Tone: [A]
[A]sounds good in the first verse, but so does
[Asus4]so it's really your choice
Verse
[A]I danced in the desert, in the pouring rain
[A]Drank with the devil and forgot my name
[A]Woke with somebody when the morning came
[A]No one there to shame me for my youth
[A]Cause I wouldn't be with you
[A]And then I found me a lover who could play the bass
[A]He's kinda quiet, but his body ain't
[A]Spend the days dreaming and the nights awake
[A]Doin' things we know we shouldn't [D]do
[D]Cause I wouldn't be wi[F#m]with you
Pre-chorus
[F#m]Says he can't believe he fo[E]found me
Wraps his arms aro[D]around me
N.C.
Yeah-eah, eah-eah-eah-yeah
Chorus
[A]I can't let him in
[A]You call me up and ask me how I've been
[A]I'll call your bluff and
[D]Keep on telling, telling, telling you lies
[A]Keep on telling, telling, telling you lies
[A]No, I can't let them in
[A]You play me rough, but I won't let you in
[A]So, call my bluff, I'll
[D]Keep on telling, telling, telling you lies
[A]Keep on telling you lies
[F#m]Count down to the day they may come t[D]true
Verse
[A]And I fell for a vagabond, a month at tops
[A]Lied and said his bike was in the motor shop
[A]Drove my car once and made the tire pop
[A]Still we had some fun, till I came [D]to
[D]Cause I wouldn't be with[A]with you
[A]On the Fourth of July, I met a man, Pierre
[A]Lied about his age, but I didn't care
[A]Spoke in broken English but the heart was there
[A]In those eyes of sky and ocean [D]blue
[D]Cause I wouldn't be with [F#m]you
Pre-chorus
[F#m]He says he can't believe he f[E]found me
Wraps his arms ar[D]around me
N.C.
Yeah-eah, eah-eah-eah-yeah
Chorus
[A]I can't let him in
[A]You call me up and ask me how I've been
[A]I'll call your bluff and
[D]Keep on telling, telling, telling you lies
[A]Keep on telling, telling, telling you lies
[A]No, I can't let them in
[A]You play me rough, but I won't let you in
[A]So, call my bluff, I'll
[D]Keep on telling, telling, telling you lies
[A]Keep on telling you lies
[F#m]Count down to the day they may come t[D]true
Outro
[D]I'm counting [A]dow-ow-ow-ow-own
[A]I'm still so dow-ow-ow-ow-own
[A]I'll come around