Lyin' Eyes — Eagles
Chords and lyrics for Lyin' Eyes by Eagles (key of G).
Intro
[Gmaj7] [C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [D] [Gmaj7]
Verse 1
city girls you seem to find out early [C]how [Am]to open doors are just [D]a smile
A rich [Gmaj7]old man and she won't have to worry.
[C]She'll dress [Am]up all [D]in lace [C]and go in style.
Verse 2
[Gmaj7]Late at night a big old house gets lonely.
[C]I [Am]guess every former refuge has its price.
[D7]And it breaks [Gmaj7]her heart to think her love is only.
[C]Give them to [Am]a man with hands [C]as cold as ice.
Verse 3
[Gmaj7][D]So she tells [Gmaj7]him she must go out for the evening.
[C]To comfort an [Am]old friend who's feeling down.
[D]But he [Gmaj7]knows where she's going and she's leading.
[C][Cmaj7]She [D]is headed for the cheating [C]side of town.
Chorus
[Gmaj7]You [D7][G]can't hide your [C/G]lion eyes.
[G]And your [Em]smile is [Am][Bm]a thin disguise.
[D][Am][D]I thought by now [G]you'd [F]realize.
[C][Amaj7]There ain't no [D]way to hide your lion eyes.
Interlude
[G] [Gmaj7] [C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [B7] [Am7] [Gmaj7]
Verse 4
On the other side of town a boy is waiting.
[C]With [Am]fiery eyes and greens no one could steal.
[D]She drives on [G/D]through the night [D]anticipating.
[C]Cause he makes [Am]her feel the way she [C]used to feel.
Verse 5
[G][F]She rushes [Gmaj7]to his arms they fall together.
[C][Em]She [Am]whispers that it's only for a [D]while.
She [Am7]swears [Gmaj7]that soon she'll be coming back forever.
[C]She [Am]pulls away and leaves [C]him with a smile.
Chorus
[G]You can't hide your [C/G]lion eyes.
[G]And your [Am7]smile [Em]is [Bm]a thin disguise.
[D][Am]I [D]thought by now [G][C/G]you'd realize.
[A]There ain't no way [D]to hide your lion eyes.
Interlude
[Gmaj7] [C] [Am] [D] [B7] [Gmaj7]
Verse 6
She gets up and pours herself a strong one.
[C]And stares at the [Am]stars up in the sky.
[D]Another [Gmaj7]night it's gonna be a long [C]one.
She draws [F#m7/A]a shade and [C]hangs her head to cry.
Verse 7
[Gmaj7][D]She wonders [Gmaj7]how it ever got this crazy.
[C]She thinks [Am]about a boy she knew in school.
[D]Did she [Gmaj7]get tired or did she just get lazy?
[C]She's [Am]so far gone she feels [C]just like a fool.
Verse 8
[Gmaj7]My oh my you sure know how to arrange [C]things.
[Em][F#m7]You set [Am]it up so well so carefully.
[D]Ain't it funny [Gmaj7]how your new life didn't change [C]things?
You're [Am]still the same [F#m7/E]old girl [C]you used to be.
Chorus
[G]You can't hide your [C/G]lion eyes.
[G]And your [Em]smile is [D]a thin disguise.
I thought by now [Gmaj7]you'd [C]realize.
[F#m/A]There ain't [Am]no way to hide [D]your lion eyes.
Outro
[Gmaj7]There ain't [Am7]no way to hide [D]your lion eyes.
[Gmaj7]Honey [Am]you can't [D]hide your lion eyes.
[G] [D] [G] [C/G] [G]