It’s a sin
G - D - G
G G7
C
1. It's a sin, my darlin', how I love you,
G D -
D7
because
I know our love can never be,
G G7
C
It's a sin to keep this memory
of you,
G
D G - G7
when
silence proves that you've forgotten me.
C G
1a. The dream I built for us has tumbled,
D A D - D7
each
promise broken like my heart.
G G7 C
It's a sin, my darlin', how I love you,
G D
G
so
much in love and yet so far apart.
+ G7 + instrumental =
verse 1a
G G7 C
2. It's a sin to hide behind this heartache,
G
D - D7
to
make believe that I've found someone new.
G G7 C
It's a sin to say that I don't
miss you,
G D G - G7
when
people know I'm still in love with you.
C
G
2a. I'm sure you're happy with another,
D A D - D7
who
shares the love I couldn't win.
G G7 C
Why pretend that I can't live
without you,
G D G
when
deep inside I know that it's a sin.
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Eddy
Arnold)