A             E
Well I am the boy who cried wolf
    C                       G
And I know I've lied in the past
    A            E       C                          G
But last night I saw his yellow eyes shining in the dark
      A                              E
Yeah I know I've spun tales with his voice
      C                 G
And I open my mouth too fast
    A            E       C                 G
But last night I saw his footprints in the path

     Em6                C/E                    G6
Well I could swim every sea from south pole to north
    Em6                   C/E                  G
But I know I'll only ever be the boy who cried wolf

A             E
Well I am the shepherds only son
    C                       G
And I know what a joke I've become;
          A      E         C                 G
I have an honest heart but I have lies on my tongue
  A                              E
I don't know how this started or where it came from
    C                      G
And you have no reason and I have no proof
    A           E          C           G
But this time I swear, I'm telling the truth
  A                       E
I saw that old wolf, from tail to tooth
      C                              G
And I know that he's hungry and he's coming down too

     Em6                C/E                    G6
Well I could swim every sea from south pole to north
    Em6                 C/E                   G6
And I could climb every tree, and scale every coarse
     E                     C                   G
Well I could tell only the truth from this day forth
    Em6                   C/E                  G6
But I know I'll only ever be the boy who cried wolf

         Em                    G
Oh, oh I am the boy who cried wolf
Em6          C/E           G6
Oh, I am the boy who cried wolf