Chords for Alyssa Lies

My little [D] girl met a new [C] friend just the [D] other day
on the playground at school
[E] between the tires [G] and the swing
_ [D] She came home with tear-filled eyes
And she said to me daddy [E] Alyssa [G] lies _
Well, [D] I just brushed it [C] off at first
Cuz _
[G] _ [D] I didn't know how [C] much my little girl had been [G] hurt
_ [D] Or the thing she had seen _
[G] I
Wasn't ready when I said you [C] can tell me
and she said
_ [G] Alyssa
_ To [D] the classroom
_ [C] Alyssa Lied
Every [D] day at school
_ _ [G] Alyssa lied
[D] To the teacher
_ [C] As she tried to cover [D] every bruise
_ _ [G] My little [D] girl laid her head [C] down that night to go to sleep
[G] As I stepped out the [D] room, I heard her [C] say a prayer so soft and sweet
_ [G] _ [D] God bless my mom [C] and my dad
_ [G] And my new friend [D] Alyssa
[C] Now I know she needs you bad because [G] Alyssa lied _
[D] To the classroom
_ [C] Alyssa lied
Every [D] day at school
_ [G] Alyssa lied
[D] To the teacher
_ [C] As she tried to cover [D] every bruise
_ _ _ [Em] I had the worst [C] night of sleeping years
_ [G] As I tried to think of a way to calm [D] her fears
_ [Em] I knew exactly [C] what I had to do
_ [G] But when we got to school on Monday, I [D] heard the news
_ [G] My little [D] girl asked me why everybody looked so sad
[G] The lump in my throat [D] grew bigger [G] with every question that she [C] asked
_ [G] Until I [D] felt the tears run down [C] my face
[G] And I told her that [D] Alyssa
[C] Wouldn't be at school today
_ _ _ Cuz she [G] doesn't lie
_ [D] In the classroom
She [C] doesn't lie
Anymore [D] at school _
[G] Alyssa lies
_ [D] With Jesus
Because [C] there's nothing that anyone [D] would do _ _
[G] _ [D] Tears fill [C] my eyes
[G] And [Em] my little girl [D] asked me [C] why
[G] _ Alyssa lies
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ [C] Oh daddy, oh daddy [G] tell me why
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Alyssa lies _ _ _ _ _ _