Guns n Roses
Reckless Life
GN'R Lies
Tabbed by Anonymous
Words and music by
Duff "Rose" McKagan, Slash, Izzy Stradlin', and Chris Weber.
Fast Rock =196
Tuning 1/2 step down:(eb ab db gb bb eb)
Rhy. Fig 1 1/4 full
||-------/-------/--------|-------|-2-----|------------------|
||------/-------/---------|-------|-3-----|-5--X--5----------|
||:----/-------/---2-2-2--|--%----|-2-----|-5--X--5----------|
||----/-------/----2-2-2--|-------|-0-----|-5--X--5----------|
||--3/---0---/-----0-0-0--|-------|-------|-3--X--3------0-0-|
||---------3/-------------|-------|-------|------------------|
1/4 full end rhy. Fig 1
|-------/-------/--------|-------|-3------|-2--X--2----------|
|------/-------/---------|-------|-3------|-3--X--3----------|
|-----/-------/---2-2-2--|--%----|-0------|-2--X--2----------|
|----/-------/----2-2-2--|-------|-0------|-0--X--0----------|
|--3/---0---/-----0-0-0--|-------|-X------|--------------0-0-|
|---------3/-------------|-------|-3------|------------------|
D A5 D5
|-------------------|-2--------|----|---------|-----------------------|
|------7 measures---|-3--------|----|---------|-----------------------|
|---|_____________|-|-2--------|----|---------|-----------------------|
|------Rhy. Fig. 1--|-0--------|--hold for 2--|-----------------------|
|-------------------|----------|----|-measures|-----------------------|
|-------------------|----------|----|---------|-----------------------|
1. I'm____ reckless___ and feelin' no
2. See additional lyrics
C5 B5 B5 G5 D5
|-----------|-----------------------------|--------|------------------|
|-----------|-----------------------------|--------|------------------|
|-----------|-----------------------------|--------|------------------|
|-----------|-----------------------------|--------|------------------|
|-----------|-----------------------------|--------|------------------|
|-----------|-----------------------------|--------|------------------|
pain. You know I've got no need to con- trol.__
A5 D5 C5
|---------------------|---------|--------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|---------|--------------------|----------------|
|--------------hold for 2-------|--------------------|----------------|
|------------------measures-----|--------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|---------|--------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|---------|--------------------|----------------|
Li-vin' with_ the dan-ger, I'm always on the edge_ now with
A5 G5 D5 D5 C5
|----------------|----------------|----------|------------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------|------------------------|
|------------hold for 2-----------|----------|------------------------|
|--------------measures-----------|----------|------------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------|------------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------|------------------------|
mil-lion dol-lar vi-sions that I hold.____
B5 A5 B5 C5 D5(type 2) C5
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------hold the-------------|------------hold the------------|
|-----------------chord--------------|---------------chord------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
Li-vin' like this nev-er ev-er tore_ my life a-part_
B5 A5 B5 C5 D5(type 2)
|------------------|------------------|-----------|------------------||
|------------------|------------------|-----------|-first time:------||
|--------------hold the---------------|-----------|--repeat to -----:||
|-----------------chord---------------|-----------|----beginning-----||
|------------------|------------------|-----------|------------------||
|------------------|------------------|-----------|------------------||
I know how to main- tain and you know__ I know my part
Do this the second time:
D5(type 2) D5 C5 G5 C5
|----------------|----------|---------|-----|-------------------------|
|----------------|----------|---------|-----|-------------------------|
|----------------|------hold the------|-----|-------------------------|
|----------------|--------chord-------|-----|-------------------------|
|----------------|----------|---------|-----|-------------------------|
|----------------|----------|---------|-----|-------------------------|
heart! I lead a reck - less life, and I
D5 C5 G5 C5
|---------------|---------|-----|-------------------|
|---------------|---------|-----|-------------------|
|---------hold the -------|-----|-------------------|
|-------------chord-------|-----|-------------------|
|---------------|---------|-----|-------------------|
|---------------|---------|-----|-------------------|
don't need your ad- vice and you know___
D5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5
|---|-------------|--------------------------|
|---|-------------|--------------------------|
|--hold ----------|--------------------------|
|---chord---------|--------------------------|
|---|-------------|--------------------------|
|---|-------------|--------------------------|
__ its my on-ly vice.
Solo 1
B5 A5 B5
1:57 full~~~~~(w trem.bar)
|------/--------------------|-16-17-19-17h19p17-16h17p16h17|
|---19/---------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
sssssssssssllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
G5 A5
A5 D5 A5 full
|(17)p16---16--------------------------|-------------------------/----|
|------------19p18-19p18p17-18-17h18p17|s16-17-16h17p16----16-16/-----|
|--------------------------------------|----------------19------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B5 A5 B5 A5
trem.bar back to full&rb full&hold
|(hold bend)--19--\----|--/---------14---\---------/-14-|
|-----(16)---------1/2 |-/-------------16-\(16)s17/-----|
|-------------------step--------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------|
G5 A5 G A5 G A5 B5
RB full&hold rb trem. Bar slow bend full trem.bar
|---\--------/-14-------\----|------------s10h11|h12/------~~~~-------|
|-17-\----17/-----17----(17)~|~~~~~~~~~~--------|------------------0--|
|----------------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------|---------------------|
sssssssssssssslllllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhh
A5 B5
|-16-16--14-13h14p13-14p13s12h13p12s11h12p11|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
ssssssssssssssllllllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
A5 D5 A5 G A5
full
|12-10p9-10-7----7h9p7---------|-7-------------------------/----------|
|-------------10------10p9-9h10|---7-9-10-7---7h9p7---7---/-----------|
|------------------------------|------------9-------9---9/------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B5 A5 B5 A5 G5
full~~rb 1/4 1/4 1/2 trem. bar
|--------/-----\------/---|---------/-------/---|------10~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
|-------/-------\----/----|--------/-------/----|---------------------|
|-(9)-9/---------9p7/----9|(9)---7/------7/-----|----7----------------|
|----------------------9--|----9-------9-----x-x|-9-------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------x|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A A# B C B5 C# C#sus4 C#5
Trem.bar 41/2 solo 2 full f f
|(10)~~~~---------------/||--------/----9---------/------------/------|
|--------------------12/-||---(12)/-------12p9-12/--9---------/-------|
|--------0\--------------||--------------------------12p9----/--------|
|----------\-------------||-------------------------------11/---------|
|-----------\------------||-------------------------------------------|
|------------\-----------||-------------------------------------------|
sssssssssssssslllllllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhh
B5 C# C#sus4 C#5 E5
f
|9--------/12-----9-------9-------|9---------------------------9-|
|-12p9-12/----12p9-12p9h12-12p9h12|-12p9-12p9h12-9h12p9-12p9h12--|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B5 C#5 C#sus4 C#5
full full
|------12/-------12|---11--12-9h11p9----9----/--9-----|
|-12p9-------------|-----------------12---12/-----12p9|
|------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------|----------------------------------|
B5 A5
f rb a.h full
|----------------------------/----\------|---------------------/------|
|-------9h12p9----12p9-12---/------\-----|--------------------/-------|
|-11h12--------12--------11/-------(11)p9|11~~~~~~9~~~~--11-9/--------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B5 C#5 B5 C#5 C#sus4 C#5
trem. Bar 11/2~~~ trem bar 11/2~~~ trem. Bar 1/2~~~
|-------------------------------------|----------------/--------------|
|-----------------------/12-----------|(12)~~~-11p9h12/----(12)p11p9--|
|(9)----------(9)s\---s/--------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------\------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------\-----------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B5 C#5 C#sus4 C#5 E5
trem. Bar 11/2~~ em.bar 11/2 v full f rb
|--------------------------------|-----/-----9----------/--\----------|
|(9)s12-----------(12)s\----12--p|0-12/--------12-9----/----\---------|
|-----------------------\--------|------------------11/-----(11)p9----|
|------------------------\-------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B5
f f rb 1/4 1/4
|------/-------/--\----------/------/--|
|-----/--9----/----\--------/--9---/---|
|--11/-----11/----(11)p9-11/-----9/----|
|------------------------------------11|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
sssssssssssslllllllllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhh
C#5 C#sus4 C#5 B5
1/4 1/4
|--------//---------------------|--------/-----------------|
|-------//----------------------|-------/------------------|
|--11-9//-----------------------|------/-------------------|
|--11-9/---11--9----------------|-----/--------------------|
|----------------11s9--7-9h10h11|-9-7/-------9----7----7---|
|-------------------------------|-------9------------------|
ssssssssssssssssllllllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssshhhhhhhhhhh
C#5 C5 B5
|-------------------------------------|
|s-12-12-12-s-12--12--12--------------|
|s/13-13-13-s/13--13--13-13s14--------|
|-/----------/------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
Bb5 A5 2:32
|---------------------------|
|-13-------14---------------|
|----14s15----14s15s\-------|
|-------------15s16s\\------|
|--------------------\\-----|
|---------------------\\----|
ssssssssssssllllllllllllaaaaaaaaassssssssshhhhhhhhhhhh
D5 C5 G5 C5
|--------------|---------|---------|---------------|
|--------------|---------|---------|---------------|
|-----------hold chord---|---------|---------------|
|--------------|---------|---------|---------------|
|--------------|---------|---------|---------------|
|--------------|---------|---------|---------------|
reck - less__ life,____ I lead a
D5 C5 G5 C5
|-------|---------------|------|----------------|
|-------|---------------|------|----------------|
|----hold chord---------|------|----------------|
|-------|---------------|------|----------------|
|-------|---------------|------|----------------|
|-------|---------------|------|----------------|
reck - less life!___ I lead a
D5 C5
|------------------|----------------|----------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------|----------------------|
|--------------hold chord-----------|----------|--rests---------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------|----------------------|
ray - ay - eck - less life, and you know__
D5 C5 w/
|---------|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-----hold chord----------|-----------------------------------------2-|
|---------|---------------|-----------------------------------------2-|
|---------|---------------|-----------------------------------------0-|
|---------|---------------|15s and pick 7 sets of 8th note triplets--0-|
_________ it's my on-ly...
D5 C5 G5 C5
|--------------|---------|---------|---------------|
|--------------|---------|---------|---------------|
|-----------hold chord---|---------|---------------|
|--------------|---------|---------|---------------|
|--------------|---------|---------|---------------|
|--------------|---------|---------|---------------|
reck - less__ life,____ I lead a
D5 C5 G5 C5
|-------|---------------|------|----------------|
|-------|---------------|------|----------------|
|----hold chord---------|------|----------------|
|-------|---------------|------|----------------|
|-------|---------------|------|----------------|
|-------|---------------|------|----------------|
reck - less life!___ I lead a
D5 C5
|------------------|----------------|----------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------|----------------------|
|--------------hold chord-----------|----------|--rests---------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------|----------------------|
ray - ay - eck - less life, and you know__
D5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5
|-------|----------------|----------|----------|----------|
|-------|----------------|----------|----------|----------|
|---hold chord-----------|----------|----------|----------|
|-------|----------------|----------|----------|----------|
|-------|----------------|----------|----------|----------|
|-------|----------------|----------|----------|----------|
_______ it's my on-ly...
G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 D5 w/fill D5sl
|-----------|------------|-------------|----------------|-----\-------|
|-----------|------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|-----------|------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|-----------|------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|-----------|------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|-----------|------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
Hey, hey!__________________________________
Fill for end:
F~~~~ F rb f
|-----/------10-----------/-\--------------------------|----/---------|
|--13/----------13p10----/---\-------------------------|13-/----------|
|---------------------12/---(12)p10--12-10h11----------|12/-----------|
|--------------------------------------------12p10~~~~~|--------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
Additional Lyrics
2. On a holiday, a permanent vacation.
I'm living on a cigarrete with wine.
I'm never alone 'cause I've got myself.
Yes, I imitate myself all of the time.
Livin' like this never ever tore my life apart.
I know how to maintain 'cause it's comin' from my heart.(To Chorus)
Symbols and other stuffs.
P-pulloff
h-hammeron
a.h.- artificial harmonics
/-bend(to specified tone full was sometimes abbreviated to f)
rb\-reverse bend
s-slide
~-vibrato or tremelo(whammy)bar
I wrote the times of the start and end of the solos to help. I wrote slash
in a long drawn out form to separate lines that might be pushed together
if you print directly from the page. Also check out November
Rain. I got this directly from the GN'R Lies book so don't complain
saying it's wrong. Have a nice day.
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