G                               Am7
I talked to my brother just the other day
        D
Said he saw he with some guy out on
    G               D
The interstate in a Chevrolet
G                                     Am7
He ain’t the kind to go and make some story up
       D
So, it must have been a girl that looks
     G
Just like she does in that truck

[Chorus]
G                               Am7
She says she’s in Mexico with a few of her girlfriends
D                             G
Then they headed up to Dallas for a long weekend
G
The last time that I talked to her
     Am7
Said she just needed time
     C                           D
So tonight, I’m getting by-I-I-I-I-I
                   G   G
Three chords and a lie

[Verse 2]
G
A couple buddies said they saw her
           Am7
Hanging on some ones arm
          D
Next town over, they weren’t sober
         G                   D
And it’s always dark in that smoky bar
G
I’d sure like to meet this girl
     Am7
That looks like mine
        D
Until I do all the rest of you
            G                 D
Can let the rumor’s fly, yeah I’ll be fine

[Chorus]
G                               Am7
She says she’s in Mexico with a few of her girlfriends
D                             G
Then they headed up to Dallas for a long weekend
G
The last time that I talked to her
     Am7
Said she just needed time
     C                           D
So tonight, I’m getting by-I-I-I-I-I
                   G
Three chords and a lie

[Solo]
   G  |  G  | Am7 |

Am7                    D  |  D  |  G  |
Three chords and a lie

[Bridge]
G
   Pickin up this old six string
          Am7
Playin it straight from the heart
       Em
And if everybody knows the truth but me
C
I still want to believe . . . .man

[Chorus]
G                                Am7
She’s just down in Mexico with a few of her girlfriends
D                             G
Then they headed up to Dallas for a long weekend
G
The last time that I talked to her
     Am7
Said she just needed time
     C                           D
So tonight, I’m getting by-I-I-I-I-I
                   G    G    Am
Three chords and a lie

[Outro]
Am                      D*
Three chords and a lie (let the chord ring out)
      G  G*
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