why do i lie chords by Luscious Jackson

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
C# 
i would love to be better
D 
C# 
i would love to be free
D 
C# 
i would love to be perfect
B 
when you look at me
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C# 
but instead i'm still crying
D 
C# 
yes instead i'm still lying
D 
C# 
sad to say i'm still trying
B 
not to be me
D 
A 
when i see all the weakness
D 
A 
that i turned into sickness
D 
C# 
i still think i can slide
B 
just fine on the ice
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C# 
it's not easy to be honest
D 
C# 
sometimes i'm just astonished
D 
C# 
B 
how hard it can be to be true

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Verse 2

why do i lie?

is it just to get by

if i give up my lines

will i die?

if fortunes are favored

then i am in labor

and i'm trying so hard

to leave lying behind

Interlude 1

Verse 3
D 
C# 
i don't want to be hazy
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C# 
i don't think that i'm crazy
D 
C# 
but i've had some moments
B 
where i  am not sure
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C# 
and if you can forgive me
D 
C# 
for just being human
D 
C# 
then i will try harder
B 
to keep my words pure

Verse 4
D 
A 
i could be on the border
D 
A 
it could be a disorder
D 
C# 
honestly i think
B 
that i  can come clean
D 
C# 
and all of my stories
D 
C# 
might even be boring
D 
C# 
if i can tell you
B 
what they all mean

Verse 5
D 
A 
why do i lie?
D 
G 
is it just to get by
Bm 
D 
A 
if  i give up my lines
G 
will i die?
D 
A 
if fortunes are favored
D 
G 
then i am in labor
D 
A 
and i'm trying so hard
G 
to leave lying behind