I Will Not Lie For You chords by James Taylor

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: G

Chorus:
            Em          G                   Em           G
I will not lie, I will not lie, I will not lie, I will not lie for you

Verse 1:
Em              C                   G           C/G     G
Every time I see you running around on him
Em                      A                   D         Dsus4         D  Dsus2/B
I can’t help but remember that he calls me his friend
   Em                   C                         G                      Bm
It’s only right for me to tell you, that it’s the wrong thing to do
            Em                            A       D        Dsus4
It’s only right that you should know, if he comes to me
D                Em                 D/F#         G
I will not lie for you, no I won’t lie for you

Verse 2:
Em              C                   G           C/G     G
It’s hard enough to see him stumbling blind
Em                      A                   D         Dsus4         D
I refuse to see him lose you and me at the same time
Dsus2/B  Em                     C                         G                      Bm
It’s only right for me to tell you that it’s the wrong thing to do
            Em                            A       D        Dsus4
It’s only right that you should know, if he comes to me
D                Em                 D/F#         G              Am7
I will not lie for you, no I won’t lie for you

Bridge:
D                            Am7                          D                   Am7
To come here as your friend and have you come on like my lover
                   D                    Am7             D                       B7
Like to bring things to an end between myself and my brother

Verse 3:
Em              C                   G           C/G     G
If it was any other man I would not interfere,
Em                      A                   D         Dsus4         D
But if you come on to me again I don’t see how to stand clear
Dsus2/B  Em                     C                         G                      Bm
It’s only right for me to tell you that it’s the wrong thing to do
            Em                            A       D        Dsus4           D
It’s only right that you should know – if he asks me
            Em          D/F#                 G
I will not lie for you, mama I won’t lie for you

Bridge:
D       Am7     D       Am7
D       Am7     D       B7

Verse 4:
Em              C                   G           C/G     G
If it was any other man I would not interfere,
Em                      A                   D         Dsus4         D
But if you come on to me again I don’t see how to stand clear
Dsus2/B  Em                     C                         G                      Bm
It’s only right for me to tell you that it’s the wrong thing to do
            Em                            A       D        Dsus4           D
It’s only right that you should know – if he asks me

Chorus:
            Em          G                   Em           G
I will not lie, I will not lie, I will not lie, I will not lie for you
                Em                            G
No I won’t lie for you, Little girl I won’t lie for you
                Em                          G
No I won’t lie to him for you, I will not lie for you