E5                                A5               E5 
My woman thinks I wouldn't cheat on her when we're apart 
A5                    E5                           B5 
But there's a secret hidden in the shadows of my heart 
    E5                                     A5  
The truth is catching up with me and it's hard to hide my shame 
     A5                    E5        B5                     E5  
What she don't know won't hurt her but it's drivin' me insane 
 

   A5                  B5             E5 
My mind can't take my body runnin' 'round anymore 
     A5               E5                               B5 
That guilty feelin's waitin' for me right outside my door 
   E5                             A5  
So let's just call it off tonight and let my conscience be 
     A5                    E5       B5                  E5 
What she don't know won't hurt her but it's destroyin' me  
 
 
It bothers me every time I hear the doorbell ring 
That someone might be droppin' by to tell her everything 
I stay upset 'cause I don't know if anybody sees 
What she don't know won't hurt her but it's destroyin' me 
 
 
Chorus 
 
 
What she don't know won't hurt her but, Lord, it's killin' me