Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie Chords
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Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
[chorus]
Just gonna [Em]stand there and watch me [C]burn,
But that’s [G]alright because I like the way it [D]hurts.
Just gonna [Em]stand there and hear me [C]cry,
But that’s [G]alright because I love the way you [D]lie,
[D]I love the way you lie
[Opening]
I can’t tell you what it [Em]really is, I can only tell you what it feels like
[C]And right now, there’s a steel knife in my windpipe
[G]I can’t breathe, but I still fight while I can fight
[verse 2]
[D]As long as the wrong feels right, it’s like I’m in flight
[Em]High off of love, drunk from my hate,
it’s like I’m huffing [C]paint and I love it, the more I suffer, I suffocate
[G]And right before I’m about to drown, she resuscitates
[verse 3]
[D]Me, she fucking hates me, and I love it, Wait!
[Em]Where you going? I’m leaving you. No you ain’t,
[C]Come back. We’re running right back, here we go again, [G]it’s so insane
Cuz when it’s going good, it’s going great
[verse 4]
[D]I’m Superman with the wind at his back, she’s Lois Lane
[Em]But when and it’s bad, it’s awful, I feel so ashamed,
[C]I snap “Who’s that dude?”, I don’t even know his name
[G]I laid hands on her, I’ll never stoop so low again
[D]I guess I don’t know my own strength
[chorus]
Just gonna [Em]stand there and watch me [C]burn,
But that’s [G]alright because I like the way it [D]hurts.
Just gonna [Em]stand there and hear me [C]cry,
But that’s [G]alright because I love the way you [D]lie,
I love the way you [Em]lie[C]
I love the way you [G]lie[D]
[verse 5]
You ever love [Em]somebody so much, you can barely breathe when you with them?
You [C]meet, and neither one of you even know it hit them
Got that [G]warm fuzzy feeling, yeah them chills used to get them
[verse 6]
[D]Now you getting fucking sick of looking at them
You swore you’d never [Em]hit them, never do nothing to hurt them
Now you’re in each other’s [C]face spewing venom in your words when you spit them
You [G]push, pull each other’s hair, scratch, claw, bit them
[verse 7]
[D]Throw them down, pin them, so lost in the moments when you’re in them
It’s the [Em]face that’s the culprit, controls you both
So they say, you’d [C]best to go your separate ways
Guess that they don’t know ya cuz [G]today, that was yesterday,
[verse 8]
[D]Yesterday is over and it’s a different day,
Sound like broken records playing over but you [Em]promised her,
next time you’d show restraint, you don’t get [C]another chance
Life is no nintendo game, but you lied [G]again
Now you get to watch her leave out the window
[D]Guess that’s why they call it “window pane”
[chorus]
Just gonna [Em]stand there and watch me [C]burn,
But that’s [G]alright because I like the way it [D]hurts.
Just gonna [Em]stand there and hear me [C]cry,
But that’s [G]alright because I love the way you [D]lie,
I love the way you [Em]lie[C]
I love the way you [G]lie[D]
[verse 9]
Now I know we [Em]said things, did things that we didn’t mean
And we [C]fall back into the same patterns, same routine
[G]But your temper’s just as bad as mine is; you’re the same as me
[verse 10]
[D]When it comes to love you’re just as blinded
[Em]Baby please come back, it wasn’t you. Baby it was me,
[C]Maybe our relationship isn’t as crazy as it seems
[G]Maybe that’s what happens when a tornado meets a volcano
[verse 11]
[D]All I know is I love you too much, to walk away though
[Em]Come inside, pick up your bags off the sidewalk
[C]Don’t you hear sincerity in my voice when I talk?
[G]Told you this is my fault, look me in the eyeball
[Closing]
[D]Next time I’m pissed, I’ll aim my fist at the drywall
[Em]Next time? There won’t be no next time
I [C]apologize, even though I know it’s lies
I’m tired of the [G]games, I just want her back. I know I’m a liar,
[D]If she ever tries to fucking leave again,
Ima tie her to the bed and set this house on fire
Just gonna
[chorus]
[Em]Stand there and watch me [C]burn,
But that’s [G]alright because I like the way it [D]hurts.
Just gonna [Em]stand there and hear me [C]cry,
But that’s [G]alright because I love the way you [D]lie,
I love the way you [Em]lie[C]
I love the way you [G]lie[D]
How to play Love The Way You Lie on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie on guitar requires 4 chords and 4 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Love The Way You Lie uses these transitions most often: C → G (23), Em → C (23), and G → D (23). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - C chord transition.
1. Em → C chord transition
To move from Em to C;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on B string fret 1.
2. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
3. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
4. D → Em chord transition
To move from D to Em;
- While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
Love The Way You Lie chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Love The Way You Lie.
- Love The Way You Lie includes 91 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Love The Way You Lie contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Love The Way You Lie connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → Em: 17%
After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).- Em → C: 26%