G                      C
Tell 'em all I'm on vacation
G                      C
Say I went to visit friends
G                        C
That you ain't heard or seen from me in quite a while
G                            C
When they ask you where I've been
D                       Em                                D
Tell 'em I'm out on the west coast where it don't ever rain
                            C
And that I'm probably doin' fine

[Chorus]
C                             G        D
Just don't tell 'em I've gone crazy
C                          G     D
I'm still strung out over you
C                      Em                   D                C
Tell 'em anything you want to, just don't tell 'em all the truth
                      Am             D
Yeah, don't tell 'em all the truth

[Verse 2]
G                         C
Tell 'em all I'm out in Vegas
G                             C
Blowin' every dollar I ever made
G                         C
Tell 'em that I must be into something bad for me, 'cause
G                      C
I sure lost a lot of weight
D                        Em                                   D
Tell 'em I'm out on the road with some old rock and roll band
                      C
livin' like a gypsy can

[Chorus]
C                             G        D
Just don't tell 'em I've gone crazy
C                          G     D
I'm still strung out over you
C                      Em                   D                C
Tell 'em anything you want to, just don't tell 'em all the truth
                      Am             D
Yeah, don't tell 'em all the truth

[Bridge]
      C                              G                D                  C
The truth is that I'm askin' you to lie, and we both know that it ain't right
C                    Em                  D       C
If you ever loved me please, have some mercy on me

[Instrumental]
G D C G

[Chorus]

C                      Em                   D                C
Tell 'em anything you want to, just don't tell 'em all the truth
                      Am             D
Yeah, don't tell 'em all the truth

              G   C
I still need you 
         C          G   C
Yeah, that's the truth
              G   C
I still love you
         C          G   C  G
Baby, that's the truth