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Honestly I Lie

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[Intro]
E G#m F#m A
[Verse 1]
EWhen my friends ask me how I've beG#men
I don't F#msay I spend too much time
Erasing Ayour name from my mind
Eand if they ask me how I slG#mept
well I don't F#mtalk about those nights
I just Asay I'm doing fineB  
EMight say I've never been better
G#mLife's great, better than ever
F#mI've got time for finding myself Awithout herB  
[Chorus]
EBut heartbreak hasn't been good for me
I probably G#mdrink too much and I hardly sleep
And when I F#mdo I dream of you and me
ACarving our names Binto that tree
And when they Eplay that song
What's it called?
I'm like a G#mrecord stuck that can't move on
I F#malways say I'm fineA  
But Bhonestly I Elie
[Instrumental]
G#m F#m A B
[Verse 2]
EThey always say it's a small wG#morld
It can't be F#msmaller than this town
I'm always Aseeing you arBound
EI saw you out
G#mBefore I got to speak my mind
You said "F#mI moved on from you
I'm Aglad to see that Byou have too"
ESo say I've never been better
G#mLife's great, better than ever
F#mYou're right, it's probably for the AbestB  
[Chorus]
EBut heartbreak hasn't been good for me
I probably G#mdrink too much and I hardly sleep
And when I F#mdo I dream of you and me
ACarving our names Binto that tree
And when they Eplay that song
What's it called?
I'm like a G#mrecord stuck that can't move on
I F#malways say I'm fineA  
But Bhonestly I AliEeB  
[Bridge]
I AliEeB  
F#mBecause I'm always tryin' to fool everybody else
But I Aonly fool myselfE  
[Chorus]
EBut heartbreak hasn't been good for me
I probably G#mdrink too much and I hardly sleep
And when I F#mdo I dream of you and me
ACarving our names Binto that tree
And when they Eplay that song
What's it called?
I'm like a G#mrecord stuck that can't move on
I F#malways say I'm fineA  
I F#malways say I'm fineA  
But Bhonestly I Elie

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Honestly I Lie

by Struan Shields

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G#m

F#m

[Intro]

E G#m F#m A

[Verse 1]

E G#m

When my friends ask me how I've been

F#m

I don't say I spend too much time

Erasing your name from my mind

E G#m

and if they ask me how I slept

F#m

well I don't talk about those nights

A B

I just say I'm doing fine

Might say I've never been better

G#m

Life's great, better than ever

F#m A B

I've got time for finding myself without her

[Chorus]

But heartbreak hasn't been good for me

G#m

I probably drink too much and I hardly sleep

F#m

And when I do I dream of you and me

A B

Carving our names into that tree

And when they play that song

What's it called?

G#m

I'm like a record stuck that can't move on

F#m A

I always say I'm fine

B E

But honestly I lie

[Instrumental]

G#m F#m A B

[Verse 2]

E G#m

They always say it's a small world

F#m

It can't be smaller than this town

A B

I'm always seeing you around

I saw you out

G#m

Before I got to speak my mind

F#m

You said "I moved on from you

A B

I'm glad to see that you have too"

So say I've never been better

G#m

Life's great, better than ever

F#m A B

You're right, it's probably for the best

[Chorus]

But heartbreak hasn't been good for me

G#m

I probably drink too much and I hardly sleep

F#m

And when I do I dream of you and me

A B

Carving our names into that tree

And when they play that song

What's it called?

G#m

I'm like a record stuck that can't move on

F#m A

I always say I'm fine

B A E B

But honestly I lie

[Bridge]

A E B

I lie

F#m

Because I'm always tryin' to fool everybody else

A E

But I only fool myself

[Chorus]

But heartbreak hasn't been good for me

G#m

I probably drink too much and I hardly sleep

F#m

And when I do I dream of you and me

A B

Carving our names into that tree

And when they play that song

What's it called?

G#m

I'm like a record stuck that can't move on

F#m A

I always say I'm fine

F#m A

I always say I'm fine

B E

But honestly I lie

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