"The "I" In Lie"
intro
B G# B G# B
verse
F# B C# D#m
It was electric from the moment they crossed paths
B C# F#
Actively attracted but attempted to walk past
C# D#m
Temptation makes impatient impulses pump through married men
G#
So just stop breathe, count to three
F#
Is she worth it?
pre-chorus
C#
Whatever this is it doesn’t feel right
F# B
Baby, think about your kids
C# D#m
You’re not putting up a fight
F#
We could make love tonight
C# D#m
But you’re gonna hate yourself in the morning light
B
So just stop, breathe, count to three
F# D#m
Get your head right like:
Chorus
B F#
I put the I in lie
F# B
Cause I’m a cheat, cheat, cheat
F#
I’m a cheat, cheat, cheat
D#m B
And baby bang bang, kiss kiss
F#
You and I got to put an end to this
D#m B
We cheat, cheat, cheat
F#
I’m a cheat, cheat, cheat
B C#
If you’re unfaithful put your hands in the air,
F#
Hands in the air, hands in the air
B
Like you’re under arrest, with a guilty conscience
F#
Stick em up if you’ve got a guilty conscience
Bridge
C# F#
yeah YEAH YEAAAH
Verse
F# B C# F#
She married young It was a mistake
B C# F#
She had a son Reluctant father; he upped and walked away
C# F#
She meets a man who craves her company likes she’s craving his
F# B
But honey if he seems too good to be true
N/C
Well, guess what? He probably is
Pre-Chorus
B F#
Whatever this is it doesn’t feel right
B F#
So just stop, breathe, count to three
D#m
Get your head right like:
Chorus
B F#
I put the I in lie
F# B
Cause I’m a cheat, cheat, cheat
F# B
I’m a cheat, cheat, cheat
D#m B
And baby bang bang, kiss kiss
F#
You and I got to put an end to this
D#m B
We cheat, cheat, cheat
F#
I’m a cheat, cheat, cheat
B C#
If you’re unfaithful put your hands in the air,
F#
Hands in the air, hands in the air
B
Like you’re under arrest, with a guilty conscience
F#
Stick em up if you’ve got a guilty conscience
verse 3
B
And it’s just lust
F#
Nothing to write home about
D#m
Cause it’s just trust
C#
Nothing to be messed around with
B
It might’ve felt good for a minute
A#m
But admit it to yourself it ain’t right
D#m
When you’re sleeping with your lover
A#
But you’re living with your wife
B
Whatever this is
G#m D#m B
C#
(You’re not putting up a fight)
D#m B C# D#m B F#
D#m
woah
Chorus
B F#
I put the I in lie
F# B
Cause I’m a cheat, cheat, cheat
F# B
I’m a cheat, cheat, cheat
D#m B
And baby bang bang, kiss kiss
F#
You and I got to put an end to this
D#m B
We cheat, cheat, cheat
F#
I’m a cheat, cheat, cheat
B C#
If you’re unfaithful put your hands in the air,
F#
Hands in the air, hands in the air
B
Like you’re under arrest, with a guilty conscience
F#
Stick em up if you’ve got a guilty conscience
D#m
Did you sell yourself out?
Outro
F# F F#m
together in the silent aftermath
F F# G#m F# G# A# C#m
Butterflies sub siding but they can never look back
