Skindred: Living A Lie

Transcribed by: mysticguitar77

YouTube Channel: MysticGuitar77

Date last modified: January 25, 2014

Tuning: Drop C (C,G,C,F,A,D)

Riff 1
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|---------0~--------------------------|
C|-------4~----------------------------|
G|-----5~------------------------------|
C|-0~--------1~--4-3-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                       * * * * * * * *

D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|---------0~------------------------------|
C|-------4~--------------------------------|
G|-----5~----------------------------------|
C|-0~--------1~--4-3-0-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-|

Play Riff 1 x2

Riff 2   "Yo, you're not real, you're fake..."
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|-4--0-1-2-3-0----1--2-3-3-|   x3
G|-4--0-1-2-3-0----1--2-3-3-|
C|-4--0-1-2-3-0----1--2-3-3-|

D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
F|----------------------------|
C|-4--0-1-2-3-12\-4-3-1-0-1-3-|
G|-4--0-1-2-3-12\-4-3-1-0-1-3-|
C|-4--0-1-2-3-12\-4-3-1-0-1-3-|
                  * * * * * *

Play Riff 2 x2   "I see through you like a pane of glass..."

Riff 3   "Don't ever tell no one 'cause it's a secret..."
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
F|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3b-|
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3h5----|

Play Riff 3 x2   "And if they find I know I never leaked it..."
Play Riff 1 x1   "Living a lie..."

Riff 4    "Living a lie..."
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|---------0~--------------------------|
C|-------4~----------------------------|
G|-----5~------------------------------|
C|-0~--------1~--4-3-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                       * * * * * * * *

D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|
C|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\-3-3-3-3-6-6-5-|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\-3-3-3-3-6-6-5-|
C|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\-3-3-3-3-6-6-5-|

Fill 1
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
F|------------------------------|
C|-4-3-1-0--4-3-1-0--0-1-0--3-3-|
G|-4-3-1-0--4-3-1-0--0-1-0--3-3-|
C|-4-3-1-0--4-3-1-0--0-1-0--3-3-|
   * * *    * * *    

Play Riff 2 x2   "Who gets caught in a relationship..."

Riff 2 alteration (played in 2nd time through)
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|-4--0-1-2-3------1--2-3-3-|
G|-4--0-1-2-3------1--2-3-3-|
C|-4--0-1-2-3-1ph~-1--2-3-3-|

Play Riff 3 x2   "Don't ever tell no one 'cause it's a secret..."
Play Riff 1 x1   "Living a lie..."
Play Riff 4 x1   "Living a lie..."

Fill 2   "I know what you are..."
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------|
C|-4-3-1-4-3-1-4-3-1-4-3-1-|
G|-4-3-1-4-3-1-4-3-1-4-3-1-|
C|-4-3-1-4-3-1-4-3-1-4-3-1-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * 

Riff 5 (w/ fuzz, rhythm follows drum beat)
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
C|-0-0--00000--0--00000--3-3--33333--3-3-333b-|

D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
C|-0-0--00000--0--00000-3-3--33333-3b~-|

D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-0-0--00000--0--00000-3-3--33333--3-3-3b3b3b3b-|

D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
C|-0-0--00000--0--00000-3-3--33333--3-3-3-3/5-5-|

Fill 3 (essentially is the same as the chorus riff except let the chords
        ring out more instead of constantly strumming. Starts with an
        upstroke and the ending hammer-on/bend bit is omitted.)
Play Riff 3 x2   "Don't ever tell no one 'cause it's a secret..."

Riff 6   "Living a lie..."
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|---------0~--------------------------|
C|-------4~----------------------------|
G|-----5~------------------------------|
C|-0~--------1~--4-3-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                       * * * * * * * *

D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|----------0~------------------------------|
C|--------4~--------------------------------|
G|------5~----------------------------------|
C|-/3~--------1~--4-3-0-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------0~-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------4~----------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\-3-3-3-3-6-6-5-|
G|-----5~------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\-3-3-3-3-6-6-5-|
C|-0~--------1~--4-3-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\-3-3-3-3-6-6-5-|
                       * * * * * * * *

Play Riff 6 x2   "Living a lie..."

Ending
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|
C|-4-3-1-0--4-3-1-0--0-1-0----------|
G|-4-3-1-0--4-3-1-0--0-1-0--3-3-3-3-|
C|-4-3-1-0--4-3-1-0--0-1-0----------|
   * * *    * * *   

Enjoy!!