The heart won’t lie
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C
Am
1. Looking back over the years
F G
C
of
all the things I've always meant to say,
Am
F - G
but
the words didn't come easily.
C Am
So many times through empty
fears,
F G C
of
all the nights I tried to pick up the phone,
Am G
so
scared of who might be answering.
F
G C
+ You try to live your
life from day to day
Am
G F
Am
but
seeing you across the room tonight
G - C -
G
just
gives me away.
G F Dm G
'Cause the heart won't lie, sometimes life gets in the way,
Em Am G
but there's something that won't
change, I know I've tried.
G
F Dm G
The heart won't lie, you can live your alibi.
C
Am
F - G
Who can see you're lost inside a foolish disguise ?
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G
The heart won't li.........e.
C
Am
2. Long after tonight,
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will
you still hear my voice through the radio ?
Am
F
- G
Old desires make us act
carelessly.
C Am F G
Long after tonight, after the
fire, after the scattered ashes fly
C Am
through
the four winds blown and gone.
G
Will you come back to me ?
F
G C
+ You try to live your
life from day to day
Am G
F Am
but
seeing you across the room tonight
G - C - G
just
gives me away.
G F Dm G
'Cause the heart won't lie, sometimes life gets in the way,
Em Am G
but there's something that won't
change, I know I've tried.
G F Dm G
The heart won't lie, you can live your alibi.
C Am F
- G
Who can see you're lost inside a foolish disguise ?
C - Am - F - G
The heart won't li.........e.
C
+ C - Am - F - G + The heart won’t lie.
(orig. = capo 1st) (Reba
McEntire & Vince Gill)