Lousy Truth Chords

Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

E1 C Am G7 or G

E-0 E-x E-x E-3

A-x A-3 A-0 A-2

D-x D-2 D-2 D-0

G-x G-0 G-2 G-0

B-x B-1 B-1 B-0

e-x e-0 e-0 e-1 or 3

E-x G/B

A-2

D-0

G-0

B-1

e-0

Verse 1

Girl, I've been Cthinking a Glot

About Cwho we could have Cbeen

If GI was Cback home just Gchillin'

with Cyou and all my friends

C But G/Bdear I'mAm gone

and Gthat's the lousy Ctruth

Verse 2

C GFor the paCst 3 years

I Gswear I've Cbeen a better man

Cthan Gwho I've Cbecome

I Gknow, I know, I Cknow I let you down

CBut G/BI've beeAmn gone

for Gtoo damn Clong

Chorus

C E1So Gif you go away right now,

then I can guarantee

that I won't Cbreak G/Byour Amheart

E1 But Gif you go and stay,

then baby I will hope and pray

that you would CrunG/B a - Amway

Cause G/Bdear it Cbreaks G/Bmy Amheart

to Gsee you Chere

Verse 3

So Gshine Coutward, not Ginward

You've been a Cselfish little girl

For Gthe Cpast 3 years

I've Gbeen through Cmore than you can know

and G/BGod I Amdon't

Gwant you to Cknow

CWhatG I hCave been through

cause Gyou just Cwouldn't understand

you're Gjust a Cgirl with some Gissues

as Cbad as it might sound

CBut yG/Bou're the Amgirl

who's been Gdriving me Cmad

Chorus 2

C E1So Gif you go away right now,

then I can guarantee

that I won't Cbreak G/Byour Amheart

E1 But Gif you go and stay,

then baby I will hope and pray

that you would CrunG/B a - Amway

Cause G/Bdear it Cbreaks G/Bmy Amheart

to Gsee you Chere G/B

So Amgo to Cschool in GChicago

find a Amnew boy, a Cnew life,

a Gwhole new set of friends

Cause all that AmI'll ever dCo is breakG your heart

and dear it Ambreaks my heart G

to see you Chere

CYeah, G/Bdear it Ambreaks my heart G

to see you Chere

(Silence)

But just so you know...

I've been Cthinking a Glot of

Cwho we could have Cbeen

if Gi was Cback home,

just Gchilling with Cyou and all my friends

But G/Bdear, I'm Amgone

and Gthat's the lousy Ctruth.