INTRO: E B E
E A
Since I was a child I tried to be what I am not
B E
I lied and I enjoyed it all my life
E A
I lied to my dear mother, to my sisters and my brother
B E
Now I'm lyin' to my children and my wife
E A
Big hat no cattle, big head no brain
B E
Big snake no rattle, I'll forever remain
E A F#m
Big hat no cattle, I knew from the start
B E
Big boat no paddle, big ballet no heart
E A
Can't remember why I do it, or maybe I can
B E
An honest man these days is hard to find
E A F#m
I only know we're living in an unforgiving land
B E
A little lie can buy some real big piece of mind
BRIDGE:
G#m C#m
All the times I wondered what I might have become
B E
Had a buckled down and really tried
G#m C#m
But when it came down to the wire I called my family to my side
F#7 B
I stood up straight, threw my head back, and I lied lied lied
(KEY CHANGE)
F A#
Big hat no cattle, big boots well you know
C F
Big horse no saddle, goes wherever I go
F A# Gm
Big hat no cattle, I knew from the start
C F
Big guns no battle, big ballet no heart
SOLO: Am Dm C F
BRIDGE (KEY CHANGE on last line):
Am Dm
When it came down the wire, I called my family to my side
G7 C
I stood up straight, threw my head back, and I lied lied lied
C#
Lied, lied, lied
F# B
Big hat no cattle, big head no brain
C# F#
Big snake no rattle, I'll forever remain
F# B A#m
Big hat no cattle, I knew from the start
C# F#
Big boat no paddle, big ballet no heart
C# F#
Big hat no cattle, big ballet no heart
OUTRO: C# F# B F#