Chords for Delbert McClinton: Lie No Better (SBC17)
Tempo:
93.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Am
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A]
[D] [A]
It's come dragging in, it's the AM again.
Running that silly grin, smell it just like sin.
[D] Holding up that alibi, the tissue paper thin.
[E] You're digging down deeper and deeper in that hole you already in.
[A] You can't lie no better.
[Dm] [D]
[E] [A] You can't lie no better.
[D]
[E] You can't lie [Em] no better than that.
You might as [A] well tell the truth.
[Em] [A]
I know you've been fooling around.
Some fool from a way [D] across town.
[A] Telling all good things down.
[Em] [A] You're playing me out [D] you clown.
[Am] [D] You're looking for excuses that you know can't be [G] found.
[E] And the more your lips keep moving, the more you're losing ground.
[A] You can't lie no better.
[D] You can't lie [C] [A] no better.
[D] You can't lie no better.
[Em] You [D] can't lie no [Am] better.
[E] You can't lie no better than that.
You might as well [A] tell the truth.
[Em] [D] The judge was gone, but that girl from up the street, I know [Am] better.
[D] She called here looking for you, and she told me that you're never better.
[G] [D] You've got to be more discreet with your love letter.
[E] And I don't smoke no rubber, man, although your drink better,
[F#m]
[D]
[F#m]
[D] [Em]
You [A] can't lie no better.
[Dm] You can't lie [D] no better.
[A] You can't lie no better.
[Dm] You can't lie [D] no [C] better.
You can't lie no better.
[D] You can't lie no better.
[E] You can't [D] lie [C] no [Am] better than [G] that.
[A] If you can't lie no better, [D]
if [G] you can't lie [A] no better, [Dm]
[D] [G#] if you can't lie [Am] no better [E] than that.
Ooh, you [A] might as well tell the truth.
That's right, baby.
[D] [Am] I don't want to hear that stuff no more.
I'm going to [Em] sing it right.
[Am] Bye-bye.
[D]
[Am] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [C]
[D] [F#]
[G] [A] [D]
[B] [D] [Am]
[Dm] [A] [D] [Em] [D]
[A] [C] [G]
[Am] [G] [A] [D]
[G] [Em]
[D] I don't want [G] to [A] hear that stuff no [G] [A] more.
[D]
[Em] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] I'm going to sing
[D] [A] [D]
[Am]
[A] [D]
[A]
[D] [G] [F#m]
[Dm] [D] it right.
I don't want to [Am] hear that [F]
stuff no more.
I'm going to sing it right.
All [E] [A] right.
Hey, Bruce Chanel, are
[D] [A] [D]
[A]
[D] [A]
It's come dragging in, it's the AM again.
Running that silly grin, smell it just like sin.
[D] Holding up that alibi, the tissue paper thin.
[E] You're digging down deeper and deeper in that hole you already in.
[A] You can't lie no better.
[Dm] [D]
[E] [A] You can't lie no better.
[D]
[E] You can't lie [Em] no better than that.
You might as [A] well tell the truth.
[Em] [A]
I know you've been fooling around.
Some fool from a way [D] across town.
[A] Telling all good things down.
[Em] [A] You're playing me out [D] you clown.
[Am] [D] You're looking for excuses that you know can't be [G] found.
[E] And the more your lips keep moving, the more you're losing ground.
[A] You can't lie no better.
[D] You can't lie [C] [A] no better.
[D] You can't lie no better.
[Em] You [D] can't lie no [Am] better.
[E] You can't lie no better than that.
You might as well [A] tell the truth.
[Em] [D] The judge was gone, but that girl from up the street, I know [Am] better.
[D] She called here looking for you, and she told me that you're never better.
[G] [D] You've got to be more discreet with your love letter.
[E] And I don't smoke no rubber, man, although your drink better,
[F#m]
[D]
[F#m]
[D] [Em]
You [A] can't lie no better.
[Dm] You can't lie [D] no better.
[A] You can't lie no better.
[Dm] You can't lie [D] no [C] better.
You can't lie no better.
[D] You can't lie no better.
[E] You can't [D] lie [C] no [Am] better than [G] that.
[A] If you can't lie no better, [D]
if [G] you can't lie [A] no better, [Dm]
[D] [G#] if you can't lie [Am] no better [E] than that.
Ooh, you [A] might as well tell the truth.
That's right, baby.
[D] [Am] I don't want to hear that stuff no more.
I'm going to [Em] sing it right.
[Am] Bye-bye.
[D]
[Am] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [C]
[D] [F#]
[G] [A] [D]
[B] [D] [Am]
[Dm] [A] [D] [Em] [D]
[A] [C] [G]
[Am] [G] [A] [D]
[G] [Em]
[D] I don't want [G] to [A] hear that stuff no [G] [A] more.
[D]
[Em] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] I'm going to sing
[D] [A] [D]
[Am]
[A] [D]
[A]
[D] [G] [F#m]
[Dm] [D] it right.
I don't want to [Am] hear that [F]
stuff no more.
I'm going to sing it right.
All [E] [A] right.
Hey, Bruce Chanel, are
Key:
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A
Am
G
Em
D
A
Am
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It's come dragging in, it's the AM again.
_ Running that silly grin, smell it just like sin.
[D] Holding up that alibi, the tissue paper thin.
[E] You're digging down deeper and deeper in that hole you already in.
[A] You can't lie no better.
_ [Dm] _ [D] _
_ [E] [A] You can't lie no better.
[D] _ _
_ [E] You can't lie [Em] no better than that.
You might as [A] well tell the truth. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I know you've been fooling around.
Some fool from a way [D] across town.
[A] Telling all good things down.
[Em] [A] You're playing me out [D] you clown.
[Am] [D] You're looking for excuses that you know can't be [G] found.
[E] And the more your lips keep moving, the more you're losing ground.
[A] You can't lie no better.
[D] You can't lie [C] _ _ [A] _ no better.
[D] You can't lie no better.
[Em] You [D] can't lie no [Am] better.
[E] You can't lie no better than that.
You might as well [A] tell the truth. _ _ _
_ _ [Em] [D] The judge was gone, but that girl from up the street, I know [Am] better.
[D] She called here looking for you, and she told me that you're never better.
[G] [D] You've got to be more discreet with your love letter.
_ [E] And I don't smoke no rubber, man, although your drink better,
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ You [A] can't lie no better.
[Dm] You can't lie [D] no better.
[A] You can't lie no better.
[Dm] You can't lie [D] no [C] better.
You can't lie no better.
[D] You can't lie no better.
[E] You can't [D] lie [C] no [Am] better than [G] _ that.
[A] If you can't lie no better, [D] _
if _ [G] you can't lie [A] no better, [Dm] _
_ [D] _ [G#] if you can't lie [Am] no better [E] than that.
Ooh, you [A] might as well tell the truth. _ _
That's right, baby.
[D] _ [Am] _ _ I don't want to hear that stuff no more.
I'm going to [Em] sing it right.
[Am] Bye-bye. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[D] I don't want [G] to _ [A] hear that _ stuff no [G] _ [A] more.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ I'm going to sing _ _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [D] it right.
I don't want to [Am] hear that _ [F] _
stuff no more.
I'm going to sing it right.
All [E] _ [A] right.
Hey, Bruce Chanel, are
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It's come dragging in, it's the AM again.
_ Running that silly grin, smell it just like sin.
[D] Holding up that alibi, the tissue paper thin.
[E] You're digging down deeper and deeper in that hole you already in.
[A] You can't lie no better.
_ [Dm] _ [D] _
_ [E] [A] You can't lie no better.
[D] _ _
_ [E] You can't lie [Em] no better than that.
You might as [A] well tell the truth. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I know you've been fooling around.
Some fool from a way [D] across town.
[A] Telling all good things down.
[Em] [A] You're playing me out [D] you clown.
[Am] [D] You're looking for excuses that you know can't be [G] found.
[E] And the more your lips keep moving, the more you're losing ground.
[A] You can't lie no better.
[D] You can't lie [C] _ _ [A] _ no better.
[D] You can't lie no better.
[Em] You [D] can't lie no [Am] better.
[E] You can't lie no better than that.
You might as well [A] tell the truth. _ _ _
_ _ [Em] [D] The judge was gone, but that girl from up the street, I know [Am] better.
[D] She called here looking for you, and she told me that you're never better.
[G] [D] You've got to be more discreet with your love letter.
_ [E] And I don't smoke no rubber, man, although your drink better,
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ You [A] can't lie no better.
[Dm] You can't lie [D] no better.
[A] You can't lie no better.
[Dm] You can't lie [D] no [C] better.
You can't lie no better.
[D] You can't lie no better.
[E] You can't [D] lie [C] no [Am] better than [G] _ that.
[A] If you can't lie no better, [D] _
if _ [G] you can't lie [A] no better, [Dm] _
_ [D] _ [G#] if you can't lie [Am] no better [E] than that.
Ooh, you [A] might as well tell the truth. _ _
That's right, baby.
[D] _ [Am] _ _ I don't want to hear that stuff no more.
I'm going to [Em] sing it right.
[Am] Bye-bye. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[D] I don't want [G] to _ [A] hear that _ stuff no [G] _ [A] more.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ I'm going to sing _ _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [D] it right.
I don't want to [Am] hear that _ [F] _
stuff no more.
I'm going to sing it right.
All [E] _ [A] right.
Hey, Bruce Chanel, are