Chords for Tanya Stephens Little White Lie
Tempo:
65.25 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
Em
C
F
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Once upon a time there was a happy [Em] family.
There was a baby girl, a daddy, and there [Dm] was a mommy.
Mommy had a secret.
She told a little [F] white lie.
When she tucked the baby in at night, she sang her this lullaby.
[C] You've got your daddy's smile, you've got his [Em] eyes.
I feel my heart breaking every [Dm] time you cry.
I'm gonna burn in hell, but it's no [F] sacrifice.
Your stability is worth a million lives.
[C] I see your daddy in everything you [E] do.
And if [Em] you could talk, I bet you'd talk like him too.
[D] But he [Dm] can't be your daddy.
I hope you understand.
[F] The man who thinks he's your father is a much better man.
[C] Maybe one day you'll end up crying on Rikki [Em] Lake.
But baby, it's a chance your mama's willing to take.
[Dm] Cause I love you, even if my heart is gonna break.
[F] Ain't no reason you should suffer from my mistakes.
[C] And so I lied.
Baby, [Em] I tried.
And it killed [Dm] me inside.
Yeah.
But [F] I'm gonna live with this until the day I die.
[C] And I heard.
Baby, I'm [Em] so hurt.
But I know [Dm] what you were.
Yeah.
So [F] I'm gonna live with this until I hit the dirt.
[C] Someday.
And every day by herself, the mama cried.
[Am] But at [Em] night she smiled when her daddy was by her side.
[Dm] There were times she almost told me.
And it really broke her heart.
[F] But she forced herself to keep the secret [Dm] that was tearing her apart.
Now [C] I can't sleep at night.
I lost my appetite.
[Em] Everybody keeps saying, the baby looks kinda light.
[Dm] And I tell them, every new born baby looks the same.
[F] While I'm praying to God, please make it gonna change.
[C] The emotions on his face when he's looking at you.
[E] I could've tell him, [Em] he ain't your boy, but if I was.
[D] He's got your picture [Dm] tattooed on his arm.
Now he's [F] bragging to his friends about his first born.
Oh God, [C] and I love him.
Really, I do.
[Em] If he ever found out, it would kill me too.
[Dm] Now I'm caught between a rock and a really hard place.
[F] I'd give anything to keep that smile on his face.
[C] So I lie.
Baby, [Em] I try.
And it kills [Dm] me inside.
But I'm [F] gonna live with this until the day I die.
[C] It hurts.
Baby, oh [Em] how I hurt.
But I know [Dm] what you were.
So I'm [F] gonna live with this until I hit the dirt.
[C] Someday.
Mommy kept the family together the best way [Em] she could.
But she knew in this case the truth would do more [Dm] harm than good.
What daddy didn't know didn't hurt him.
He had [F] no cause to fret.
That's as close to happily ever after [C] as anyone can get.
Oh [Em] how I try.
And it kills me [Dm] inside.
But I'm [F] gonna live with this until the day I die.
And [C] it hurts.
Baby, oh [Em] how I hurt.
But I know [Dm] what you were.
So I'm gonna live with this until I hit the dirt.
There was a baby girl, a daddy, and there [Dm] was a mommy.
Mommy had a secret.
She told a little [F] white lie.
When she tucked the baby in at night, she sang her this lullaby.
[C] You've got your daddy's smile, you've got his [Em] eyes.
I feel my heart breaking every [Dm] time you cry.
I'm gonna burn in hell, but it's no [F] sacrifice.
Your stability is worth a million lives.
[C] I see your daddy in everything you [E] do.
And if [Em] you could talk, I bet you'd talk like him too.
[D] But he [Dm] can't be your daddy.
I hope you understand.
[F] The man who thinks he's your father is a much better man.
[C] Maybe one day you'll end up crying on Rikki [Em] Lake.
But baby, it's a chance your mama's willing to take.
[Dm] Cause I love you, even if my heart is gonna break.
[F] Ain't no reason you should suffer from my mistakes.
[C] And so I lied.
Baby, [Em] I tried.
And it killed [Dm] me inside.
Yeah.
But [F] I'm gonna live with this until the day I die.
[C] And I heard.
Baby, I'm [Em] so hurt.
But I know [Dm] what you were.
Yeah.
So [F] I'm gonna live with this until I hit the dirt.
[C] Someday.
And every day by herself, the mama cried.
[Am] But at [Em] night she smiled when her daddy was by her side.
[Dm] There were times she almost told me.
And it really broke her heart.
[F] But she forced herself to keep the secret [Dm] that was tearing her apart.
Now [C] I can't sleep at night.
I lost my appetite.
[Em] Everybody keeps saying, the baby looks kinda light.
[Dm] And I tell them, every new born baby looks the same.
[F] While I'm praying to God, please make it gonna change.
[C] The emotions on his face when he's looking at you.
[E] I could've tell him, [Em] he ain't your boy, but if I was.
[D] He's got your picture [Dm] tattooed on his arm.
Now he's [F] bragging to his friends about his first born.
Oh God, [C] and I love him.
Really, I do.
[Em] If he ever found out, it would kill me too.
[Dm] Now I'm caught between a rock and a really hard place.
[F] I'd give anything to keep that smile on his face.
[C] So I lie.
Baby, [Em] I try.
And it kills [Dm] me inside.
But I'm [F] gonna live with this until the day I die.
[C] It hurts.
Baby, oh [Em] how I hurt.
But I know [Dm] what you were.
So I'm [F] gonna live with this until I hit the dirt.
[C] Someday.
Mommy kept the family together the best way [Em] she could.
But she knew in this case the truth would do more [Dm] harm than good.
What daddy didn't know didn't hurt him.
He had [F] no cause to fret.
That's as close to happily ever after [C] as anyone can get.
Oh [Em] how I try.
And it kills me [Dm] inside.
But I'm [F] gonna live with this until the day I die.
And [C] it hurts.
Baby, oh [Em] how I hurt.
But I know [Dm] what you were.
So I'm gonna live with this until I hit the dirt.
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_ Once upon a time there was a happy [Em] family.
There was a baby girl, a daddy, and there [Dm] was a mommy.
Mommy had a secret.
She told a little [F] white lie.
When she tucked the baby in at night, she sang her this lullaby.
[C] You've got your daddy's smile, you've got his [Em] eyes.
I feel my heart breaking every [Dm] time you cry.
I'm gonna burn in hell, but it's no [F] sacrifice.
Your stability is worth a million lives.
[C] I see your daddy in everything you [E] do.
And if [Em] you could talk, I bet you'd talk like him too.
[D] But he [Dm] can't be your daddy.
I hope you understand.
[F] The man who thinks he's your father is a much better man.
[C] Maybe one day you'll end up crying on Rikki [Em] Lake.
But baby, it's a chance your mama's willing to take.
[Dm] Cause I love you, even if my heart is gonna break.
[F] Ain't no reason you should suffer from my mistakes.
[C] And so I lied.
Baby, [Em] I tried.
And it killed [Dm] me inside.
Yeah.
But [F] I'm gonna live with this until the day I die.
[C] And I heard.
Baby, I'm [Em] so hurt.
_ But I know [Dm] what you were.
Yeah.
So [F] I'm gonna live with this until I hit the dirt.
[C] Someday.
And every day by herself, the mama cried.
[Am] But at [Em] night she smiled when her daddy was by her side.
[Dm] There were times she almost told me.
And it really broke her heart.
[F] But she forced herself to keep the secret [Dm] that was tearing her apart.
Now [C] I can't sleep at night.
I lost my appetite.
[Em] Everybody keeps saying, the baby looks kinda light.
[Dm] And I tell them, every new born baby looks the same.
[F] While I'm praying to God, please make it gonna change.
[C] The emotions on his face when he's looking at you.
[E] I could've tell him, [Em] he ain't your boy, but if I was.
[D] He's got your picture [Dm] tattooed on his arm.
Now he's [F] bragging to his friends about his first born.
Oh God, [C] and I love him.
Really, I do.
[Em] If he ever found out, it would kill me too.
[Dm] Now I'm caught between a rock and a really hard place.
[F] I'd give anything to keep that smile on his face.
[C] So I lie.
Baby, [Em] I try.
_ And it kills [Dm] me inside.
_ But I'm [F] gonna live with this until the day I die.
[C] It hurts.
_ Baby, oh [Em] how I hurt.
But I know [Dm] what you were.
_ So I'm [F] gonna live with this until I hit the dirt.
[C] Someday.
Mommy kept the family together the best way [Em] she could.
But she knew in this case the truth would do more [Dm] harm than good.
What daddy didn't know didn't hurt him.
He had [F] no cause to fret.
That's as close to happily ever after [C] as anyone can get.
Oh [Em] how I try.
And it kills me [Dm] inside.
But I'm [F] gonna live with this until the day I die.
And [C] it hurts.
Baby, oh [Em] how I hurt.
But I know [Dm] what you were.
So I'm gonna live with this until I hit the dirt.
There was a baby girl, a daddy, and there [Dm] was a mommy.
Mommy had a secret.
She told a little [F] white lie.
When she tucked the baby in at night, she sang her this lullaby.
[C] You've got your daddy's smile, you've got his [Em] eyes.
I feel my heart breaking every [Dm] time you cry.
I'm gonna burn in hell, but it's no [F] sacrifice.
Your stability is worth a million lives.
[C] I see your daddy in everything you [E] do.
And if [Em] you could talk, I bet you'd talk like him too.
[D] But he [Dm] can't be your daddy.
I hope you understand.
[F] The man who thinks he's your father is a much better man.
[C] Maybe one day you'll end up crying on Rikki [Em] Lake.
But baby, it's a chance your mama's willing to take.
[Dm] Cause I love you, even if my heart is gonna break.
[F] Ain't no reason you should suffer from my mistakes.
[C] And so I lied.
Baby, [Em] I tried.
And it killed [Dm] me inside.
Yeah.
But [F] I'm gonna live with this until the day I die.
[C] And I heard.
Baby, I'm [Em] so hurt.
_ But I know [Dm] what you were.
Yeah.
So [F] I'm gonna live with this until I hit the dirt.
[C] Someday.
And every day by herself, the mama cried.
[Am] But at [Em] night she smiled when her daddy was by her side.
[Dm] There were times she almost told me.
And it really broke her heart.
[F] But she forced herself to keep the secret [Dm] that was tearing her apart.
Now [C] I can't sleep at night.
I lost my appetite.
[Em] Everybody keeps saying, the baby looks kinda light.
[Dm] And I tell them, every new born baby looks the same.
[F] While I'm praying to God, please make it gonna change.
[C] The emotions on his face when he's looking at you.
[E] I could've tell him, [Em] he ain't your boy, but if I was.
[D] He's got your picture [Dm] tattooed on his arm.
Now he's [F] bragging to his friends about his first born.
Oh God, [C] and I love him.
Really, I do.
[Em] If he ever found out, it would kill me too.
[Dm] Now I'm caught between a rock and a really hard place.
[F] I'd give anything to keep that smile on his face.
[C] So I lie.
Baby, [Em] I try.
_ And it kills [Dm] me inside.
_ But I'm [F] gonna live with this until the day I die.
[C] It hurts.
_ Baby, oh [Em] how I hurt.
But I know [Dm] what you were.
_ So I'm [F] gonna live with this until I hit the dirt.
[C] Someday.
Mommy kept the family together the best way [Em] she could.
But she knew in this case the truth would do more [Dm] harm than good.
What daddy didn't know didn't hurt him.
He had [F] no cause to fret.
That's as close to happily ever after [C] as anyone can get.
Oh [Em] how I try.
And it kills me [Dm] inside.
But I'm [F] gonna live with this until the day I die.
And [C] it hurts.
Baby, oh [Em] how I hurt.
But I know [Dm] what you were.
So I'm gonna live with this until I hit the dirt.