Intro
| A | F#m | E | D |
| A | F#m | E | D |
D A
If that was a lie
F#m E
That was the sweetest lie that I have ever heard
D
Every word
A
If that was a lie
F#m E
Was it something that you didn't really mean to say
D
But said it anyway
Bm
You can take it back if you want to
E
But I'm still gonna believe you
F#m D
Every word
A
If that was a lie
E A
It was the sweetest lie that I have ever heard
Interlude:
F#m D A D
Tell me now was it my imagination
A E
Or just a whisper on the wind
A D
You know the tricks the heart can play
E F#m
I swear I thought I heard you say
D E
That you loved me, yeah you loved me
A
If that was a lie
F#m E
That was the sweetest lie that I have ever heard
D
Oh every word
A
If that was a lie
F#m E
Was it something that you didn't really mean to say
D
But said it anyway
Bm
You can take it back if you want to
E
But I'm still gonna believe you
F#m D
Every word
A
If that was a lie
E A
It was the sweetest lie that I have ever heard
Bridge:
E
I felt it in your tender touch
A
I wanted to believe so much
D A
But was afraid to let you know
E
I've been waiting for so long
F#m
To say I didn't hear you wrong
D E A
You loved me, yeah you loved me
A
If that was a lie
F#m E
That was the sweetest lie that I have ever heard
D
Oh every word
A
If that was a lie
F#m E
Was it something that you didn't really mean to say
D
But said it anyway
A
If that was a lie
F#m
If that was a lie
E
If that was a lie
D
.....ooooh every word
A
If that was a lie
F#m
If that was a lie
E
If that was a lie
D
.....said it anyway
A
If that was a lie
F#m
If that was a lie
E
If that was a lie
D
.....ooooh every word