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