Okkervil River - Pop Lie A E l E l A E B l x2 B A E all sweetly sung and succinctly stated A E words and music he calculated F#m B to make you sing along F#m B A E B with your stereo on as you stand in shorts on your lawn B A E get completely incorporated A E by some couple who consummated F#m B all their love by the dawn F#m B A E B a falling star wished upon that flashed in the sky and was gone E F#m A B and mouths wet and blonde hair braided A E by the back room the kids all waited F#m B to meet the man in bright green F#m B A B who had dreamed up the dream that they wrecked their hearts upon A E B he’s the liar who lied in his pop song F#m B and you’re lying when you sing along F#m B yes you’re lying when you sing along A E l E l A E B l x2 B A E so here’s the car seat so cruelly weighted A E and here’s to faces already faded F#m B at the end of a day F#m B A E B when they just threw away the only good thing that they owned E F#m A B and now they’re pinned down and strangula---ted A E at the food court the float’s inflated F#m B people line up to see F#m B A B the man who dreamed up the dream that they wrecked their hearts upon A E B he’s the liar who lied in his pop song A E B the liar who lied in his pop song F#m B and you’re lying when you sing along, F#m B oh yeah you’re lying when you sing along A B week by week it climbs up and climbs on E F#m and we’re feeling all right but we know it’s all wrong A B E I’m ashamed to admit that I cannot resist F#m what I wish were the truth but it’s not A E B and I truly believe we’re not strong A E B and we’ll sing until our voices are gone A E B and then sink beneath the manicured lawn A E l E l A E B l x2 B A E This is respectfully dedicated A E to the woman who concentrated F#m B all of her love to find F#m B A E B that she had wasted it on the liar who lied in this song