Found this acoustic version of White Lies and Alibis of the new album Dizzy Heights,
which is very nice.
Search on youtube for "Neil Finn performs White Lies and Alibis: live session" to get a
feel for it.
Put the capo on 3rd fret and lets go...(chords are relative to capo)
My first tab for you out there, had to make it.
Am Fmaj7 C/G
This hell is not of my making
Am Fmaj7 C/G
I’m one of the bearded angels
Am Fmaj7 C/G
haven’t seen the sky for ages
C/G
just another face in a very long line
Am Am
Am Fmaj7
There’s a lock on every door
Am Fmaj7
there’s a darkness in every sense
Am G
the guilty man is home in bed
Fmaj7
and it’s me they wanna put to death
Am Fmaj7
she’s the only hope I have left
in trouble
Am Fmaj7 C/G
Her voice aloud, the sweetest sound I ever heard
Am Fmaj7 C/G
she can lift me up, bring some love into the world
Am Fmaj7 C/G
up high the astronauts fly over Shangri-La
Am Fmaj7 C/G
back down on solid ground, it’s all the same to us
Am Fmaj7 (starting in 4th fret from capo) dont know it by name, (an
alernative is XX1111)
Everyday, you do what you can to survive
Am Fmaj7
You do what you can to survive
Solo:
little solo is build around Am-chord and put your pinky on high E snare 3rd fret then -
1st fret - then B snare 1st fret, from what i see in the video.
Am Fmaj7 C/G
Crazy men in narrow cages
Am Fmaj7 C/G
seeking wisdom turning pages
Am Fmaj7
holding onto nothing sacred
C/G
haven’t seen the sun for a very long time
Am Am
Am Fmaj7
There’s a lock on every door
Am Fmaj7
there’s a darkness in every sense
Am G
the guilty man is home in bed
Fmaj7
and it’s me they wanna put to death
Am Fmaj7
she’s the only hope I have left
in trouble
Am Fmaj7 C/G
Her voice aloud the sweetest sound you ever heard
Am Fmaj7 C/G
she can lift me up bring some love into the world
Am Fmaj7 C/G
his smile could never hide the coldness of his heart
Am Fmaj7 C/G
white lies and alibis it’s all the same to us
Am Fmaj7 C/G
white lies and alibis it’s all the same to us
Am Fmaj7 Am (quick transition)
Everyday, you do what you can to survive.
Am Fmaj7 Am
Everyday, you do what you can to survive.
Main chords used (relative to capo 3rd fret):
Am: xx02210
Fmaj7: 133210
C/G: 332010
C/F: 132010