|-------------------------0-------0-2-|
A|-------3---2-------0---2-----------3-|
E|---3-----------3---------------------|

Note II:
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SCA, [email protected]