• Song:

    Lyin Eyes

  • Artist:

    Eagles

INTRO
G Gmaj7 C Am D G

VERSE 1
G               Gmaj7            C     Am                            D
City girls just seem to find out early, how to open doors with just a smile.
G                  Gmaj7             C             Am              C     
A rich old man and she won't have to worry, she'll dress up all in lace and 
      G
go in style.
G               Gmaj7               C              Am  
Late at night a big old house gets lonely, I guess every form of refuge has 
    D
its price.
       G                   Gmaj7             C          Am            C
And it breaks her heart to think her love is only given to a man with hands 
           G     C  D
as cold as ice.
       G                  Gmaj7           C         Am
So she tells him she must go out for the evening, to comfort an old friend 
              D
who's feelin' down.
    G                    Gmaj7          C              Am
But he knows where she's goin' as she's leavin, she is headed for the 
C               G      D G
cheatin side of town. 

CHORUS
          G  C            G   C G          Em Bm              Am     D7
You can't hide your lyin eyes,    and your smile is a thin disguise
             G             C Am                      C              G
I thought by now you'd realize there ain't no way to hide your lyin eyes
Gmaj7 C Am D G

VERSE 2
       G             Gmaj7          C            Am  
On the other side of town a boy is waiting, with fiery eyes and dreams no 
          D
one could steal.
    G                     Gmaj7        C              Am                 C
She drives on through the night anticipating cause he makes her feel the way 
            G    C D
she used to feel.
    G             Gmaj7             C          Am
She rushes to his arms they fall together, she whispers that it's only for 
  D
awhile.
    G                          Gmaj7         C        Am             C
She swears that soon she'll be comin back forever she pulls away and leaves 
             G    D G
him with a smile.

CHORUS
          G  C            G   C G          Em Bm              Am     D7
You can't hide your lyin eyes,    and your smile is a thin disguise
             G             C Am                      C              G
I thought by now you'd realize there ain't no way to hide your lyin eyes
Gmaj7 C Am D G

VERSE 3
G               Gmaj7           C              Am
She gets up and pours herself a strong one and stares out at the stars up in 
    D
the sky.
  G                 Gmaj7      C            Am                   C
Another night, it's gonna be a long one, she draws the shade and hangs her 
        G    C D
head to cry.
    G              Gmaj7         C          Am
She wonders how it ever got this crazy, she thinks about a boy she knew in 
   D
school.
    G                Gmaj7             C         Am              C
Did she get tired or did she just get lazy, she's so far gone she feels just 
       G
like a fool.
G              Gmaj7               C                Am
My, oh my, you sure know how to arrange things, you said it so well, so 
       D
carefully.
         G              Gmaj7           C                    Am
Ain't it funny how your new life didn't change things you're still the same 
    C                G   D G
old girl you used to be.

CHORUS/OUTRO
          G C            G    C G          Em Bm                Am    D7
You can't hide your lyin eyes     and your smile is a thin disguise.
             G             C Am                       C              G  Gmaj7
I thought by now you'd realize  there ain't no way to hide your lyin eyes.
      Am              C               G     Gmaj7
There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes
Am               C               G     Am D G
Honey, you can't hide your lyin' eyes.
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