It's a Sin to Tell a Lie — The Ink Spots
Chords and lyrics for It's a Sin to Tell a Lie by The Ink Spots (key of C).
Verse 1
This tune spent about 30 years on pop charts from various artists.
Chords
Bbdim 6-x-5-6-5-x
Intro
[C] [Bbdim] [Dm7] [G7]
Verse
[C6]Be sure it's [B7]true when you say I [Am7]love [C/G]you[D]
It's a [C6]sin to [E7]tell a [F][A7]lie[Dm]
[G7]Millions of hearts have been [Em7][C]broken
Just [D]because these [Am7]words were [Dm][G7]spoken
Verse
[C6]I love you, yes I [B7]do, I [Am7]love [C/G]you[C]
If you break my [E7]heart I'll [F]die[A7]
[Dm] So be [F]sure it's [Fm]true
When [C6]you say I [E7/B]love [A7]you
It's a [Dm]sin to [G7]tell a [C]lie
Verse
(Spoken over chords)
[C6]Be sure it's true [B7]when you say [Am7]I love you [C/G][C]honey
[C]Cause, you got sense enough to know
It's a sin to [E7]tell a [F][A7]lie[Dm]
[G7]Whole lota folks hearts done been[C] broken[A7]
Just [D]over lota foolish words been [Dm][G7]spoken
Verse
[C6]I love you, yes I [B7]do, I [Am7]love [C/G]you[C]
If you break my [E7]heart I'll [F]die[A7]
[Dm] So be [F]sure it's [Fm]true
When [C6]you say I [E7/B]love [A7]you
It's a [Dm]sin to [G7]tell a [C]lie
Outro
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