How Much I've Lied
Gram ParsonsVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
Darling, there is something I must tell you, you must know.
But it's so hard to say the words I feel.
This fancy that I'm on has been going on too long.
It's time we stopped pretending things are real.
'Cause I've been living deep in sin. I've been living blind.
And I don't know just what's right or wrong.
To take a chance on losing you was such a silly thing to do.
The chance I might wake up and find you gone.
Blue, so blue, my love is burning blue.
Any brighter flame would be a lie.
Blue, so blue, my love still burns for you,
But I know that I'll only make you cry.
A thief can only steal from you. He cannot break your heart.
He'll never touch the precious things inside.
So one like you should surely be miles and miles away from me,
Then you'd never care how much I've lied.
So try to understand the pain. It takes so long when I explain.
Please, don't you forget how much I've lied.
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Readable chord sheet for How Much I've Lied by Gram Parsons
[Em] [C] [D] [G]
[G]Darling, there is s[D]omething I must t[G]ell you, you must kn[C]ow.
[Em]But it's so hard to s[A]ay the words I f[D]eel.
This f[C]ancy that I'm [G]on has been going on too l[C]ong.
It's t[Em]ime we stopped pret[C]ending things are r[D]eal.
'Cause I[G]'ve been living de[D]ep in sin. I'[G]ve been living bl[C]ind.
[Em]And I don't know j[A]ust what's right or wr[D]ong.
To t[C]ake a chance on l[G]osing you was such a silly th[C]ing to do.
The ch[Em]ance I might wake u[C]p and find you g[D]one.
[C] Blue, so[D] blue, m[G]y love is burning[C] blue.
[Em]Any brighter fl[Am]ame would be a l[C]ie. [D]
Bl[C]ue, so bl[D]ue, my l[G]ove still burns for y[C]ou,
[Em]But I know that I'll o[C]nly make you c[D]ry.
[G]A thief can only st[D]eal from you. He c[G]annot break your h[C]eart.
[Em]He'll never touch the pr[A]ecious things ins[D]ide.
So o[C]ne like you should s[G]urely be miles and miles aw[C]ay from me,
[Em]Then you'd never c[C]are how m[D]uch I've l[G]ied.
So t[C]ry to underst[G]and the pain. It takes so long when [C]I explain.
[Em]Please, don't you forg[C]et how m[D]uch I've l[G]ied.