Finally figured out a right-sounding way to play this. A lot of tabs I've seen don't
work out, but this sounds good and looks like what Paul plays during live performances of
song. So here we go (I've seen him use a 12 string, though it works well enough on a 6-er)
Chords:
{x02200}
* {xx0230}
{244322}
{446644}
D# (?) {668866}
*when playing Dsus2, works to hammer on the E string to make D once in a while
Get up from a dream and I look for rain
Take an amphetamine and a crushed rat brain
How am I feeling? Better, I suppose
How am I looking, I don't want the truth
What am I doin', I ain't in my youth
I'm past my prime... or was that just a pose?
It's a wonderful lie, I still get by on those
I've been accused of never opening up
You get too close then I keep my mouth shut
I'm gonna run to the wind where the big bad city blows
It's a wonderful lie, I still get by on those
It's a wonderful lie, I still get by on those.
Well you can dress to the eights, you can dress to main
Make you feel great, this fortune and fame
Wearin' too much make-up... not near enough clothes
It's a wonderful lie, I still get by on those
It's a wonderful lie, I still get by on those.
So don't pin your hopes or pin your dreams
On misanthropes or guys like me
But the truth is overrated... I suppose
It's a wonderful lie, I still get by on those
It's a wonderful lie, I still get by ...
And that's it! In the studio version I believe there's an interlude in there somewhere,
the 2nd or 3rd verse, but I've seen Paul play it live without, so, do whatever you want.
first tab!