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Verse 1:
A E
Could you please just put the coffee down?
C#m B
It's 2 in the morning and I'm already ready for bed
A E
Went to turn the TV down
C#m B
Hand me the remote, but both of the batteries were dead
A E
Couldn't make decisions,
C#m B
Thought I needed your permission
A E
So I don't drink black coffee now
C#m B
Don't know how it didn't taste so bitter back then
Pre-Chorus
A E
And if your friends all see it, your boyfriend sees it
C#m B
Even your momma sees it, maybe you should believe it
A E C#m B
And I ain't got no reason to be mistreated at all
A E
So why do I, why do I, why do I lie?
C#m B
Lie about you
A E
Why do I, why do I, why do I try?
C#m B
Pretending I'm cool, when I'm not
A E
'Cause everyone told me what I couldn't see
C#m B
I tried to deny you were hurting me
A E
I know I shouldn't, so why do I lie
C#m B
Lie about you?
Verse 2:
A E
Should've seen that all the flags were red
C#m B
But in your defense I went and painted them white
A E
For a minute never second guessed
C#m B
When you put me down so you could pull up your pride
A E
Guess I learned that I'm worth something
C#m B
Bet you never saw that coming
A E
And I hope someday you'll understand
C#m B
Your problems with me were always your own design
Pre-Chorus
A E
And if your friends all see it, your boyfriend sees it
C#m B
Even your momma sees it, maybe you should believe it
A E C#m B
And I ain't got no reason to be mistreated at all, at all
A E
So why do I, why do I, why do I lie?
C#m B
Lie about you
A E
Why do I, why do I, why do I try?
C#m B
Pretending I'm cool, when I'm not
A E
'Cause everyone told me what I couldn't see
C#m B
I tried to deny you were hurting me
A E
I know I shouldn't, so why do I lie
C#m B
Lie about you?
Bridge:
A
I know I'm dumb to think you regret a thing
E
But I wish you did
F#m C#m
I tried to be your puppet, wear your golden ring, couldn't make it fit
C#m/B A
And I played along til I cut the strings
E
I had to relearn almost everything
F#m C#m
Bout who I was, who I wanna be, who you never could
A E
So why do I, why do I, why do I lie?
C#m B
Lie about you
A E
Why do I, why do I, why do I try?
C#m B
Pretending I'm cool, when I'm not
A E
'Cause everyone told me what I couldn't see
C#m B
I tried to deny you were hurting me
A E
I know I shouldn't, so why do I lie
C#m B
Lie about you?
Outro
A E C#m B
(Why do I lie?) Lie, lie, lie about you
A E C#m B
(So why do I lie?) Lie, lie, lie about you
A E C#m B
(Why do I, why do I lie?) Lie, lie, lie about you
A E C#m B
I know I shouldn't so why do I lie, lie about you?
Written by Drew Polovick/Lauren Sanderson/Noah Taylor/Zev Troxler/Austin Wolfe