Chords for Alyssa Lies

My little [D] girl met a new [C] friend just the [D] other day
On the playground at school, [G] between the tires and the swings
_ [D] She came home with tear-filled eyes
[G] And she said to [D] me, Daddy, [E] Alyssa [G] lies
_ _ Well, I just brushed it [C] off at first
[G] Cause [D] I didn't know how [C] much my little girl had been [G] hurt
_ [D] Or the things [C] she had seen
[G] I wasn't ready [D] when I said, You [C] can tell me
And she said, _ [G] Alyssa lied _ [D] to the classroom
[C] Alyssa lied to everyday [D] at school
_ _ [G] Alyssa lies [D] to the teacher
_ [C] As she tries to cover [D] every bruise
[G] My little [D] girl laid her head [C] down that night to go to sleep
[G] As I stepped out the [D] room I heard her [C] say a prayer so soft and sweet
_ [G] _ [D] God bless my mom [C] and my dad and [G] my new friend [D] Alyssa
[C] Oh, I know she needs you bad because [G] Alyssa lies [D] to the classroom
_ [C] Alyssa lies to everyday [D] at school
_ [G] Alyssa _ lies [D] to the teacher
_ [C] As she tries to cover [D] every bruise
_ _ [Em] I had the worst [C] night of sleeping years
[G] As I tried to think of ways to calm [D] her fears
_ [Em] I knew exactly [C] what I had to do
But [G] when we got to school on Monday I [D] heard the news
[G] My little [D] girl asked me why everybody looked so sad
[G] The lump in my [D] throat grew bigger
[C] With every question that she asked
_ [G] Until I [D] felt the tears run down [C] my face
[G] And I told her that [D] Alyssa [C] wouldn't be at school today
Cause _ she [G] doesn't like being [D] in the classroom
She [C] doesn't like being at [D] school _ _
[G] Alyssa lies [D] with Jesus
Because [C] there's nothing that anyone [D] would do _
_ [G] _ [D] Tears fill my [C] eyes
[G]
When [Em] my little girl [D] asks me [C] why
[G] _
Alyssa _ _ _ [D] lies
Oh _ [C] _ _ [G] _ daddy, oh daddy [G] tell me why
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ Alyssa lies _ _ _ _
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