F -   133211
C -   x32010
Dm -  xx0231
Bb -  x13331
Gm -  355333
F/A - x032xx
C/E - 032xxx


[Intro]
Bb Dm  x2


[Verse 1]
Bb
It doesn't matter
     Bb
That you had the
           Dm
courage to tell me
    Bb
The easy way out
       Bb
Was to free up your
              Dm
guilt laid it on me


[Verse 2]
          Bb
What do I care? If it
Bb
didn't really mean a
                Dm
thing why'd you do it?
             Bb
I'm standing here
Bb
Looking at someone
    Bb
who doesn't Know
     Dm      C
they blew it yeah


[Chorus 1]
                F
You should have lied
            C/E
Cause your stupid mistake
        Dm    C
Made my world crash
Bb               F
down Now its goodbye
       C/E
No you can't take it back
         Dm
Once the truth has come
C           Bb
out of your mouth So you
Gm
tried to be honest But
F/A             C
honesty blew it this time
C                 Bb
  You should have lied
                Dm
You should have lied


[Verse 3]
     Bb
If a tree falls inside of a
Bb         C      Dm
forest and nobody hears it
Bb                 Bb
It won't affect anybody
      C           Dm
cause no one will miss it


[Verse 4]
             Bb
What would I care If you
     Bb
were dying from the guilt
   C         Dm
of keeping a secret?
Dm         Bb
This isn't fair cause now
                  C
I've gotta be the one
Dm              C
dealing with it oh


[Chorus 2]
                F
You should have lied
            C/E
Cause your stupid mistake
        Dm    C
Made my world crash
Bb               F
down Now its goodbye
       C/E
No you can't take it back
         Dm
Once the truth has come
C           Bb
out of your mouth So you
Gm
tried to be honest But
F/A             C
honesty blew it this time


[Bridge]
Dm       Bb      F
  I don't  get it Where
         C
was your conscience
    Dm        Bb
when  You were  with
   F
her Couldn't you
C              Dm  Bb F C Bb
hear it scream out?


[Chorus 3]
                F
You should have lied
            C/E
Cause your stupid mistake
        Dm    C     Bb
Made my world crash down

F C Dm C Bb

       Gm
So you tried to be honest But
F/A             C
honesty blew it this time
                Bb  C Dm C
You should have lied


[Outro]
Bb
It doesn't matter
     Bb
That you had the
C          Dm
courage to tell me