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Key: D
πΈ Intro:
D | Bm | D | Bm
πΈ Verse 1:
D Bm G A
I'm just a young girl in a small town that settled down way too soon
D Bm G A
Before I even understood what I was promising not to do
D Bm
Yeah
I remember that day in my white dress
G A
My fate was sealed
D Bm
Yeah
I feel like a wild rose
G A
Plucked and stuck in someone's windowsill
πΈ Chorus:
D Bm
And I know that it's wrong telling lies to a man
G A
Who's honest as the day is long
D Bm
And I know I should stay at home
G A
But I know that I won't
Bm G
Because I'm damned if I do
A D
And I'm bored if I don't
πΈ Instrumental:
D | Bm | D | Bm
πΈ Verse 2:
D Bm
Can I sneak around in shadows
G A
Or cover up the footprints from the dirt
D Bm
Or can I find out what my heart needs
G A
Without his getting hurt?
πΈ Chorus:
D Bm
And I know that it's wrong telling lies to a man
G A
Who's honest as the day is long
D Bm
And I know I should head on home
G A
But I know that I won't
Bm G
Because I'm damned if I do
A D
And I'm bored if I don't
πΈ Instrumental:
D | Bm | D | Bm
D | Bm | D | A
πΈ Bridge:
Bm G
There's no playing by the rules
D A
When you're, you're playing a cheating man's game
Bm G
Cause even when you win
A
You lose just the same
Oh
πΈ Chorus:
D Bm
And I know that it's wrong telling lies to a man
G A
Who's honest as the day is long
D Bm
And I know I should make him go
G A
But I know that I won't
Bm G
Because I'm damned if I do
Bm G
Oh
I'm damned if I do
A D
And I'm bored if I don't
πΈ Outro:
D | Bm | D | Bm
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Published: May 3, 2022
Last Updated: January 30, 2026