You better let that liar alone
D
1. Just let me tell you how a liar will do,
A
he's
always coming with something new,
D
he'll
steal your heart with false pretence,
A D
making
out like he's your bosom friend.
D A D
If you don't want to get in trouble, if you don't want to get in trouble,
D D A
D
if you don't want to get in
trouble, better let that liar alone.
D
2. When a liar takes the notion to bend the truth,
A
he'll
lay around his neighbors and get the news,
D
and
nearly every day when you look out,
A D
you
can see that liar coming to your house.
+ CHORUS + instrumental =
2
D
3. He'll tell you such a lie, it'll surprise
your mind,
A
he'll
mix a little truth for to make it shine,
D
when he gets his business fixed just right,
A D
then
that liar's going to cause a fight.
+ CHORUS + instrumental =
3
D
4. He studies up a lie, he'll tell it so smooth,
A
you'll
think absolutely that it must be true,
D
and
he'll urge you out for to trace the tale,
A D
and
if you don't mind you'll be put in jail.
D
A D
If you don't want to get in trouble, if you don't want to get in
trouble,
D
D
A D
if you don't want to get in
trouble, better let that liar alone.
+ instrumental = 4
D
5. When everything's in perfect peace,
A
then
comes that liar with his deceit,
D
a
hypocrite liar both keeps up a fuss,
A
D
they're
both very bad but a liar's the worse.
+ CHORUS
(orig. = capo 3rd) (The Carter
Family)