Lord Huron feat. Allison Ponthier – I Lied Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Lord Huron feat. Allison Ponthier – I Lied Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsEC#mG#7A

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[Intro]
E C#m G#7 A
E C#m G#7 A
E C#m G#7 A
E C#m G#7 A

[Verse 1]
E                 C#m
I swore that I'd become a
       G#7      A          E
better man for you and I tried
E         C#m               G#7
Tried to change my ways and walk
               A
the line you follow
E         C#m
I bore a flame that burned a
    G#7            A          E
thousand suns for you but it died
E       C#m            G#7
Told you I could never love
          A
somebody else but I lied
G#7  A   E
Mmm, I lied
G#7  A   E
Mmm, I lied
E C#m G#7 A
E C#m G#7 A
E C#m G#7 A
E C#m G#7 A

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[Verse 2]
E          C#m           G#7
I told you I'd be coming back
           A           E
again for you but I'm not
E         C#m                G#7
I'm going way out where the world
             A
will never find me
E         C#m                G#7
I made a claim that I would dance
             A             E
until we're bones with my bride
E         C#m             G#7
I told you I would never leave
          A
you all alone but I lied

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[Break]
A C#m E
A C#m E
A

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[Verse 3]
E            C#m            G#7
I read your letter in the morning
        A          E
by the lake and I cried
E          C#m
They were tears of joy,
    G#7                 A
my chains are finally broken
E        C#m            G#7
I made a vow to stand beside you
           A          E
'til the day that I die
E       C#m            G#7
Told you I could never live
              A
without your love but I lied

G#7  A   E
Mmm, I lied
G#7  A   E
Mmm, I lied
G#7  A   E
Mmm, I lied
G#7  A   E
Mmm, I lied
G#7  A   E
Mmm, I lied
G#7  A
Mmm, I lied

How to play I Lied: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for I Lied by Lord Huron feat. Allison Ponthier on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play I Lied by Lord Huron feat. Allison Ponthier, think in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). It takes 4 chords: E, C#m, G#7 and A.

The backbone of the song is E – C#m – G#7 – A (I – vi – III7 – IV in E major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – mi – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Am, E7, F (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
G#7 chord on guitar (464544)
G♯7G♯ B♯ D♯ F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

I Lied chords: questions

What key is I Lied in?

I Lied by Lord Huron feat. Allison Ponthier is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in I Lied?

I Lied uses 4 chords: E, C#m, G#7, A.

What is the chord progression of I Lied?

The main progression is E – C#m – G#7 – A (I – vi – III7 – IV).

Is I Lied easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Am, E7, F (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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