D
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
D
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.
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.