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Lindisfarne - This Guitar Never Lies
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro] 
Am   E   Am   E   Am   E   Am   E
[Verse 1]
AmHear me talking Eto you, Amhear me sing my EsongF  
Can you tell if it's Creally me, if I'm Dmright or if I'm EwrongAm  
If I was telling the Etruth, could you Amsee it in my EeyesF  
Whatever I Ctell you nowE  
This guitar never AmliesE  Am  E  Am  
[Verse 2]
It's just a wooden Ebox with holes and Amwires fastened Eon
FMade by a man in CNazareth, TijuDmana or TaiEwan
And Amas for the man who Eplays it, he might be Amreal or otherEwiseF  
The only thing you Cneed to know isE  
This guitar never AmliesC7  F  
[Chorus]
Never says forGever, never CliesC7  F  
However long you Gpick it, the Amsame old thing apEplies___
[Verse 3]
AmThere was a man beEfore me and Amhe was the living Eproof
Of Fjust how far a Cboy can go, with Dmthree chords and the Etruth
AmSure, he had his Eshare of low-down Amways you might desEpiseF  
But everywhere he Cplayed, they all saidE  
This guitar never AmliesE  
[Instrumental]
E   Am   E   Am   E   F   C   Dm   E
Am   E   Am   E   F   C   E   C7   F
Chorus:
Never says forGever, never CliesC7  F  
However long you Gpick it, the Amsame old thing apEplies___
[Verse 4]
The Amboys are back in Etown with those Amstories and the EspinF  
The PR man has Cmade his pitch, Dmso let the show beEginAm  
It's a song you've Eheard before, a Amtale you recogEnizeF  
But anyway you Cchoose to tell itE  
This guitar never AmliesE  
[Outro]
Never AmliesE  
Never AmliesAm/G  Am/F#  Am/F  E  Am  

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This Guitar Never Lies

by Lindisfarne

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

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Am/G

Am/F#

Am/F

Lindisfarne - This Guitar Never Lies

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

Am E Am E Am E Am E

[Verse 1]

Am E Am E F

Hear me talking to you, hear me sing my song

C Dm E Am

Can you tell if it's really me, if I'm right or if I'm wrong

E Am E F

If I was telling the truth, could you see it in my eyes

C E

Whatever I tell you now

Am E Am E Am

This guitar never lies

[Verse 2]

E Am E

It's just a wooden box with holes and wires fastened on

F C Dm E

Made by a man in Nazareth, Tijuana or Taiwan

Am E Am E F

And as for the man who plays it, he might be real or otherwise

C E

The only thing you need to know is

Am C7 F

This guitar never lies

[Chorus]

G C C7 F

Never says forever, never lies

G Am E

However long you pick it, the same old thing applies___

[Verse 3]

Am E Am E

There was a man before me and he was the living proof

F C Dm E

Of just how far a boy can go, with three chords and the truth

Am E Am E F

Sure, he had his share of low-down ways you might despise

C E

But everywhere he played, they all said

Am E

This guitar never lies

[Instrumental]

E Am E Am E F C Dm E

Am E Am E F C E C7 F

Chorus:

G C C7 F

Never says forever, never lies

G Am E

However long you pick it, the same old thing applies___

[Verse 4]

Am E Am E F

The boys are back in town with those stories and the spin

C Dm E Am

The PR man has made his pitch, so let the show begin

E Am E F

It's a song you've heard before, a tale you recognize

C E

But anyway you choose to tell it

Am E

This guitar never lies

[Outro]

Am E

Never lies

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/F E Am

Never lies

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