INTRO: E5 B5 E5 E5 A5 Since I was a child I tried to be what I am not B5 E5 I lied and I enjoyed it all my life E5 A5 I lied to my dear mother, to my sisters and my brother B5 E5 Now I'm lyin' to my children and my wife E5 A5 Big hat no cattle, big head no brain B5 E5 Big snake no rattle, I'll forever remain E5 A5 F#5 Big hat no cattle, I knew from the start B5 E5 Big boat no paddle, big ballet no heart E5 A5 Can't remember why I do it, or maybe I can B5 E5 An honest man these days is hard to find E5 A5 F#5 I only know we're living in an unforgiving land B5 E5 A little lie can buy some real big piece of mind BRIDGE: G#5 C#5 All the times I wondered what I might have become B5 E5 Had a buckled down and really tried G#5 C#5 But when it came down to the wire I called my family to my side F#5 B5 I stood up straight, threw my head back, and I lied lied lied (KEY CHANGE) F5 A#5 Big hat no cattle, big boots well you know C5 F5 Big horse no saddle, goes wherever I go F5 A#5 G5 Big hat no cattle, I knew from the start C5 F5 Big guns no battle, big ballet no heart SOLO: A5 D5 C5 F5 BRIDGE (KEY CHANGE on last line): A5 D5 When it came down the wire, I called my family to my side G5 C5 I stood up straight, threw my head back, and I lied lied lied C#5 Lied, lied, lied F#5 B5 Big hat no cattle, big head no brain C#5 F#5 Big snake no rattle, I'll forever remain F#5 B5 A#5 Big hat no cattle, I knew from the start C#5 F#5 Big boat no paddle, big ballet no heart C#5 F#5 Big hat no cattle, big ballet no heart OUTRO: C#5 F#5 B5 F#5
