Chords for Alyssa Lies

My little [D] girl met a new [C] friend just the [D] other day
On the playground at school, [E] between the tires and [G] the swing _
She [D] came home with tear-filled eyes
[G] And she said to [D] me, Daddy, [E] Alyssa [G] lies _
Well, [D] 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 she had seen
[G]
I wasn't ready [D] when I said, You [C] can tell me
And she said, _ [G] Alyssa lies _ [D] to the classroom
[C] Alyssa lied every [D] day 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] God [D] bless my mom and [C] 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 every [D] day 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
I [Em] knew exactly [C] what I had to do
_ [G] But 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 throat [D] 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 anymore [D] at school _
[G] Alyssa lies [D] with Jesus
Because [C] there's nothing that anyone [D] would do _ _
[G] _ [D] Tears fill my [C] _ [G] eyes
When [Em] my little girl [D] asks me [C] why
[G] _ Alyssa _ _ _ [D] lies
Oh _
[C] _ _ [G] _ [C] daddy, oh daddy [G] tell me why
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Alyssa lies _ _ _ _ _