Only Lie Worth Telling Chords

KeyG Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays434

Only Lie Worth Telling by Paul westerberg is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords G, D, Em7, C, A, Asus2, F, Em and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G                 D 
Call me when your arms are empty 
Em7            D  
that's the only way it can be 
C                   D                 A   Asus2   C 
call me when you're full of pretty lies 

G                D 
Call me when your eyes are empty 
   F        C 
and open all night 
   G           C 
You lied enough 
    G           Em7 
Open wide enough 
  C    Em7 Em    A        D 
to drive a truck straight through 

   Em7  G D     C 
only lie  worth telling 
   G      D         C 
is i'm in love with you 
   Em7 G D     C 
only lie worth telling 
   G      D         C 
is i'm in love with you 


G                D 
Call me when you think of leavin' 
Em7           D  
Hope you know you're not deceivin' 
C                   D                 A   Asus2   C 
Me again just like you think you should 

G                D 
Call me when your arms are empty 
   F        C 
and open all night 
   G           C 
You lied enough 
    G           Em7 
Open wide enough 
  C    Em7 Em    A        D 
to drive a truck straight through 

   Em7  G D     C 
only lie  worth telling 
   G      D         C 
is i'm in love with you 
   Em7 G D     C 
only lie worth telling 
   G      D         C 
is i'm in love with you 

      Em7          D 
If you need someone 
            Em7               D 
to tell everything you've done 

then lie to me 
C                  Em7                F      C 
I'm the one who can attempt to be your friend 

      Em7          D 
If you need someone 
            Em7               D 
to tell everything you've done 

then lie to me 
C                  Em7              F      C 
I'm the one who can still to be your friend 

Solo: G D Em7 D C G Am Asus2 C 

G                D 
Call me when your arms are empty 
   F        C 
and open all night 
   G           C 
You lied enough 
    G           Em7 
Open wide enough 
  C    Em7 Em    A        D 
to drive a truck straight through 

   Em7  G D     C 
only lie  worth telling 
   G      D         C 
is i'm in love with you 

   Em7 G D     C 
only lie worth telling 
   G      D         C 
is i'm in love with you 

   Em7  G D     C 
only lie  worth telling 
   G      D         C 
is i'm in love with you 

   Em7 G D     C 
only lie worth telling 
   G      D         C 

   Em7  G D     C 
only lie  worth telling 
   G      D         C 

   Em7 G D     C 
only lie worth telling 
   G      D         C 
    	

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