Dm/C F/Gm7 F/C
1. I have a tale to tell
Sometimes it gets so hard to hide it well
I was not ready for the fall
Too blind to see the writing on the wall
B2 F
R1: A man can tell a thousand lies
B2 Am
I've learned my lesson well
B2 F B2
Hope I live to tell
F Dm7 B2 C
The secret I have learned, 'till then
Dm7 C9 B2
It will burn inside of me
2. I know where beauty lives
I've seen it once, I know the warm she gives
The light that you could never see
It shines inside, you can't take that from me
R1: A man can tell a thousand lies...
B2 F
R2: The truth is never far behind
B2 Am
You kept it hidden well
B2 F B2 F Dm B2 C
If I live to tell The secret I knew then Will I
Dm7 C9 B2
ever have the chance again
B C Dm7
*: I ran away, I'd never have the strength, to go very far
B C Am7 B
How would they hear the beating of my heart
B C Dm7
Will it grow cold, the secret that I hide, will I grow old
B C9 Dm
How will they hear, when will they learn, how will they know
Dm/C F/Gm7 F/C
R1: A man can tell a thousand lies...
R2: The truth is never far behind...
