Chords for John Denver - It's A Sin To Tell A Lie (1972)

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John [N] Denver is one of the most_
Yeah, you can applaud. _ _ _ _
_ Thank you, boys.
_ _ [B] John Denver, who is coming out right now, is probably one of the most talented songwriters and performers in our business.
He'll be appearing at the Greek Theater here September 21st through the 24th.
This is his latest album, Rocky Mountain High.
Would you welcome John Denver. [D] Thank you. _ _ _
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[F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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[C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[F#] My heart
[G] _ _ So be sure [Gm] it's true
[D] When you say I love you
[E] It's a sin [A] to tell [D] a _ [A] _ [D] lie
Cross my [C#] heart, I hope to [D] die
I'll never, never, never tell another white lie
Took my little girl out [F#] on a date last night
[G] Next to her brown and curly [Em] hair, I looked all right
[A] Now I'm between the devil and the deep blue sea
[D] As I said, baby, you look good to me
[E] I told her I loved her, but oh how I lied
[A] Now she's getting set to be my blushing bride
As [D] she leads me to [C#] the altar, [D] I'm sunk
_ Cause I can't tell [F#] the preacher I [G] was drunk
_ [Em] So [D] Lord have mercy on her, no count sinning
Give me one more chance to [B] let another guy win
[E] I'll cross my heart, [A] hope to die
[D] I'll never, [E] never, never tell her one more time
I'll never [A] tell another [D] white lie
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[A] Voto de odo
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ Voto de odo
Voto de odo
How [B] have you been?
Very fine, thank you.
I remember your last, last time here you did a song about Toledo.
Yep.
Right?
We heard it from a few people from Toledo.
It was kind of a good-natured rib at the time, right?
Oh yeah, it was a satirical kind of song.
And as a matter of fact, about a week after I did that on your show here,
we did a concert at Blossom Music Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
And there were a lot of people from the audience.
What were some of those lyrics in that song?
Saturday night in Toledo, Ohio was like being nowhere at all.
And it goes on from there.
But they didn't storm the stage?
No, as a matter of fact, that was just about my most requested song that night.
I had a song I was going to do for you tonight called Forest Lawn.
_ _ _ _ I saw my producer go, hmm.
I know, I beg your pardon.
No, that's all right.
They didn't want you to do it, I assume?
Well, I guess it's a little touchy.
I've done it on television a couple of times and did it on an album.
And thought, you know, I've always wanted, if I ever got the chance to do your show, to do that song.
But I think it's a little bit, we talked to some people, you know, they got the lyrics and everything.
And I beg your pardon, you guys.
No, no, that's what we're looking for, controversy.
Okay. _
People get uptight about it.
_ Well, you have to watch things like that, you know.
Like I'm sure in the interest of you people especially,
I understand they're a little touchy.
You have to watch what you do on television.
Yeah, you really do.
We got into trouble once before, I don't know if I mentioned this last night,
when we did the I Was Not a Nazi Polka, when I was with the Mitchell Trio.
Yes.
Who writes your songs?
Well, see, there's just a couple of things.
I used to be a part of a group that was known sort of for the satirical material they did.
And we're really the only people that are doing college concerts, you know,
for those audiences that are doing that kind of material.
And so it's something that since I've been on my own, I've tried to retain.
I think you're doing a good job.
Well, it goes over great for those audiences.
Sure.
And sometimes you get into trouble, but it's all in fun.
I've been in trouble myself.
Do you get followed by the groupies like a lot of the young stars [E] do, the pop stars, the rock?
No.
Do you follow them around all over?
No, I really don't have any problems with that.
I think my musicians sometimes are a little disgusted with me for that.
_ You know, I write so many songs about my wife [D] Annie, Goodbye Again,
which I did last night here and leaving on a jet plane and stuff.
And they just, they leave me alone.
I think they feel when I, they realize I'm pretty comfortable at home.
Somebody asked me to ask you about an experience you had.
I don't know whether they're putting me on something that happened during your honeymoon.
Yeah.
God, I'll never live this down.
Annie and I got married about five and a half years ago.
And we went out to Phoenix, Arizona for our honeymoon.
We were at a trailer camp where her grandparents had stayed, you know, an old _ people's_
Retirement village type of place?
Yeah, exactly.
And while we were there one night, I'd gone out to see some friends
and ended up doing a little guest set at a nightclub out there.
And Annie was feeling kind of poorly.
And I started getting worried about her, you know, and asked if she wanted to go home.
No, she didn't want to.
And [B] so the evening progressed and finally she did feel bad enough that we took her home.
And she kept getting worse and worse.
And, you know, we'd been married like two or three days.
And I was getting very concerned.
We went by the hospital.
I said, now listen, kid, you want me to take you in?
And she says, no, no.
So we went on.
We got to the trailer and went to bed.
And she couldn't even undress.
She couldn't lie down, you know.
And I said, okay, that's it.
I'm taking you to the doctor.
So we called the emergency room, went there.
They couldn't figure out what it was.
They gave her some pain pills and decided that they would set up an appointment to see a doctor the next morning, which we did.
Went to see the doctor, went through this whole thing.
And Annie was in there, it seemed like, years, you know.
And pretty soon she came out and wouldn't tell me anything.
Just pay the bill, we'll go.
And I was getting nervous.
And we got outside.
I said, well, now what's the matter?
She says, well, I was in there and the doctor was examining me.
There was a nurse standing there.
And he says, what are you doing in Phoenix, Annie?
She says, well, we just got married, been married a couple of days, and we're having our honeymoon here.
Oh, is that right?
How long did you say you've been married?
_ Just two days.
Well, Annie, I'll be honest with you.
I think this lovemaking has gotten a bit much for you.
I think your husband's cracked your rib.
[N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Blue cap and red. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You tiger, you.
Well, you know.
She's walking around with a cracked rib and didn't know it.
Yeah.
And of course, she was embarrassed to death.
You know, the nurse was standing there giggling.
_ You were [Bm] standing there going, yeah.
_ Sure, I mean, I started bragging.
Maybe you're doing it wrong.
_ [D#] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ I never thought about that. Funny story. _