Terrible Lie

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NOW I'M NOTHING/TERRIBLE LIE

transcribed by John Vettese (spex49d@prodigy.com)

as recorded on Nine Inch Nails' Bootleg, Solid Gold Hell

-If you don't have this bootleg, don't worry. Terrible Lie is pretty much

the same in this live version as it is on the album except for the jam

section and some lyric changes. I also transcribed the synth part in the

chorus from Pretty Hate Machine to make it easier for you to hear.

Everything else is from Solid Gold Hell, but like it said, it works out

pretty much the same as on PHM, and it gives you a pretty good idea what

do do with this song if you're preforming it live. Another point: a

similar Terrible Lie can be found on the Coming Down Fast bootleg, except

without Now I'm Nothing.

TABULATURE EXPLANATION

^ = hammer on/pulloff

() = sustained note

/ = slide

/\/\/ = vibrate w/tremelo bar

1) Now I'm Nothing

(Guitar/Bass out)

I am gonna smash myself to pieces.

I am gonna fuck myself up.

I am sifting through the ashes

Of what I have become.

(Bass enters)

I gave myself a-way, now I'm nothing.

Bass Fig. 1 end Bass Fig. 1

|---------------|-------------|---------|

|---------------|-------------|---------|

|-2-------------|-------------|-4-------|

|---------------|-2-----------|---------|

w/Bass Fig. 1 (3 times)

I let it slip away, now I'm nothing.

All that I can do is break myself in two.

I fucked it all away, not I'm nothing.

(Guitar/Bass out)

Wave, wave, wave, wave goodbye.

Wave, wave, wave, wave goodbye.

AHHHH!

2) Bridge

(accelerate to mosh speed...these are 16th notes)

Guitar

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|

|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Bass

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

Guitar

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------------------------------|

|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

|---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Bass

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|

Guitar

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|

|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Bass

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

Guitar

Hey

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------------4-------|

|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------|

|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-------|

|---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|

Bass

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|-2---2---2---2---2---2-----------|

3) Terrible Lie

Guitar

God why are you doing this to me?

Rhythm Fig. 1 End Rhythm Fig. 1

|------------------------------------7-7---7---|

|----------------------------------------------|

|-6------------------------------------------4-|

|-6------------------------------------------4-|

|-4------------------------------------------2-|

|----------------------------------------------|

(Bass Out)

w/Rhythm Fig. 2 (3 times)

Am I not living up to what I am supposed to be?

Why am I seething with this animosity?

I think you owe me a great (fucking) big apology! Terrible

Synth Arr. For Guitar #1

lie! Terrible

Lead Fig. 1

|-------------------------------12-12-|----------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|--11----11---11----11-14-14-12-------|-14-----------------14-14---------|

|-----14----14------------------------|-----7--7---7-9--7----------------|

|-------------------------------------|-------9--9-------9---------------|

Guitar #2

Rhythm Fig. 2

|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|--6----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|--6----------------------------------|-5--------------------------------|

|--4----------------------------------|-5--------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|-3--------------------------------|

Bass

Bass Fig. 1

|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|--4----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|-3--------------------------------|

Synth Arr For Guitar #1

lie! Terrible

end Lead Fig. 1

|-----------------------------9----|-----------------------------|

|-------------------------------12-|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------|-14--------------------------|

|-------------14-14-12-------------|--------------14-14----------|

|--7--7--7--7----------------------|------7--7--7----------------|

|----9--9--9-----------------------|--------9--9-----------------|

Guitar #2

end Rhythm Fig. 2

|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|--4-------------------------------|---------------------4-------|

|--4-------------------------------|-4-------------------4-------|

|--2-------------------------------|-4-------------------2-------|

|----------------------------------|-2---------------------------|

Bass

end Bass Fig. 1

|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|--2-------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|----------------------------------|-2---------------------------|

w/Lead Fig. 1, Rhythm Fig. 2, Bass Fig. 1

lie!

Terrible lie! Hey

(Guitar #2 & Bass out)

w/Rhythm Fig. 1 (4 times)

God, I really don't know what you mean.

Seems like salvation comes only in our dreams.

I feel my hatred grow all the more extreme.

Hey God, can this world really be as sad as it seems? Terrible

w/Lead fig. 1, Rhythm fig. 2, Bass fig. 1 (2 times)

lie!

Terrible lie!

Terrible lie!

Terrible lie!

(Both Guitars and Bass out)

Don't tear it away from me, I need somone to hold on to

Don't tear it away from me, I need somone to hold on to

Don't tear it away from me, I need somone to hold on to

Please don't tear it away from me, Motherfucker needs somone to hold on to

(Bass and Guitar enter)

Don't tear it away from me, I need somone to hold on to

Guitar

|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-4-------------------------|-5---------------------------|

|-4-------------------------|-5---------------------------|

|-2-------------------------|-3---------------------------|

Bass

|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-2-------------------------|-3---------------------------|

Don't tear it away from me, I need....

Guitar

|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-2-------------------------|-4---------------------------|

|-2-------------------------|-4---------------------------|

|-0-------------------------|-2---------------------------|

Bass

|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-0-------------------------|-2---------------------------|

Don't tear it away from me, I need you to hold on to

Guitar

|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-4-------------------------|-5---------------------------|

|-4-------------------------|-5---------------------------|

|-2-------------------------|-3---------------------------|

Bass

|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-2-------------------------|-3---------------------------|

Don't take it, don't take it, don't take it, don't take it, don't!

Guitar

|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

|------------------------------|--------------------------------------4-|

|-2----------------------------|-4------------------------------------4-|

|-2----------------------------|-4------------------------------------2-|

|-0----------------------------|-2--------------------------------------|

Bass

|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

|-0----------------------------|-2--------------------------------------|

(Bass out)

w/Rhythm Fig. 1 (4 times)

There's nothing left for me to hide,

I lost my ignorance, security, and pride.

I'm all alone in a world you must despise.

Hey God, I believed your promises! Your promises and lies! Terrible

w/Lead Fig. 1, Rhythm Fig. 2, Bass Fig. 1 (4 times)

lie!

Terrible lie!

Terrible lie!

Terrible lie!

Terrible lie!

(You made me throw it all away, my morals left to decay,)

Terrible lie!

(how many you betry, you've taken everything)

Terrible lie!

(My head is filled with disease, my skin is begging you please,)

Terrible lie!

(I'm on my hands and knees, I want so much to believe)

4) Outro

Guitar #1

Rhythm Fig. 3

|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|

|-6---------------|-(6)--------------4-|-6---------------|

|-6---------------|-(6)--------------4-|-6---------------|

|-4---------------|-(4)--------------2-|-4---------------|

|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|

Synth Arranged For Guitar #2

Lead Fig 2.

|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|

|-----4---6-------|------4---6---------|-----4---7-------|

|-------------4---|--------------4-----|-------------4---|

|-2^4-----------4-|--2^4-----------4-4-|-2^4-----------4-|

|-----------5-----|------------5-------|-----------5-----|

Bass

Bass Fig. 2

|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|

|-4---------------|-(4)--------------2-|-4---------------|

|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|

Guitar #1

|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|

|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|

|--------------------|-6---------------|-(6)--------------4-|

|--------------------|-6---------------|-(6)--------------4-|

|--------------------|-4---------------|-(4)--------------2-|

|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|

Synth Arranged For Guitar #2

|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|

|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|

|------4---6---------|-----4---6-------|------4---6---------|

|--------------4-----|-------------4---|--------------4-----|

|--2^4-----------4-4-|-2^4-----------4-|--2^4-----------4-4-|

|------------5-------|-----------5-----|------------5-------|

Bass

|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|

|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|

|--------------------|-4---------------|-(4)--------------2-|

|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|

Guitar #1

end Rhythm Fig. 3

|-----------------|--------------------|

|-----------------|--------------------|

|-6---------------|--------------------|

|-6---------------|--------------------|

|-4---------------|--------------------|

|-----------------|--------------------|

Synth Arranged For Guitar #2

end Lead Fig. 2

|-----------------|--------------------|

|-----------------|--------------------|

|-----4---6-------|------4---6---------|

|-------------4---|--------------4-----|

|-2^4-----------4-|--2^4-----------4-4-|

|-----------5-----|------------5-------|

Bass

end Bass Fig. 2

|------------------|-------------------|

|------------------|-------------------|

|-4----------------|-------------------|

|------------------|-------------------|

w/Rhythm Fig.3, Lead Fig. 2, Bass Fig. 2 (3 times)

Guitar #3

|-----------------|-------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-------|-----------------|-----------------|

|------------2----|-(2)---|------------2----|-2/4-4--4-4-4^2--|

|-2/4-4--4-4------|-------|-2/4-4--4-4------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|

|-----------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|

|-----------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|

|------------2----|-(2)---2-4^2---|------------2-|-2/4-4--4-4-4--2-2-|

|-2/4-4--4-4------|-------------4-|-2/4-4--4-4---|-------------------|

|-----------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|

|-----------------|-------|-----------------|--------------------------|

|-----------------|-------|-----------------|--------------------------|

|-----------------|-------|-----------------|--------------------------|

|------------2----|-(2)---|------------2----|-2/4-4--4-4-4--2-2--4^2---|

|-2/4-4--4-4------|-------|-2/4-4--4-4------|------------------------4-|

|-----------------|-------|-----------------|--------------------------|

|-----------------|-------|-----------------|----------------------------|

|-----------------|-------|-----------------|----------------------------|

|-----------------|-------|-----------------|----------------------------|

|------------2----|-(2)---|------------2----|-2/4-4--4-4-4--2-2--5-5-5-5-|

|-2/4-4--4-4------|-------|-2/4-4--4-4------|----------------------------|

|-----------------|-------|-----------------|----------------------------|

|------------|-------|------------|-------|------------|-------|

|------------|-------|------------|-------|------------|-------|

|------------|-------|------------|-------|------------|-------|

|-5--4--2----|-(2)---|-5--4--2----|-(2)---|-5--4--2----|-(2)---|

|------------|-------|------------|-------|------------|-------|

|------------|-------|------------|-------|------------|-------|

|------------|-------|

|------------|-------|

|------------|-------|

|-5--4--2----|-(2)---|

|------------|-------|

|------------|-------|

(Guitar 1, Guitar 2, & Bass out)

Guitar #3

|--------------|----------|------|------|------|

|--------------|----------|------|------|------|

|--------------|----------|------|------|------|

|------------2-|-(2)/\/\/\|/\/\/\|/\/\/\|/\/\/\|

|-2/4-4--4-4---|----------|------|------|------|

|--------------|----------|------|------|------|

THE END!!!!!!!!!

Terrible Lie

Nine Inch Nails

There are only two chords in this entire song

B5 and C#5, here's the fingering:

B5 ---- C#5 ----

---- ----

-4-- -6--

-4-- -6--

-2-- -4--

---- ----

Hey God, why are you doing this to me?

Am I not living up to what I'm supposed to be?

Why am I seething with this animosity?

Hey God, I think you owe me a great big apology

Terrible lie x4

Hey God, I really don't know what you mean

Seems like salvation comes only in my dreams

I feel my hatred grow all the more extreme

Hey God, can this world really be as sad as it seems

Terrible lie x3

B5 (only once

Don't turn away from me I need you to hold on to x3

Don't turn away from me I someone to hold on to \

Don't turn away from me I need you to hold on to / X2

Don't turn x2

Don't take it x2

Don't

Hey God, there's nothing left for me to hide

I lost my ignorance security and pride

I'm all alone in a world you must despise

Hey God, I read your promises your promises are lies

Terrible lie x7

(start with this after the 4th terrible lie)

You make me throw it all away

My morals left to decay

How many you betray

You've taken everything

My head is filled with disease

My skin is beggin you to please

I'm on my hands and knees

I want so much to belive

B5 C#5 X12

("I need someone to hold onto" in background after first few times)

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