Terrible Lie Chords by Nine Inch Nails

Tempo:
87.9 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

G

B

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Terrible Lie - Nine Inch Nails chords
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[E] [N]
[C#]
Why are you doing this to me?
I'm not living up to what I'm supposed to be.
I am receiving this animosity.
I think you owe me a great big apology.
[G] [C#]
[B] [F#] [C#]
[Bm] [F#] I [C#]
really don't [E] know what's in me.
[C#]
Seems like salvation comes only in my dreams.
I feel my hatred grow all the more.
Can this [E] world really be as sad as [B] it [C#] seems?
Don't [G] [C#]
[B] [F#] [C#]
[C#m] [G] [C#]
[B] [F#]
[F] [N]
tear away.
[D] I need you to hold [E] on to.
Don't tear away [F#m] from me.
I need someone to hold [F#] on to.
Don't tear away from me.
[Gm] I need you to hold on to.
[E] Don't tear away from me.
[F#] I need someone to hold on to.
Don't tear away from me.
[D#] I [G] need you to hold on to.
[E] Don't tear away.
Don't tear [F#] away.
Don't tear [B] away.
[C#]
There's nothing left for me to die.
[E] I lost my ignorance to a demon [B] lie.
[C#]
I'm all alone in the world you used to spite.
[N] I read your promises.
Your promises are [B] lies.
[C#]
I'm all [G]
[B] alone in [F#] [C#]
[G] [C#]
[B] [F#] [C#]
[G] [C#]
[B] the world you used to [F#] spite.
You've taken [C#m] everything.
That [G] whipsies my spirit's begging [C#] you.
Please be [Bm] kind to [F#] me.
I want your life.
[C#] Keep waiting.
[C#m] I'm [C#] [G] all [C#]
alone [F#] [C#]
[C#m] [G]
[B] in the world you used to spite.
[F#] [C#]
You've [C#m] taken everything.
[G] That whipsies my [C#] spirit's begging you.
[F#] Please be kind to me.
I want your life.
[C#] Keep waiting.
I'm all alone in the world [G] you used to spite.
[C#] [Bm] [F#] You've [B] [C#]
taken everything.
That whipsies my spirit's begging you.
[G] I'm all alone [B] [F#] [C#]
in [G] the world you used to spite.
[B] You've taken everything.
[F#] That whipsies my spirit's begging you.
Please be kind to me.
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
G
2131
B
12341112
E
2311
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
G
2131
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To learn Nine Inch Nails - (Album Version) Terrible Lie chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F#, C#, B, F#, C#, G and B. A good strategy is to initiate at 43 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 88 BPM. With B Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[E] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
Why are you doing this to me? _ _ _
I'm not living up to what I'm supposed to be.
I am receiving this animosity. _
I think you owe me a great big apology. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#] I _ _ [C#] _
really don't [E] know what's in me.
_ [C#] _ _
Seems like salvation comes only in my dreams. _
I feel my hatred grow all the more. _ _
Can this [E] world really be as sad as [B] it [C#] seems?
Don't _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
tear away.
[D] I need you to hold [E] on to.
Don't tear away [F#m] from me.
I need someone to hold [F#] on to.
Don't tear away from me.
[Gm] I need you to hold on to.
[E] Don't tear away from me.
[F#] I need someone to hold on to.
Don't tear away from me.
[D#] I [G] need you to hold on to.
[E] Don't tear away.
Don't tear [F#] away.
Don't tear [B] away.
[C#] _
There's nothing left for me to die. _ _ _
[E] I lost my ignorance to a demon [B] lie.
[C#] _
I'm all alone in the world you used to spite.
[N] I read your promises.
Your promises are [B] lies.
[C#]
I'm all _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[B] alone in [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C#] _
[B] _ _ the world you used to [F#] spite.
You've taken [C#m] everything.
_ _ That [G] whipsies my spirit's begging [C#] you.
Please be [Bm] _ kind to [F#] me.
I want your life.
[C#] Keep waiting.
[C#m] I'm [C#] _ _ [G] all [C#] _
_ alone _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[B] _ in the world you used to spite.
[F#] _ _ _ [C#]
You've [C#m] taken everything.
[G] That whipsies my [C#] spirit's begging you.
_ _ _ [F#] _ Please be kind to me.
I want your life. _
[C#] Keep waiting.
I'm all alone in the world [G] you used to spite. _
[C#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] You've [B] _ [C#]
taken everything.
That whipsies my spirit's begging you.
[G] I'm all alone [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
in _ _ [G] the world you used to spite. _
[B] _ _ You've taken everything.
[F#] That whipsies my spirit's begging you.
Please be kind to me. _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Trent Reznor.

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