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The Shillings 1966
  Single release
 Lying And Trying
Intro: Lead pick then A
AIf you Dask me,  AI'll Gtell you what you Dwant to AknowG  A  
AIf you're Dcryin',  A  GI will try to Dmake it AgooooooG  A  
             A            G                   F#          G   E/
But if you're lyin', and tryin', to make me bluuuuue-oooo
(You'll never) Dfii-Aiii-Giiind, a Aluh-uv that's DtruuuuueG  D  A  
AIf you Dhear me,  Aand GI'll explain what DI have AdoneG  A  
AIf I had Dmy way,  Ayou Gnever would have Dhurt any-AoneG  A  
            A            G                   F#          G   E/ 
So stop your lyin', and tryin', to make me bluuuuue-oooo
(You'll never) Dfii-Aiii-Giiind, a Aluh-uv that's DtruuuuueG  D  A  
Guitar solo
             A            G                   F#          G   E/ 
But if you're lyin', and tryin', to make me bluuuuue-oooo
(You'll never) Dfii-Aiii-Giiind, a Aluh-uv that's DtruuuuueG  D  A  
AIf you're Dhappy,  Aat Gleast the part as Dthough I'm a-AwayG  A  
AThere is Dsomething,  Aex-Gcuse me that I'm Dgonna AsayG  A  
               A            G                   F#          G   E/  
Don't talk your lyin', and tryin', to make me bluuuuue-oooo
(You'll never) Dfii-Aiii-Giiind, a Aluh-uv that's DtruuuuueG  D  
DA Aluh-uv that's DtruuuuuueG  D  
DA Aluh-uv that's Dtruuuuu-Aoooo-Doooo
Outro pick
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Lying And Trying

by The Shillings

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The Shillings 1966

Single release

Lying And Trying

Intro: Lead pick then A

A D A G D A G A

If you ask me, I'll tell you what you want to know

A D A G D A G A

If you're cryin', I will try to make it goooooo

A G F# G E

But if you're lyin', and tryin', to make me bluuuuue-oooo

D A G A D G D A

(You'll never) fii-iii-iiind, a luh-uv that's truuuuue

A D A G D A G A

If you hear me, and I'll explain what I have done

A D A G D A G A

If I had my way, you never would have hurt any-one

A G F# G E

So stop your lyin', and tryin', to make me bluuuuue-oooo

D A G A D G D A

(You'll never) fii-iii-iiind, a luh-uv that's truuuuue

Guitar solo

A G F# G E

But if you're lyin', and tryin', to make me bluuuuue-oooo

D A G A D G D A

(You'll never) fii-iii-iiind, a luh-uv that's truuuuue

A D A G D A G A

If you're happy, at least the part as though I'm a-way

A D A G D A G A

There is something, ex-cuse me that I'm gonna say

A G F# G E

Don't talk your lyin', and tryin', to make me bluuuuue-oooo

D A G A D G D

(You'll never) fii-iii-iiind, a luh-uv that's truuuuue

D A D G D

A luh-uv that's truuuuuue

D A D A D

A luh-uv that's truuuuu-oooo-oooo

Outro pick

Words in brackets are sung only with no backing chords played

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