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It's A Sin To Tell A Lie

Words and Music by Billy Mayhew - 1936

Verse:
C	Am	D7	-
G7	-	C         Gdim	G7
C	Cm	G	-
D7	-	G7	-
Chorus:
C	G+	C	-
-	E7	F          A7	Dm
G7	-	Cdim	C
D7	-	Fm	G7
C	G+	C	-
-	E7	F          A7	Dm
F	Fm	C         Gm	A7
D7	G7	C	-  (G7 to chorus)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

Click here for a 3/4 waltz time arrangement.

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Verse:

You know it's a sin to tell a lie,

Still you keep saying, "I love you!"

It may be true, I wish I knew,

But I'm giving fair warning to you.

 

Chorus:

Be sure it's true when you say "I love you,"

It's a sin to tell a lie.

Millions of hearts have been broken,

Just because these words were spoken.

I love you, yes, I do, I love you,

If you break my heart I'll die.

So be sure it's true, when you say "I love you,"

It's a sin to tell a lie!

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Performer Links:

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Watch the San Francisco Banjo Band perform "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie" (mp3)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com