The Guitar Don’t Lie – Tony Joe White Intro: Bm , F#m x4 Bm F#m Bm F#m He sits all alone, playing his guitar Bm F#m Bm F#m In the back of a small café Bm F#m Bm F#m No one seems to hear so he closes his eyes G D F#m Bm Bm x4 Just lets the music take him away G D G F# Singing songs of love, songs of broken hearts Bm E Bm E He's worn out his luck and his last pair of jeans Bm E Bm E But you keep going on when you're living on dreams G D F# Bm F#m Bm , F#m x2 You can feel it inside and the guitar don't lie Bm F#m Bm F#m There's a lady he knows, who often comes by Bm F#m Bm F#m She's heavily into the blues Bm F#m Bm F#m She requests the same song every night G D F# Bm Bm x4 Says it reminds her of someone she knew G D G F# A trace of her perfume floats across the room Bm E Bm E Once they were close, shared all their dreams Bm E Bm E But now all that he feels is a physical thing G D F# Bm F#m They grow slowly apart and the guitar don't lie Solo: Bm , F#m x2 Em x4 Bm , F#m x2 Em x4 Bm , F#m x2 Bm F#m Bm F#m Some nights it gets cold, it makes him aware Bm F#m Bm F#m That time is slipping away Bm F#m Bm F#m If you look close at his dark curly hair G D F# Bm Bm x4 Under the lights there's traces of grey G D G F# But he knows what it's all about, to feel down and out Bm E Bm E He's been there before, he's seen it all Bm E Bm E And you learn to survive with your back to the wall G D F# Bm F#m Bm , F#m x4 Bm It's a crazy old life and the guitar don't lie, oh no