G                                         Cadd9
Well, I've been swinging through these swinging doors for, aww
                   D    G                       Cadd9  D
Going on probably about 9 years now, maybe even 10
      G                                         Cadd9                   D
And I watch old Joe at the end of the bar with another hot woman on his one good arm
         G                                 Cadd9          D  G  Cadd9  D
And they walk out for a while and he comes back in smiling, again


[Verse 2]
     G                            Cadd9                   D
So I finally had to ask old Joe, "Man, what's your secret to success
G                                Cadd9     D
Your power of persuasion over the opposite sex"
              G                                Cadd9
And he says, "Son, well, honestly, it's pretty simple
   D                        G                        Cadd9      D         G   Cadd9
He said, "I just kinda walk up and buy her drink and open up my mouth and lie"


[Pre-Chorus]
  D              G
I tell her I'm a movie star
Cadd9        D            G
 I just flew into town to buy this bar
Cadd9     D      G                  Cadd9  D
 I'm only here tonight, that's right
        G               Cadd9        D              G
I gotta go, yeah, we're filming on location down in Mexico
Cadd9              D              G
 Would you believe that I got the leading role?
              Cadd9         D                       G                   Cadd9  D
That's right, honey, I beat out a lot of folks that you'd probably know"


[Chorus]
      G              Cadd9                 D
Oh, a man has got to do what a man's gotta do
G           Cadd9                          D
Anything it takes to make her think you're cool
            Cadd9               D
Ah, you got nothing to lose, so go on and try
     G                  Cadd9                         D  D7
Just walk right up and smile and look her dead in the eye
    G  Cadd9  D
And lie
             G  Cadd9  D
That's right lie


[Verse 3]
     G                                        Cadd9             D         G                Cadd9  D
So I tried and tried a couple weekends and it was like strike 1, strike 2, strike out again
      G
But I narrowed it down, and I scratched it out
      Cadd9                          D              G
And I came up with something that without a doubt I knew
                     Cadd9              D
I was gonna make old Joe proud and I go up and I'd say


[Pre-Chorus]
G  Cadd9          D             G
Hi Honey, whatcha doing for the rest of your life
Cadd9      D              G
 I've been waiting such a long, long time
             Cadd9
And you know what honey?
        D         G                              Cadd9  D
Meeting you here, man, it just really feels like fate
   G    Cadd9          D           G
Oh I, I bet you didn't see me as a marrying type
Cadd9           D                G                     Cadd9
 Let's take it slow I don't just want one night, oh no darling
                      D                      G
If you're looking for that you might as well look somewhere else
              Cadd9                     D
Well, because I'm just not that kind of guy
    G
And kids, oh I love kids
Cadd9     D           G
 Dogs, in-laws, and a piece of land
Cadd9  D             G
 Dirty diapers in my mini van
   Cadd9      D          G  Cadd9  D
Aw man, I can hardly wait


[Chorus]
      G              Cadd9                 D
Oh, a man has got to do what a man's gotta do
G           Cadd9                          D
Anything it takes to make her think you're cool
            Cadd9               D
Ah, you got nothing to lose, so go on and try
     G                  Cadd9                         D  D7
Just walk right up and smile and look her dead in the eye


[Outro]
    G
And lie
Cadd9          D         G
 That's right, you gotta lie
Cadd9     D          G
 Sometimes you gotta lie