It's a Sin To Tell A Lie
Composer and Lyricist - Billy Mayhew
Key: G
Copyright 1936

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File Created 11/27/2014
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Verse 1:

D7           G
Be sure it's true
         D+
When you say
  G6   G
I love  you
             B7     C  E7Am
It's a sin totell a lie

D7
Millions of hearts
          GdimG
Have been bro-ken
A7
Just because these words
     Am7 D7
Were spo-ken

       G          D+
I love you, yes I do
  G6   G
I love you
                B7
If you break my heart
     C  E7Am
I'll die

      Am7            Cm7
So be sure that it's true
         G   F#F    E
When you say I love you
       A7     D7     G   D7
It's a sin to tell a lie

Parody from Somethin' Smith and the Redheads:

G
Cross my heart
      D+
And I hope to die
     G6
I'll never, never, never
       G
Tell a-nother white lie

Took a little girl out
     B7
On a date last night
        C          D7
Next to her gravel Gertie
      Am
Would look alright

      D7
Well, I'm between the devil
And the deep blue sea
Gdim
'Cause my baby's not
G
Good to me

  A7
I told her I loved her
And oh how I lied
    Am7
And now she's getting up
         D7
To be my blushing bride

       G
If she leads me
       D+
To the alter
         G6  G
Then I'm sunk

Because I can't
         B7
Tell the preacher
      C    E7Am
I was drunk

   Am7
Oh lord have mercy
     Cm7
On a no count sinner
        G        F#
Give me one more chance
   F     E
To let a-nother guy win 'er

A7
Cross my heart
    D7
And hope to die
     G
I'll never, never, never
Tell a-nother white lie

     A7           D7
I'll never tell a-nother
      G   D7
White lie.

Repeat Verse 1:
G


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