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Version 1
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This tune spent about 30 years on pop charts from various artists.
[Chords]
A7 5-x-5-6-5-x
Am7 5-x-5-5-5-x
B7 7-x-7-8-7-x
Bbdim 6-x-5-6-5-x
C x-3-5-5-5-3
C/G 3-3-5-5-5-3
C6 8-x-7-9-8-x
D x-5-7-7-7-5
Fm x-8-10-10-9-8
Dm x-5-7-7-6-5
Dm7 5-x-3-5-3-x
E7 x-7-6-7-5-x
Em7 7-x-5-7-5-x
F x-8-7-5-6-5
G7 3-x-3-4-3-x
[Intro]
C Bbdim Dm7 G7
E|------------------------------------|
B|--------5-----------5--------6--8---|
G|--------5-----------3--------5--10--|
D|-----5-----------5--5-----7--7--9---|
A|--3--------3--4-----4--5-----5--10--|
E|------------------------------------|
[Verse]
C6 B7 Am7 C/G D
Be sure it's true when you say I love you
C6 E7 F A7 Dm
It's a sin to tell a lie
G7 Em7 C
Millions of hearts have been broken
D Am7 Dm G7
Just because these words were spoken
[Verse]
C6 B7 Am7 C/G C
I love you, yes I do, I love you
E7 F A7
If you break my heart I'll die
Dm F Fm
So be sure it's true
C6 E7/B A7
When you say I love you
Dm G7 C
It's a sin to tell a lie
[Verse]
(Spoken over chords)
C6 B7 Am7 C/G C
Be sure it's true when you say I love you honey
C
Cause, you got sense enough to know
E7 F A7 Dm
It's a sin to tell a lie
G7 C A7
Whole lota folks hearts done been broken
D Dm G7
Just over lota foolish words been spoken
[Verse]
C6 B7 Am7 C/G C
I love you, yes I do, I love you
E7 F A7
If you break my heart I'll die
Dm F Fm
So be sure it's true
C6 E7/B A7
When you say I love you
Dm G7 C
It's a sin to tell a lie
[Outro]
e|--------------------3--|
B|-----------------8--3--|
G|--------------9-----2--|
D|-----------7--------2--|
A|--3--0--------------3--|
E|--------8-----------3--|