Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie Chords
ChordsEm, C, G, D
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑
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JustgonnaEmstandthereandwatchmeCburn,
Butthat’sGalrightbecauseIlikethewayitDhurts.
JustgonnaEmstandthereandhearmeCcry,
Butthat’sGalrightbecauseIlovethewayyouDlie,
DIlovethewayyoulie
Ican’ttellyouwhatitEmreallyis,Icanonlytellyouwhatitfeelslike
CAndrightnow,there’sasteelknifeinmywindpipe
GIcan’tbreathe,butIstillfightwhileIcanfight
DAslongasthewrongfeelsright,it’slikeI’minflight
EmHighoffoflove,drunkfrommyhate,
it’slikeI’mhuffingCpaintandIloveit,themoreIsuffer,Isuffocate
GAndrightbeforeI’mabouttodrown,sheresuscitates
DMe,shefuckinghatesme,andIloveit,Wait!
EmWhereyougoing?I’mleavingyou.Noyouain’t,
CComeback.We’rerunningrightback,herewegoagain,Git’ssoinsane
Cuzwhenit’sgoinggood,it’sgoinggreat
DI’mSupermanwiththewindathisback,she’sLoisLane
EmButwhenandit’sbad,it’sawful,Ifeelsoashamed,
CIsnap“Who’sthatdude?”,Idon’tevenknowhisname
GIlaidhandsonher,I’llneverstoopsolowagain
DIguessIdon’tknowmyownstrength
JustgonnaEmstandthereandwatchmeCburn,
Butthat’sGalrightbecauseIlikethewayitDhurts.
JustgonnaEmstandthereandhearmeCcry,
Butthat’sGalrightbecauseIlovethewayyouDlie,
IlovethewayyouEmlie
IlovethewayyouGlie
YoueverloveEmsomebodysomuch,youcanbarelybreathewhenyouwiththem?
YouCmeet,andneitheroneofyouevenknowithitthem
GotthatGwarmfuzzyfeeling,yeahthemchillsusedtogetthem
DNowyougettingfuckingsickoflookingatthem
Yousworeyou’dneverEmhitthem,neverdonothingtohurtthem
Nowyou’reineachother’sCfacespewingvenominyourwordswhenyouspitthem
YouGpush,pulleachother’shair,scratch,claw,bitthem
DThrowthemdown,pinthem,solostinthemomentswhenyou’reinthem
It’stheEmfacethat’stheculprit,controlsyouboth
Sotheysay,you’dCbesttogoyourseparateways
Guessthattheydon’tknowyacuzGtoday,thatwasyesterday,
DYesterdayisoverandit’sadifferentday,
SoundlikebrokenrecordsplayingoverbutyouEmpromisedher,
nexttimeyou’dshowrestraint,youdon’tgetCanotherchance
Lifeisnonintendogame,butyouliedGagain
Nowyougettowatchherleaveoutthewindow
DGuessthat’swhytheycallit“windowpane”
JustgonnaEmstandthereandwatchmeCburn,
Butthat’sGalrightbecauseIlikethewayitDhurts.
JustgonnaEmstandthereandhearmeCcry,
Butthat’sGalrightbecauseIlovethewayyouDlie,
IlovethewayyouEmlie
IlovethewayyouGlie
NowIknowweEmsaidthings,didthingsthatwedidn’tmean
AndweCfallbackintothesamepatterns,sameroutine
GButyourtemper’sjustasbadasmineis;you’rethesameasme
DWhenitcomestoloveyou’rejustasblinded
EmBabypleasecomeback,itwasn’tyou.Babyitwasme,
CMaybeourrelationshipisn’tascrazyasitseems
GMaybethat’swhathappenswhenatornadomeetsavolcano
DAllIknowisIloveyoutoomuch,towalkawaythough
EmComeinside,pickupyourbagsoffthesidewalk
CDon’tyouhearsincerityinmyvoicewhenItalk?
GToldyouthisismyfault,lookmeintheeyeball
DNexttimeI’mpissed,I’llaimmyfistatthedrywall
EmNexttime?Therewon’tbenonexttime
ICapologize,eventhoughIknowit’slies
I’mtiredoftheGgames,Ijustwantherback.IknowI’maliar,
DIfsheevertriestofuckingleaveagain,
Imatiehertothebedandsetthishouseonfire
Justgonna
EmStandthereandwatchmeCburn,
Butthat’sGalrightbecauseIlikethewayitDhurts.
JustgonnaEmstandthereandhearmeCcry,
Butthat’sGalrightbecauseIlovethewayyouDlie,
IlovethewayyouEmlie
IlovethewayyouGlie
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.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 23 times.
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.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 23 times.
3. G → D chord transition
Switching 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.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 23 times.
4. D → Em chord transition
Switching 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.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 22 times.
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 (18%).- Em → C: 26%