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It's A Lie by The Rolling Stones

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🎸 Intro: 

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🎸 Verse 1:
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People say they saw me in Africa Out in the bush, shooting lions
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Flew on up
Nigeria Posted the heads on line

🎸 Verse 2:
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And I heard that you got a new baby With an old friend of mine
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He's an MBA, yeah, he's a billionaire, you've been Totally redesigned

🎸 Chorus: 
                         E
Well, it's a lie; It's a lie
        D              A
It's a low down dirty lie
                E                  D     A
Don't make me laugh Don't make me cry
                               E
Well, yeah, it's a lie It's a lie
        D                 A                        E
It's a low down, vicious lie; Yeah; Don't make me laugh
               D                  A
Don't make me cry; Don't make me cry

🎸 Verse 3:
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All summer long
I've been in Italy; Tippin' and downin' the wine
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On the run with a different duchess every night

🎸 Verse 4:
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But my only lover came from antiquity Found her on a building sign
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She's got no head, she's cut from marble, so white

🎸 Chorus: 
                          E
Well, it's a lie
It's a lie
           D                  A
I've been questioned by the FBI
                   E                  D                A
I've got a clean sheet, hung over my head; Holdin' it high
                               E
Well, yeah, it's a lie It's a lie
        D               A                  E
It's a low down, dirty lie; Don't make me laugh
               D                  A
Don't make me cry; Don't make me cry

🎸 Solo: 
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🎸 Verse 5:
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Well
I just heard
I'm getting married'
Round about the 4th of July
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Honeymoon in Hawaii, put it in your diary
Don't forget your black tie

🎸 Chorus: 
                          E
Well, it's a lie; It's a lie
    D                      A
I swear it on my mother's life
                   E                         D                A
My conscience is clear
I've got nothing to hide; Nothing to hide
                               E
Well, yeah, it's a lie It's a lie
        D               A                  E
It's a low down, dirty lie; Don't make me laugh
               D                  A
Don't make me cry; Don't make me cry

🎸 Solo: 
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🎸 Verse 6:
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Stole an election, took her to a fence
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Tried to get the highest price
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The whole thing is passé, we'll pull it all in, babe
   A               E          A
Should've took my lawyer's advice

🎸 Chorus: 
       D            A
It's a lie; It's a lie
        D               A
It's a low down, dirty lie
D              A       E            A
Don't make me laugh, don't make me cry
              D          A
Well
It's a lie It's a lie
   D                   A
A vicious, despicable lie
D              A      E             A
Don't make me laugh
Don't make me cry, yeah

🎸 Outro: 
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