Key: E major
Intro 1
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F#m
G
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A
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F#m
Bm
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Gm
Abdim
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Verse 1
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that's been on my mind,
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I've been thinking about lies,
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Ab
and I guess that's why they
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keep us awake at night.
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Here's a for instance a
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but they resemble something ragged
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is it really a sin?
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when your back is to the wall?
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Bm
The coin is in the air,
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Eb
you've got to make the call.
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is like a tiny tattoo on your soul.
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Tell me what you're gonna do.
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D
Say you're walking down the street
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and a guy up ahead drops
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a fifty dollar note.
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Do you put it in your pocket
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Well, you get the picture.
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Am
what I'm talking about.
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F#m
but the bones are dry and dusty
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Eb
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Then your lover asks a question
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looks you right square in the face
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and you know an honest answer
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A
means a fall from grace.
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C#
What you gonna do
F#m
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A
when your back is to the wall?
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D
Bm
The coin is in the air
Every little lie
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Abdim
Eyes like a tiny tattoo on your soul,
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Am
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tell me what you gonna do
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Eb
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Ab
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Gm
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marijuana in school
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And the health teacher's saying,
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Bm
getting high ain't cool.
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So your kid comes home
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And the answer is affirmative,
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but you want to just say no.
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And it starts with a cheat sheet
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on a third grade test.
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And 30 years later,
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you're cheating the IRS.
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It's a rationalization every single day.
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But there's going to be
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Gm
some ethical hell to pay.
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What you gonna do
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D
when your back is to the wall?
C#
D
The coin is in the air
F#
Bm
and you gotta make the call
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Eb
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Every little lie
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is like a tiny tattoo on your soul
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D
Eb
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Tell me what you gonna do
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Now this tune's got no moral,
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F#m
But the next time you're tempted,
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Twixt a rock and a hard place,
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Ab
chasing St. Pete's bus
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full of people just like us
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What you gonna do
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when your back is to the wall?
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D
That coin is in the air
Bm
Eb
and you gotta make the call
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Ab
is like a tiny tattoo on your soul
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Gm
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C#
Tell me what you gonna do
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Bm
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Abdim
Ab
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Gm
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Eb
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F#m
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