Terrible Lie chords by
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Key: C# minorDifficulty: Advanced

Verse 1
B5 B5 
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C#m C#m 
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(Hey god)  why are you
B5 B5 
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doing this to me
C#m C#m 
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Am I not living up
B5 B5 
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to what I'm supposed to be
C#m C#m 
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Why am I seething with this animosity?
B5 B5 
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C#m C#m 
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(Hey god)  I think you owe me
a great big apology
B5 B5 
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Terrible lie

Chorus 1
C#5 C#5 
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Gdim Gdim 
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G G 
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B5 B5 
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F#sus4 F#sus4 
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F# F# 
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Terrible lie
C#5 C#5 
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Gdim Gdim 
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G G 
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Terrible lie
B5 B5 
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F#sus4 F#sus4 
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F# F# 
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Terrible lie
B5 B5 
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(Hey

Verse 2
C#m C#m 
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god)  I really don't know
B5 B5 
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what you mean
C#m C#m 
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Seems like salvation comes
B5 B5 
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only in our dreams
C#m C#m 
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I feel my hatred grow
all the more extreme
B5 B5 
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C#m C#m 
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(Hey god)  can this world really be as sad
as it seems?
B5 B5 
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Terrible lie

Chorus 2
C#5 C#5 
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Gdim Gdim 
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G G 
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B5 B5 
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F#sus4 F#sus4 
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F# F# 
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Terrible lie
C#5 C#5 
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Gdim Gdim 
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G G 
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Terrible lie
B5 B5 
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F#sus4 F#sus4 
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F# F# 
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Terrible lie
B5 B5 
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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
F#5 F#5 
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Don't take it away from me,
G5 G5 
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I   need you to hold on to
E5 E5 
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Don't take it away from me,
F# F# 
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I   need someone to hold on to
F#5 F#5 
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Don't tear it away from me,
G5 G5 
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I   need you to hold on to
E5 E5 
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Don't tear it away from me,
F# F# 
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I   need someone to hold on to
F#5 F#5 
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Don't tear it away from me,
G5 G5 
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I   need you to hold on to
E5 E5 
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Don't tear it, don't tear it,
F# F# 
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don't take it, don't take it, don't
B5 B5 
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(Hey

Verse 3
C#m C#m 
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god)  there's nothing
B5 B5 
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left for me to hide
C#m C#m 
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B5 B5 
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I lost my ignorance, security and pride
C#m C#m 
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I'm all alone in a world you must despise
B5 B5 
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C#m C#m 
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(Hey god)  I believed the promises,
your promises and lies
B5 B5 
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Terrible lie

Chorus 3
C#5 C#5 
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Gdim Gdim 
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G G 
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B5 B5 
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F#sus4 F#sus4 
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F# F# 
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Terrible lie
C#5 C#5 
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Gdim Gdim 
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G G 
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Terrible lie
B5 B5 
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F#sus4 F#sus4 
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F# F# 
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Terrible lie
B5 B5 
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(Terrible lie)

Chorus 4
C#5 C#5 
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Gdim Gdim 
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You made me throw it all away
G G 
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my morals left to decay
B5 B5 
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How many you betray
F#sus4 F#sus4 
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F# F# 
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you've taken everything
C#5 C#5 
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(terrible lie)
Gdim Gdim 
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My head is filled with disease,
G G 
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B5 B5 
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my skin is begging you please
I'm on my hands and knees,
F#sus4 F#sus4 
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F# F# 
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B5 B5 
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I want so much to  believe

Outro 1
C#5 C#5 
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Gdim Gdim 
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G G 
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B5 B5 
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F#sus4 F#sus4 
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F# F# 
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C#5 C#5 
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Gdim Gdim 
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G G 
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I give you everything
B5 B5 
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F#sus4 F#sus4 
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F# F# 
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my sweet everything
C#5 C#5 
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Gdim Gdim 
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G G 
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I give you everything
B5 B5 
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F#sus4 F#sus4 
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F# F# 
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my sweet everything
C#5 C#5 
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Gdim Gdim 
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G G 
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I give you everything
B5 B5 
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F#sus4 F#sus4 
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F# F# 
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my sweet everything
C#5 C#5 
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Gdim Gdim 
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G G 
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I give you everything
B5 B5 
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F#sus4 F#sus4 
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F# F# 
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my sweet everything
C#5 C#5 
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Gdim Gdim 
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G G 
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I give you everything
B5 B5 
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F#sus4 F#sus4 
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F# F# 
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my sweet everything
(I need someone to hold on to

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsB5 C#m C#5 Gdim G...

Chords

B5
C#m
C#5
Gdim
G
F#sus4
F#
F#5
G5
E5
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

B5: x-2-4-x-x-x
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
C#5: x-4-6-x-x-x
Gdim: x-x-5-6-x-6
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F#sus4: x-x-4-4-2-2
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x
G5: 3-5-x-x-x-x
E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Terrible Lie by Nine Inch Nails, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C# minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Nine Inch Nails.

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