Status Quo - Little White Lies Tab

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1. Chords and rythm

Intro: F Fsus4 C7sus4(no root) C7(no root)

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE XX3565 XX3563 XX536X XX535X

Verse: F(I) F(II) Bb Gm7 Gm

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE X87565 133211 688766 353363 355333 C11 C7 Cm Eb Bb/D EA DG BE EA DGBE EA D GBE EADGBE EADGBE 81081088 8108988 81010888 XX1343 XX0331

Chorus: F(I) C Bb C11 C7

EADGBE EA D GBE EADGBE EA DG BE EA DGBE X87565 81010988 688766 81081088 8108988

Bridge: Bbm F(I) Gdim7 C11 C7

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EA DG BE EA DGBE 688666 X87565 XX5666 81081088 8108988 I will not go to deep into the part for the acoustic guitar.

You can find the intro in the Tab-part. I will give you an

example how you can play it throughout the song: Example: C-chord (alternate up and downstrokes)
E 8 8 8 8
B 8 8 8 8
G9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
D10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
A10 10 10 10
E8 8 8 8

2. Song structure and lyrics:

Intro: | F | Fsus4 |3x

| C7sus4 | C7 |

Verse:

[F(I)]You were not [Bb]home last night when [Gm7]I called from the [F(I)]hotel I tried to [Bb]get you on the [C11]line [C7] [Cm]or were you there with someone [Gm]and you couldn't [F(II)]tell me [Eb]Just say it's [Bb/D]true and I'll be [F(II)]fine [F] [Fsus4]

Chorus:

[F(I)]Why [C]why [Bb]why are you [F(I)]telling me those [C]little white [Bb]lies? [F(I)]I [C]won't [Bb]buy any- [C11]more [C7] [F(I)]Why [C]why [Bb]why If you [F(I)]keep telling [C]little white [Bb]lies [F(I)]I [C]won't [Bb]try any- [C11]more [C7]

Verse 2:

[F(I)]It's been a [Bb]long time now since [Gm7]we were close to- [F(I)]gether I see the [Bb]distance in your [C11]eyes [C7] [Cm]There's something wrong and all you [Gm]gotta do is [F(II)]tell me [Eb]Just shout it [Bb/D]out and I'll sur-[F(II)]vive [F] [Fsus4]

Chorus

Bridge:

[Bbm]Now you must think that I be- [F(I)]lieve [Bbm]Every little lie you [F(I)]weave [Bbm]So let me make it clear [Gdim7]'cos I don't wanna hear no [C11]more [C7] [Bbm]Ooooooh [C]ooooooh [Bbm]ooooooh [C]ooooooh

'Intro'

|F |Fsus4 |F |Fsus4 |

Solo:

|F(I) C |Bb |3x |C11 |C7 |

Chorus

[Bbm]Ooooooh [C]ooooooh [Bbm]ooooooh [C]ooooooh You're telling little white [F(I)]lies [C] [Bb] Little white [F(I)]lies [C] [Bb] [F(I)] [C] [Bb] [C11] [C7] You're telling little white [F(I)]lies [C] [Bb] Little white [F(I)]lies repeat and fade out
3. Tab Acoustic guitar ===============

Intro:

Place a small bar just before the third fret 3x
E 5 3 3 3
B* 6 6 6 6 6 *
G 5 5 5
D 3
A* *
E
E
B6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
G3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
D5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
A
E

Just after verse 1:

E 5 3 3 3
B 6 6 6 6 6 6
G 5 5 5 5
D3
A
E

Chorus:

here all downstrokes to emphasize
E 5 5 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
B* 6 6 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 *
G 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
D 7 7 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Skip the first
A*8 8 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 * eight note of the
E 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 last bar.
That's what I want to tell about the acoustic guitar. The rest I've told you above (under chords and rythm). Rythm guitar ============ Here follows the part for the palm muted guitar playing all the small intervals throughout the song. Just hold the side of your

Hand-palm against the strings (near the bridge) to mute the strings

while using only downstrokes. Most of the notes are straight eights.

Intro:

3x
E
B* *
G
D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8
A*8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 *
E
E
B
G
D10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
A10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
E

Verse:

E
B
G
D10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
A8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
E
E
B
G 10 Last two intervals
D8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 are sixteenth notes.
A10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
E
E
B
G
D10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
A8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
E
E
B
G
D10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Last two intervals
A10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 are sixteenth notes.
E
E
B
G8 8
D10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Last two intervals of
A 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 the left bar are
E sixteenth notes.
E
B
G 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
D8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
A10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
E
E
B
G8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
D8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
A
E
E
B
G
D10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 skip the first eight
A8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 note of the last bar
E

Chorus:

3x
E
B* *
G
D 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
A*8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 *
E
E
B
G
D8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
A10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
E 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Repeat the whole thing to complete the chorus

Bridge:

2x
E 6 6 5 5
B* 6 6 6 6 *
G 6 6 5 5
D 8 7
A* 8 8 *
E 6
E 6 6 6 6
B 6 6 6 6
G 6 6 6 6
D 8 5
A 8
E6
E
B 6 6 5 5
G3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
D5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
A
E
2x
E
B* 6 6 5 5 *
G 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
D 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
A* *
E

"Intro" part right after the bridge

2x
E
B* *
G
D 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
A*8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 *
E

Rythm part for solo:

3x
E
B* *
G
D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
A*8 8 8 8 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 *
E
E
B
G
D
A10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
E8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Right after the last chorus:

2x
E
B* *
G
D 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
A*8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 *
E 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Repeat and fade out:
E
B* *
G
D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
A*8 8 8 8 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 *
E
E
B
G
D
A10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
E8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Solo(also used for outro):

======================================== 3x
E
B* 6 5 6 6 6 6p3 6p3 *
G 5 5p3 5p3
D 3
A* *
E
E
B
G5 5/7 7/9 10
D
A
E

Overdub for the last three bars of the solo:

E
B1 1/3 3/5 5/6 6/8 8/10 10/11 11\1010
G
D
A
E

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