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Terrible Lie Chords

Music by: Nine Inch Nails · 1989
Genre Rock Tone C# minor BPM 88 Views 156
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[Verse 1]
[G](Hey [Am]god) why are you
doing this to [G]me
[Am]Am I not living up
to what I'm supposed to [G]be
[Am]Why am I seething with this animosity?
[G](Hey [Am]god) I think you owe me
a great big apology
[G]Terrible lie

[Chorus 1]
[A][Ebdim][Eb]
Terrible [G]lie[D]
Terrible [A]lie[Ebdim][Eb]
Terrible [G]lie[D]
[G](Hey

[Verse 2]
[Am]god) I really don't know
what you [G]mean
[Am]Seems like salvation comes
only in our [G]dreams
[Am]I feel my hatred grow
all the more extreme
[G](Hey [Am]god) can this world really be as sad
as it seems?
[G]Terrible lie

[Chorus 2]
[A][Ebdim][Eb]
Terrible [G]lie[D]
Terrible [A]lie[Ebdim][Eb]
Terrible [G]lie[D]
[G]

[Bridge 1]
Don't take it away from me,
I need you to hold on to
Don't take it away from me,
I need you to hold on to
[D]Don't take it away from me,
[Eb]I need you to hold on to
[C]Don't take it away from me,
[D]I need someone to hold on to
[D]Don't tear it away from me,
[Eb]I need you to hold on to
[C]Don't tear it away from me,
[D]I need someone to hold on to
[D]Don't tear it away from me,
[Eb]I need you to hold on to
[C]Don't tear it, don't tear it,
[D]don't take it, don't take it, don't
[G](Hey

[Verse 3]
[Am]god) there's nothing
left for me to [G]hide
[Am]I lost my ignorance, security and prid[G]e
[Am]I'm all alone in a world you must despise
[G](Hey [Am]god) I believed the promises,
your promises and lies
[G]Terrible lie

[Chorus 3]
[A][Ebdim][Eb]
Terrible [G]lie[D]
Terrible [A]lie[Ebdim][Eb]
Terrible [G]lie[D]
[G](Terrible lie)

[Chorus 4]
[A]You made me throw it all away[Ebdim]
my morals [Eb]left to decay
[G]How many you betray
[D]you've taken everything
(terrible [A]lie)
My head is filled with dis[Ebdim]ease,
my skin is [Eb]begging you [G]please
I'm on my hands and knees,
[D]I want so much to [G]believe

[Outro 1]
[A][Ebdim][Eb][G][D]
[A]I give you eve[Ebdim]rything[Eb]
[G]my sweet eve[D]rything
[A]I give you eve[Ebdim]rything[Eb]
[G]my sweet eve[D]rything
[A]I give you eve[Ebdim]rything[Eb]
[G]my sweet eve[D]rything
[A]I give you eve[Ebdim]rything[Eb]
[G]my sweet eve[D]rything
[A]I give you eve[Ebdim]rything[Eb]
[G]my sweet eve[D]rything
(I need someone to hold on to
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