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Capo 2
Intro:  Bm   G   Em   F#   Bm   G   Em  F#  
Verse 1:
   BmHe's with his boysG, you took his wordEm  
But something elsF#e, is what you heard
WhBmat you gon, what you gon do nGow
Now that it's fEminally
All coming it F#out, yeahBm  
You see his fGace, you read his eyesEm  
But you heard his alibF#i
One to many times
StBmarting to figure it all oGut
Every single wEmord 
Coming out of this boy's moF#uth
Was a lie
Chorus:
BBmoys lie, and sGomewhere
A good girl crEmies, cries, cries
   F#I hate to tell you but
BGoys lie, Emain't no need in bein' surprF#ised
I really hate to tell you but
BBmoys lie, and sGomewhere
A good girl crEmies, cries, cries
   F#I hate to tell you but
BGoys lie, Emain't no need in bein' surprF#ised
I really hate to tell ya…
Verse 2:
   BmCome on nowG,
You know he's running gEmame
Can't believe a word he sF#ays
Girl what a shame
RBmeady to cuss him the fuck oGut
Might as well move
EmAll of his stuff in the dog hoF#use
What a lame
  BmWouldn't answer his phoneG  
I guess you should've knownEm  
When he sent you a tF#ext
Instead of calling home
TrBmied every trick in the damn bGook
What are you suppEmosed to be
Dumber than he lF#ooks
I'll explain
Chorus:
BBmoys lie, and sGomewhere
A good girl crEmies, cries, cries
   F#I hate to tell you but
BGoys lie, Emain't no need in bein' surprF#ised
I really hate to tell you but
BBmoys lie, and sGomewhere
A good girl crEmies, cries, cries
   F#I hate to tell you but
BGoys lie, Emain't no need in bein' surprF#ised
I really hate to tell ya…
Bridge:
YBmou're so much of a liar,
YGou're so much of a liar
YEmou're so much of a liarF#… a liar
Chorus:
BBmoys lie, and sGomewhere
A good girl crEmies, cries, cries
   F#I hate to tell you but
BGoys lie, Emain't no need in bein' surprF#ised
I really hate to tell you but
BBmoys lie, and sGomewhere
A good girl crEmies, cries, cries
   F#I hate to tell you but
BGoys lie, Emain't no need in bein' surprF#ised
I really hate to tell ya…

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Boys Lie

by Cheryl Cole

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2

Bm G Em F# Bm G Em F#

Intro:

Verse 1:

Bm G Em

He's with his boys, you took his word

But something else, is what you heard

Bm G

What you gon, what you gon do now

Now that it's finally

F# Bm

All coming it out, yeah

G Em

You see his face, you read his eyes

But you heard his alibi

One to many times

Bm G

Starting to figure it all out

Every single word

Coming out of this boy's mouth

Was a lie

Chorus:

Bm G

Boys lie, and somewhere

A good girl cries, cries, cries

I hate to tell you but

G Em F#

Boys lie, ain't no need in bein' surprised

I really hate to tell you but

Bm G

Boys lie, and somewhere

A good girl cries, cries, cries

I hate to tell you but

G Em F#

Boys lie, ain't no need in bein' surprised

I really hate to tell ya…

Verse 2:

Bm G

Come on now,

You know he's running game

Can't believe a word he says

Girl what a shame

Bm G

Ready to cuss him the fuck out

Might as well move

Em F#

All of his stuff in the dog house

What a lame

Bm G

Wouldn't answer his phone

I guess you should've known

When he sent you a text

Instead of calling home

Bm G

Tried every trick in the damn book

What are you supposed to be

Dumber than he looks

I'll explain

Chorus:

Bm G

Boys lie, and somewhere

A good girl cries, cries, cries

I hate to tell you but

G Em F#

Boys lie, ain't no need in bein' surprised

I really hate to tell you but

Bm G

Boys lie, and somewhere

A good girl cries, cries, cries

I hate to tell you but

G Em F#

Boys lie, ain't no need in bein' surprised

I really hate to tell ya…

Bridge:

You're so much of a liar,

You're so much of a liar

Em F#

You're so much of a liar… a liar

Chorus:

Bm G

Boys lie, and somewhere

A good girl cries, cries, cries

I hate to tell you but

G Em F#

Boys lie, ain't no need in bein' surprised

I really hate to tell you but

Bm G

Boys lie, and somewhere

A good girl cries, cries, cries

I hate to tell you but

G Em F#

Boys lie, ain't no need in bein' surprised

I really hate to tell ya…

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