Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
πΈ Verse:
A
You can try if you want to
A
It doesn't really matter to me
A
You can talk till you turn blue
A
Things are gonna be as they be
πΈ Bridge:
F# G A
What you're really tryin' to say
F# G A
That you'd lie to get your way
F# G
Better run and hide
F# G
Truth is on my side today
A E7
πΈ Verse:
A
What do you think you're doing?
A
Steppin' on somebody's ground
A
What you bite, I hope you're chewin'
A
Though I don't mean to put you down
πΈ Bridge:
F# G A
What you're really gonna do
F# G A
Gonna ruin things for you
F# G
Well, it won't be long
F# G
Things start goin' wrong
A E7
And I told you
Pre-πΈ Solo:
G F#/G A G F#/G A
Why, oh why, do you keep tellin' lies?
G F#/G A G F#/G A
Each one you tell, a part of you dies
G F#/G A G F#/G A
I can tell by the look in your eyes
G F#/G A G F#/G A
You don't hear me, you just keep tellin' lies
Same progression for solo section:
Intro riff:
πΈ Verse:
A
What do you think you're doing?
A
Steppin' on somebody's ground
A
What you bite, I hope you're chewin'
A
Though I don't mean to put you down
[Bridge}
F# G A
What you're really tryin' to say
F# G A
That you'd lie to get your way
F# G
Better run and hide
F# G
Truth is on my side today
A E7
Pre-πΈ Solo:
G F#/G A G F#/G A
Why, oh why, do you keep tellin' lies?
G F#/G A G F#/G A
Each one you tell, a part of you dies
G F#/G A G F#/G A
I can tell by the look in your eyes
G F#/G A G F#/G A
You don't hear me, you just keep tellin' lies
πΈ Outro:
G F#/G A
Keep tellin'
G F#/G A
You tell lies
G F#/G A
You keep on
G F#/G A
Tellin' lies
G F#/G A
Why, oh why
G F#/G A
Do you
G F#/G A
Tell lies
G F#/G A
Don't tell lies
Song History
Published: August 15, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025