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Simple Plan - Your Love Is A Lie Chords

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ChordsEm, G, D, A, C
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

EmIfallasleepbytheGtelephone,Dit’stwoo’clockandI’mAwaitingupalone.Em
Tellme,GwherehaveyouDbeen?(wherehaveAyoubeen),IEmfoundanotewithGanothername.
DYoublowakissbutitAjustdon’tfeeltheEmsame.
‘CauseIcanGfeelthatyou’reDgone.(feelthatyou’reAgone)
ICcan’tbitemytongueforever,GwhileyouDtrytoplayitAcool.
YoucanChidebehindyourstories,Gbutdon’tDtakemeforafool!
YoucanEmtellmethatthere’sGnobodyDelse(butIAfeelit!)
YoucanEmtellmethatyou’reGhomeby Dyourself(butIAseeit!)
YoucanEmlookintomyeyesGandpretendDallyouAwant,butICknow,IDknow
YourloveisjustaEmlie!G(Lie!DLie!),Ait’snothingbutaEmlie!G(Lie!DLie!)A
EmYoulooksoGinnocent,DbuttheguiltinyourAvoicegivesyouaway.
EmYeah,youknowGwhatImeanD(knowwhatAImean)
EmHowdoesitfeelwhenyoukisswhenyouGknowthatItrustyou
DAnddoyouthinkaboutmeAwhenhefucksyou?
EmCouldyoubeGmoreobscene?D(beAmoreobscene)
CSodon’ttrytosayyou’reGsorry,orDtrytomakeitAright.
Anddon’tCwasteyourbreathbecauseGit’sEmtoolate,it’sDtoolate!
YoucanEmtellmethatthere’sGnobodyDelse(butIAfeelit!)
YoucanEmtellmethatyou’reGhomeby Dyourself(butIAseeit!)
YoucanEmlookintomyeyesGandpretendDallyouAwant,butICknow,IDknow
YourloveisjustaEmlie!G(Lie!DLie!),Ait’snothingbutaEmlie!G(Lie!DLie!)A
YoucanEmtellmethatthere’sGnobodyDelse(butIAfeelit!)
YoucanEmtellmethatyou’reGhomeby Dyourself(butIAseeit!)
YoucanEmlookintomyeyesGandpretendDallyouAwant,butICknow,IDknow
YourloveisjustaEmlie!G(Lie!DLie!),Ait’snothingbutaEmlie!G(Lie!DLie!)A
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ArtistSimple Plan
AlbumSimple Plan (Napster Exclusive)
GenresAlternative, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year2008
KeyEm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Your Love Is A Lie on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Simple Plan - Your Love Is A Lie on guitar requires 5 chords and 8 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.

Your Love Is A Lie uses these transitions most often: G → D (26), D → A (25), and Em → G (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 - G chord transition.

1. Em → G chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Here's how to move from Em to G:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 23 times.

Em to G

2. G → D chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

Switching from G to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 26 times.

G to D

3. D → A chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

Switching from D to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 25 times.

D to A

4. A → Em chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

Here's how to move from A to Em:

  1. While playing A, lift your index finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 17 times.

A to Em

5. A → C chord transition

To move from A to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

6. C → G chord transition

To move from C to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

7. D → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from D to Em:

  1. While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

8. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

Your Love Is A Lie chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Your Love Is A Lie.

  • Your Love Is A Lie includes 112 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Your Love Is A Lie contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Your Love Is A 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 → A: 17%
    • D → Em: 17%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%
    • G → Em: 9%
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