e|-------------------|

#

B|-----6--------6----|

#

G|-5---5----5---5----|

#

D|-5---3----5---3----|

#

A|-3---3----3---3----|

#

E|-------------------|

#
#intro2
#

e|-------------------------------------------------|

#

B|----------6-6-6-6-----------6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-----|

#

G|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----|

#

D|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-----|

#

A|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-----|

#

E|-------------------------------------------------|

#
#verse
#

e|-----------------|

#

B|-----------------|

#

G|-5--2--------5---|

#

D|-5--2--3--5--5---|

#

A|-3--0--3--5--3---|

#

E|-------1--3------|

#
#chorus
#

e|---------------------------|

#

B|---------------------------|

#

G|----5-----5-----5--3-------|

#

D|-3--5--3--5--3--5--3--5----|

#

A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--1--5----|

#

E|-1-----1-----1--------3----|

#
#

e|-----------------|

#

B|-----------------|

#

G|----5--2---------|

#

D|-3--5--2--3--5---|

#

A|-3--3--0--3--5---|

#

E|-1--------1--3---|

#
#solo riff
#

e|----------||-------------|

#

B|----------||-------------|

#

G|-2--------|x3|-7-----------|

#

D|-2--5--3--|then|-7--5--3-----|

#

A|-0--5--3--|this|-5--5--3-----|

#

E|----3--1--||----3--1-----|

#
#
#a quick bit with chords….
#
Well I see ya
Holdin’ hands with your lover
And you’re makin’ plans with each other
It looks real good on you

Well don’t worry
I didn’t come to make things strange
‘Cause there’s a reason that things change
There’s nothin’ we can do!

And it’s been five long years
Since I’ve seen your lovely eyes
The girls have grown
She sees right through my thin disguise
You know I still love you
You knew I’d never change
And it’s been five long years and I love you
Just the same

When you see me
Do you remember the times when we travelled
South of the borderline when love was young
Time was on our side
We danced
In the Rio Grande
And we listened to all the Mexican bands
Singin’ songs of love
When our hearts were young, yeah

And it’s been five long years
Since I’ve seen your lovely eyes
The girls have grown
She sees right through my thin disguise
You know I still love you
You knew I’d never change
And it’s been five long years and I love you
Just the same

Oh, yeah
Five long years
Five long years

guitar solo

Five long years
Since I’ve seen your lovely eyes
Things have changed
You see right through my thin disguise

She sees right through me, yeah!

You know I still love you
You knew I’d never change
And it’s been five long years and I love you
Just the same
And it’s been five long years and I love you
Just the same
And it’s been five long years and I love you
Just the sa-a-a-a-a-me
Yes baby
Oh yeah
Five long years
Five long years

Sweet_inc

[++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++]
NEW POST OF THE SAME SONG BY THE SAME GUY WHO ORIGINALLY POSTED IT !

I submitted this tune well over 10 years ago and THAT version of my tab
(chords only, really) was not that helpful.
This version has a lot more detail. Hopefully you’ll all find it a
little more useful.

I submitted several other Colin James tunes as well but haven’t found them
posted anywhere !! I’ll try again on here.

I know there are a lot of Colin fans out there but it looks like only 2
of us are posting his stuff. I hope the UGA gods will put them up.

“Why’d You Lie”
Colin James
From his self-titled debut album, “Colin James”

I certify that this transcription is all my own work, not copied from
any other source. It is provided for instructional purposes only.

Standard tuning E A D G B e
Use a clean, chorusy “in between” strat sound with pretty rich “slap”
delay and some compression. For the solo, go dirty.

Chords
Cm7 8 10 8 8 8 8 or x 3 5 3 4 3
Cm9 8 10 8 8 8 10
Gm7 3 5 3 3 3 3
Fm7 x 8 10 8 9 8 or 1 3 1 1 1 1
Fm9 1 3 1 1 1 3
G7b9(?) x 10 9 10 11 x
Db 9 11 11 10 9 9

The song starts with a fairly long Cm blues scale solo intro. I
won’t tab the whole thing because a) I only play a reasonable
facsimile of the intro myself and b) I suck at tab and it takes me
forever to get it down.

But this should get you started and the ladies should recognize bits
of it 😉

You’ll need the CD to follow the timing. That’s not tabbed right
either. Sorry.

e --8-8-10p8h10p8h10p8-|--------------------------------------------|
B 1/-------------------|--8-11--------------------------------------|
G ---------------------|-------10^10-8-10^10-8-10-8-----------------|
D ---------------------|----------------------------10-8-10-8-------|
A ---------------------|--------------------------------------10-8-6|
E ---------------------|--------------------------------------------|
e ---11p8---13p8---11p8---11/13---8-11-----------------------------|
B -8------8------8------8--------------11^11-8-11-8----------------|
G --------------------------------------------------10-8-10^10-8---|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------10|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------|
e -----------------|
B -----------------|
G -8---------------|
D ---10-8-6h8p6----|
A --------------8--|
E -----------------|

The Cm blues noodling is much more elaborate than what I’ve posted
here.

Then there’s this “thingy”. I’ve seen Colin play it live several times
and it’s NOT this but this sounds close enough to the record to me.

e --8--10--11-13-10-11--8-10-6-8-3~~~ B --8--10--11----10-----8----6---3~~~ --------------|
G --8--10--12----10-----8----6---3~~- --------------|
D -10--12--13----12----10----8---3~~~ --------------|
A --------------------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------------------|

Then a LOT more fast noodling in the Cm blues scale. Finishes with

e ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------11~~~~ ------9~~~ G ---------10~~~~ ------8~~~ -------------------------------...then pause-|
D ---------9~~~~~ ------7~~~ ---------------------------------------------|
A -8-9-10-10~~~~~ 6-7-8-8~~~ ---------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------|

“The riff” (still no other instruments)
Bass drums sax all punch in
| here
V
Cm7// Fm7 Fm7 Cm7// Fm7 FM7 cm7// Fm7 Fm7 Cm7 G7b9///

VERSE
The very first…learned…
Is that…shouldn’t…fool
Cm7 G7b9 (punch)
The people…close to
And now…finally…really
That if…left…
Cm7 G7b9 (punch)
You wouldnt…supposed to

CHORUS
Why’d you [Cm7//]lie[Cm7//]
Why’d you [Cm7//]lie, baby [G7b9///]

2nd verse (same as first)
Don’t want…
Don’t want…
You left me…
While you were…

And now you’re…
All sugar and…
You had…
Your chances…

CHORUS

BRIDGE
You’d better make…
To all this…
Cm7 (punch Cm7 – then play a Cm blues run)
And start…nice
‘Cause we…
‘Til I was…
Cm7 (punch once and silent until chorus starts)
There’s one thing…
All about sleepin’ in another man’s be-e-e-ed…

CHORUS 2x

Sax solo 4 bars
(like verses except start with Cm9 instead of Cm7 for first bar)
Guitar solo
(also 4 bars)

Repeat whole first verse

CHORUS
Why’d You [Cm7//]Lie …[Cm7//]
Why’d You [Cm7//]Lie …[Cm7//]
Fm7 Fm7 Db (hold for 2 measures – organ does a run-up scale
in DB Major)

No!
Why’d You Lie …
Why’d You L[Cm7//]ie[Cm7//]
Fm7 Fm7 Db (Hold for 2 measures)

OUTRO
Big snare hit
Cm7 chord (Cm blues run downwards on guitar)

Finish on Cm9 chord. Let it ring while riding the tremolo bar

That should bring you much closer to what’s going on in the record.

Good Luck
Garry
beaverboy43@hotmail.com