Capo  4 (E)

A song I wrote for a Honky Tonk Guitar class I was teaching, inspired by my friend Neil Livingston, legendary pedal steel player.

C                                         F                                                                C

You know I've really hit it off with you,  and the time's flown quickly by,

                                       G                                                                  C      

And it's getting late and I should go,      trying to  find that  reason why,

C                                             F                                                                 C

And I know you  see my wedding ring,  yet your hand still touches mine,

                                              G              F                               C

Girl, I sure know what we'd like to do,  I can see it in my lies.

C                                             F                                            C

There's a  phone there on the barroom wall,   still only takes a dime,

                                          G                                                                  C

And I can say that I'll be working late,  then you know we'd have our time,

                                   F                                                    C

there's a motel just a block away,  we can meet in just awhile,

                                            G                       F                         C

Girl, I'd love to spend that time with you,    I can see it in my lies.

C                                              F                                                       C

But I'd get home and she'll be waiting up,  like I know she's going to,

                                               G                                                   C

And I could mumble I hate overtime, but sometimes you gotta do,

                                            F                                                C

I could avoid her gaze and go to bed, pretending that I'm tired,

                                           G                      F                                         C

But I know her heart will  break in two, when She Looks Me in My Lies.

(Instrumental)

C                                   F                                             C

So Girl, this is really hard  to do, but I have to say goodnight,

                                         G                                                             C

And I know I'll sure be wanting you, and you'll sure stay on my mind,

                                F                                                     C

It's so easy to stay here with you,  and live the cheatin' life,

                                                G                      F                                         C

But I know her heart would  break in two, when She Looks Me in My Lies.

                                                 G            F                                 C

And that's something that I'd never do, have her look into my lies.