Dont Believe A Word

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  • Am (4 bars)
    Am
    Don\'t believe me if I tell you
  • Dm C G
    Not a word of this is true
    Am G F
  • Don\'t believe me if I tell you
    Dm C G
    Especially if I tell you that I\'m in love with you
  •  
    Am
    Don\'t believe me if I tell you
  • Dm C G
    That I wrote this song for you
    Am G F
  • There just might be some other silly pretty girl
    Dm C G
    I\'m singing it to
  •  
    Em
    Don\'t believe a word
  • Dm
    For words are only spoken
     
  • And our heart is like a promise
    Am
    Made to be broken
  •  
    | Am | Am | Dm C | G | Am G | F | Dm C | G | [solo]
    | Am | Am | Dm C | G | Am G | F | Dm C | G |
  •  
    Em
    Don\'t believe a word
  • Dm
    Words can tell lies
     
  • And lies are no comfort
    Am
    When there\'s tears in your eyes
  •  
    Am
    Don\'t believe me if I tell you
  • Dm C G
    Not a word of this is true
    Am G
  • Don\'t believe me if I tell you
    F Dm C G
    Especially if I tell you that I\'m in love with you
  •  
    Am G F
    Don\'t believe a word
  • Am G F
    No, don\'t believe a word, don\'t believe me
    Am G F
  • Don\'t believe me
    Am G/B Am shuffle Am ad libitum
    Oh, not a single word, ooh.
  •  
     
    Note: Both in the lead guitar and in the bass part, chords only indicate the
  • overall harmony. There\'s no rhythm guitar strumming the chords.
     
    As to the lead guitar part... there\'s neither bar division nor rhythm notation.
  • I hope you understand, it seemed impossible to me... anyhow I wrote indicative
    chord names above the tab and tried to divide the solo in \"phrases\". Maybe
    this is not what Gary Moore actually plays, but I think it\'s a very good
  • approximation.
    Here it is:
     
  • Lead guitar
     
    solo Am Am Dm C G
  • e-|--------------------------------------------------------------5-8-/10-(/12)--|
    B-|------------------------------------------------------------6----------------|
    G-|-(9)r7-5-----------7b(9)-7-5-7-9-----5------------------5-7------------------|
  • D-|---------7-5-7----7-------------7-----7----------3-5-5/7---------------------|
    A-|--------------------------------------------0-3-5----------------------------|
    E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  •  
    Am G F Am Dm C G
    e-|-5-7-/8-7-5--------------5-7-/8-7\\5-7p5--5-------------5--------------------|
  • B-|-----------5-8b(10)---------------------8--8-5--------5--8-5-----------------|
    G-|-----------------------------------------------7-7b(9)-------7p6p5--7-5------|
    D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------7---7-5h7-|
  • A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------7----|
    E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     
  • Am Dm
    e-|-12b(15)-12-10--10-12-13-12-10h12p10--10----------------------10-12-10h12p10-|
    B-|--------------13--------------------13--10-13-13b(15)----10-13---------------|
  • G-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     
    C G
  • e-|----10-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    B-|-13----13-10-----------------------10----------------------------------------|
    G-|-------------12h14p12\\10----12b(14)---12h14p12-10---------------------------|
  • D-|-------------------------12-----------------------12-10----------------------|
    A-|--------------------------------------------------------12-10----------------|
    E-|--------------------------------------------------------------13-10-13-10-13-|
  •  
    Am G F
    e-|---------------------------12-13-15-15b(17)-----(17)r15-12-------12----------|
  • B-|-------------------12-13-15-------------------------------15b(17)----15------|
    G-|-----------10-12-14------------------------------------------------14--------|
    D-|------10-12------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • A-|-10/12-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     
  • Dm C G
    e-|-----17-20-22-----22b(24)-22b(24)r22-20-22-----------------------------------|
    B-|---18------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • G-|-19--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     
    some licks from the 2nd chorus:
  •  
    e-|--15b(17)r-13-15--|--8b(10)-(10)r8-5------------|-------|--------------------|
    B-|------------------|-----------------8-----------|-------|--------------------|
  • G-|------------------|------------------7b(9)r7-5--|--7-5--|--7b(9)r7-5---------|
    D-|------------------|-----------------------------|-------|------------7-5-7---|
    A-|------------------|-----------------------------|-------|--------------------|
  • E-|------------------|-----------------------------|-------|--------------------|
     
    licks from the 3rd verse:
  •  
    e-|-------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------|
    B-|----------8--|--10--10-8--|--------------------------------------------------|
  • G-|----------7--|------------|--------------------------------------------------|
    D-|-3-5/7-5--5--|------------|--------------------------------------------------|
    A-|-------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------|
  • E-|-------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------|
     
    licks from the outro:
  •  
    e-|-12-13-15-12-12h13p12-10-12-10--|------------12--|------------17\\-----------|
    B-|--------------------------------|----13-15-13----|-----13/15--13\\-----------|
  • G-|--------------------------------|--14------------|--12--------14\\-----------|
    D-|--------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------|
    A-|--------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------|
  • E-|--------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------|
     
    Now and then there\'s a second guitar playing chords on the high positions,
  • e.g. (from low E to high E):
    Dm: x-x-12-10-10-10, or Em7: x-x-9-9-8-10, or Am: x-x-x-14-13-12.
     
  • In the final (shuffle) part, just play chords and notes around the 5th and 7th
    fret with a little bit of improvisation.
     
  • As to the bass part... there are some variations to the progression here and
    there, so I tabbed the song in full though it basically consists of verse and
    chorus repeated over & over. You will find the song is quite syncopated, and
  • maybe not all the notes are in the right place. It\'s not 100% correct but it\'s
    the best I could do.
     
  • (Next 2 pages)
     
    Check out my Thin Lizzy\'s \"Whiskey in the jar\" transcription! Don\'t know where
  • you may find it... I posted it a few weeks ago at Freshtabs but I ain\'t seen it
    yet on any tabs site.
     
  • Bass guitar
     
    Am
  • intro + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . .
    G-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    D-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • A-----3-|-0-----0-------3-|-0-----0-------3-|-0---0---------3-|-0---0---------3-|
    E-0-3---|-----------0-3---|-----------0-3---|-----------0-3---|-----------0-3---|
     
  • Am Dm C G
    verse 1 + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . .
    G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    A-|-0-----0-------3-|-0-----0-------3-|-5-----3---3-----|-----------------|
    E-|-----------0-3---|-----------0-3---|---------------3-|-3-----3---3---5-|
  •  
    Am G F Dm C G
    + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . .
  • G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    A-|-----------------|---------------5-|-5-----3-3-3-----|-----------------|
  • E-|-5-----3-3-3---1-|-1-1---1---1-----|---------------3-|-3---------------|
     
    Am Dm C G
  • verse 2 + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . .
    G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • A-|-0-----0-------3-|-0-----0-------3-|-5-----3---3-----|-----------------|
    E-|-----------0-3---|-----------0-3---|---------------3-|-3-----3---3---3-|
     
  • Am G F Dm C G
    + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . .
    G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    A-|---7---------5---|-----------------|-5-----3-3-------|-----------------|
    E-|-5---5-3-------3-|-1-----1-1-1-----|---------------3-|-3---------------|
  •  
    Em Dm
    chorus + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . .
  • G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    D-|---------------5-|-----------------|---------------3-|---------------3-|
    A-|-7-----7-----5---|-7-----7-----5-7-|-5-----5-----3---|-5-----5-----3---|
  • E-|-----------7-----|-----------7-----|-----------5-----|-----------5-----|
     
    Am
  • + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . .
    G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    D-|---------------3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • A-|-5-----5-----3---|-5-----5-------3-|-0---0---------0-|-0---------------|
    E-|-----------5-----|-----------0-3---|-----------0-3---|-----------------|
     
  • Am Dm C G
    solo + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . .
    G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    A-|-0-----0-------3-|-0-----0-------3-|-5-----3---3-----|-----------------|
    E-|-----------0-3---|-----------0-3---|---------------3-|-3-----3---3---3-|
  •  
    Am G F Dm C G
    + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . .
  • G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    A-|---7---------5---|---------------5-|-5-----3---3-----|-----------------|
  • E-|-5---5-3-------3-|-1-----1-1-1-----|---------------3-|-3---------------|
     
    Am Dm C G
  • more solo + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . .
    G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • A-|-0-----0-------3-|-0-----0---0---0-|-5-----3---3-----|-----------------|
    E-|-----------0-3---|-----------------|---------------3-|-3-----3---3---5-|
     
  • Am G F Dm C G
    + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . .
    G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    A-|-----------------|---------------5-|-5-----3-3-3-----|-----------------|
    E-|-5-----3-3-3---1-|-1-1---1-1-------|---------------3-|-3---------------|
  •  
    Em Dm
    chorus + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . .
  • G-|-----------------|-----------4-5-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
    D-|---------------5-|-------4-5-------|---------------3-|---------------3-|
    A-|-7-----7-----5---|-7---------------|-5-----5-----3---|-5-----5-----3---|
  • E-|-----------7-----|-----------------|-----------5-----|-----------5-----|
     
    Am
  • + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . .
    G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    D-|---------------3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • A-|-5-----5-----3---|-5-----5-------3-|-0---0---------0-|-0---------------|
    E-|-----------5-----|-----------0-3---|-----------0-3---|-----------------|
     
  • Am Dm C G
    verse 3 + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . .
    G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    A-|-0-----0-------3-|-0-----0-------3-|-5-----3-3-3-----|-----------------|
    E-|-----------0-3---|-----------0-3---|---------------3-|-3-----3---3---3-|
  •  
    Am G F Dm C G
    + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . .
  • G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    A-|-----------------|---------------5-|-5-----3---3-----|-----------------|
  • E-|-5-----3-3-3---1-|-1-----1---1-----|---------------3-|-3---------------|
     
    Am G F Am G F
  • outro + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . .
    G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    E-|-5-----3-3-3---1-|-1-1---1-1-----5-|-5-----3-3-3---1-|-1-1---1-1-----5-|
     
  • Am G F Am G Am
    + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . .
    G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    E-|-5-----3-3-3---1-|-1-1---1-1-----5-|-5-5---7-7-----8-|-8---------------|
  •  
    Am
    + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . . + . . .
  • G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    A-|-0-----0-0-----0-|-0-----0-0-----0-|-0-----0-0-----0-|-0-----0-0-----0-|
  • E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    <----------------------shuffle - repeat ad libitum---------------------->
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