Neil Finn

White Lies And Alibies

Neil Finn


Tom: C

Am            Fmaj7         C/G
This hell is not of my making

Am            Fmaj7         C/G
I’m one of the bearded angels

Am            Fmaj7         C/G
haven’t seen the sky for ages

C/G
just another face in a very long line

Am           Am

Am                          Fmaj7
There’s a lock on every door

Am                               Fmaj7
there’s a darkness in every sense

Am                        G
the guilty man is home in bed

Fmaj7
and it’s me they wanna put to death

Am                        Fmaj7
she’s the only hope I have left

in trouble

Am        Fmaj7               C/G
Her voice aloud, the sweetest sound I ever heard

Am        Fmaj7               C/G
she can lift me up, bring some love into the world

Am        Fmaj7               C/G
up high the astronauts fly over Shangri-La

Am        Fmaj7               C/G
back down on solid ground, it’s all the same to us

Am              Fmaj7 (starting in 4th fret from capo) dont know it by name, (an 
alernative is XX1111)
Everyday, you do what you can to survive

Am                     Fmaj7
You do what you can to survive


Solo:
little solo is build around Am-chord and put your pinky on high E snare 3rd fret then -
1st fret - then B snare 1st fret, from what i see in the video.


Am        Fmaj7     C/G
Crazy men in narrow cages
Am      Fmaj7          C/G
seeking wisdom turning pages
Am                Fmaj7     
holding onto nothing sacred

C/G
haven’t seen the sun for a very long time

Am           Am

Am                          Fmaj7
There’s a lock on every door

Am                          Fmaj7
there’s a darkness in every sense

Am                        G
the guilty man is home in bed

Fmaj7
and it’s me they wanna put to death

Am                        Fmaj7
she’s the only hope I have left

in trouble

Am        Fmaj7              C/G
Her voice aloud the sweetest sound you ever heard

Am        Fmaj7               C/G
she can lift me up bring some love into the world

Am        Fmaj7                C/G
his smile could never hide the coldness of his heart

Am         Fmaj7           C/G
white lies and alibis it’s all the same to us

Am         Fmaj7           C/G
white lies and alibis it’s all the same to us

Am                         Fmaj7  Am (quick transition)
Everyday,  you do what you can to survive.

Am                         Fmaj7  Am 
Everyday,  you do what you can to survive.


Main chords used (relative to capo 3rd fret):

Am: xx02210
Fmaj7: 133210
C/G: 332010
C/F: 132010