Country, Folk

I Never Lie Chords

Zach Bryan Beginner Key of G 4 Chords 3 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A reflective and raw song by Zach Bryan about honesty and self-awareness. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still using these G-position chords.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

I never lie when I’m leavin’

C G

I never lie when I’m gone

D Em

I never lie when I’m drinkin’

C G

But I lie all the time when I’m home

G

I never lie to my mother

C G

I never lie to my friends

D Em

I never lie to the strangers

C G

I meet at the bar on the weekend

Chorus

C G

But I lie to myself about you

D Em

And I lie to myself about me

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m sober

D Em

And I lie to myself when I’m clean

C G

And I lie to myself in the morning

D Em

And I lie to myself in the night

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m thinkin’

D G

That I’m ever gonna get this thing right

Verse 2

G

I never lie on the highway

C G

With the pedal down pushed to the floor

D Em

I never lie to the darkness

C G

That creeps underneath my door

G

I never lie to the waitress

C G

When she asks how my day’s been today

D Em

I never lie to the preacher

C G

When I ain’t got a word left to say

Chorus

C G

But I lie to myself about you

D Em

And I lie to myself about me

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m sober

D Em

And I lie to myself when I’m clean

C G

And I lie to myself in the morning

D Em

And I lie to myself in the night

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m thinkin’

D G

That I’m ever gonna get this thing right

Bridge

Em C G

And I know the truth like the back of my hand

D Em

That I ain’t a good man

C G

But I’m tryin’ the best that I can

D Em

With the cards that I’ve been dealt

C G

And the hand that I feel

D G

Is the one that I’m holdin’ tonight

Chorus

C G

But I lie to myself about you

D Em

And I lie to myself about me

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m sober

D Em

And I lie to myself when I’m clean

C G

And I lie to myself in the morning

D Em

And I lie to myself in the night

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m thinkin’

D G

That I’m ever gonna get this thing right

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D, Em is the core of this song. Practice switching between G and C smoothly, as it’s the most common transition.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A reflective and raw song by Zach Bryan about honesty and self-awareness. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still using these G-position chords.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

I never lie when I’m leavin’

C G

I never lie when I’m gone

D Em

I never lie when I’m drinkin’

C G

But I lie all the time when I’m home

G

I never lie to my mother

C G

I never lie to my friends

D Em

I never lie to the strangers

C G

I meet at the bar on the weekend

Chorus

C G

But I lie to myself about you

D Em

And I lie to myself about me

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m sober

D Em

And I lie to myself when I’m clean

C G

And I lie to myself in the morning

D Em

And I lie to myself in the night

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m thinkin’

D G

That I’m ever gonna get this thing right

Verse 2

G

I never lie on the highway

C G

With the pedal down pushed to the floor

D Em

I never lie to the darkness

C G

That creeps underneath my door

G

I never lie to the waitress

C G

When she asks how my day’s been today

D Em

I never lie to the preacher

C G

When I ain’t got a word left to say

Chorus

C G

But I lie to myself about you

D Em

And I lie to myself about me

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m sober

D Em

And I lie to myself when I’m clean

C G

And I lie to myself in the morning

D Em

And I lie to myself in the night

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m thinkin’

D G

That I’m ever gonna get this thing right

Bridge

Em C G

And I know the truth like the back of my hand

D Em

That I ain’t a good man

C G

But I’m tryin’ the best that I can

D Em

With the cards that I’ve been dealt

C G

And the hand that I feel

D G

Is the one that I’m holdin’ tonight

Chorus

C G

But I lie to myself about you

D Em

And I lie to myself about me

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m sober

D Em

And I lie to myself when I’m clean

C G

And I lie to myself in the morning

D Em

And I lie to myself in the night

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m thinkin’

D G

That I’m ever gonna get this thing right

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D, Em is the core of this song. Practice switching between G and C smoothly, as it’s the most common transition.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A reflective and raw song by Zach Bryan about honesty and self-awareness. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still using these G-position chords.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

I never lie when I’m leavin’

C G

I never lie when I’m gone

D Em

I never lie when I’m drinkin’

C G

But I lie all the time when I’m home

G

I never lie to my mother

C G

I never lie to my friends

D Em

I never lie to the strangers

C G

I meet at the bar on the weekend

Chorus

C G

But I lie to myself about you

D Em

And I lie to myself about me

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m sober

D Em

And I lie to myself when I’m clean

C G

And I lie to myself in the morning

D Em

And I lie to myself in the night

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m thinkin’

D G

That I’m ever gonna get this thing right

Verse 2

G

I never lie on the highway

C G

With the pedal down pushed to the floor

D Em

I never lie to the darkness

C G

That creeps underneath my door

G

I never lie to the waitress

C G

When she asks how my day’s been today

D Em

I never lie to the preacher

C G

When I ain’t got a word left to say

Chorus

C G

But I lie to myself about you

D Em

And I lie to myself about me

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m sober

D Em

And I lie to myself when I’m clean

C G

And I lie to myself in the morning

D Em

And I lie to myself in the night

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m thinkin’

D G

That I’m ever gonna get this thing right

Bridge

Em C G

And I know the truth like the back of my hand

D Em

That I ain’t a good man

C G

But I’m tryin’ the best that I can

D Em

With the cards that I’ve been dealt

C G

And the hand that I feel

D G

Is the one that I’m holdin’ tonight

Chorus

C G

But I lie to myself about you

D Em

And I lie to myself about me

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m sober

D Em

And I lie to myself when I’m clean

C G

And I lie to myself in the morning

D Em

And I lie to myself in the night

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m thinkin’

D G

That I’m ever gonna get this thing right

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D, Em is the core of this song. Practice switching between G and C smoothly, as it’s the most common transition.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A reflective and raw song by Zach Bryan about honesty and self-awareness. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still using these G-position chords.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

I never lie when I’m leavin’

C G

I never lie when I’m gone

D Em

I never lie when I’m drinkin’

C G

But I lie all the time when I’m home

G

I never lie to my mother

C G

I never lie to my friends

D Em

I never lie to the strangers

C G

I meet at the bar on the weekend

Chorus

C G

But I lie to myself about you

D Em

And I lie to myself about me

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m sober

D Em

And I lie to myself when I’m clean

C G

And I lie to myself in the morning

D Em

And I lie to myself in the night

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m thinkin’

D G

That I’m ever gonna get this thing right

Verse 2

G

I never lie on the highway

C G

With the pedal down pushed to the floor

D Em

I never lie to the darkness

C G

That creeps underneath my door

G

I never lie to the waitress

C G

When she asks how my day’s been today

D Em

I never lie to the preacher

C G

When I ain’t got a word left to say

Chorus

C G

But I lie to myself about you

D Em

And I lie to myself about me

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m sober

D Em

And I lie to myself when I’m clean

C G

And I lie to myself in the morning

D Em

And I lie to myself in the night

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m thinkin’

D G

That I’m ever gonna get this thing right

Bridge

Em C G

And I know the truth like the back of my hand

D Em

That I ain’t a good man

C G

But I’m tryin’ the best that I can

D Em

With the cards that I’ve been dealt

C G

And the hand that I feel

D G

Is the one that I’m holdin’ tonight

Chorus

C G

But I lie to myself about you

D Em

And I lie to myself about me

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m sober

D Em

And I lie to myself when I’m clean

C G

And I lie to myself in the morning

D Em

And I lie to myself in the night

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m thinkin’

D G

That I’m ever gonna get this thing right

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D, Em is the core of this song. Practice switching between G and C smoothly, as it’s the most common transition.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A reflective and raw song by Zach Bryan about honesty and self-awareness. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still using these G-position chords.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

I never lie when I’m leavin’

C G

I never lie when I’m gone

D Em

I never lie when I’m drinkin’

C G

But I lie all the time when I’m home

G

I never lie to my mother

C G

I never lie to my friends

D Em

I never lie to the strangers

C G

I meet at the bar on the weekend

Chorus

C G

But I lie to myself about you

D Em

And I lie to myself about me

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m sober

D Em

And I lie to myself when I’m clean

C G

And I lie to myself in the morning

D Em

And I lie to myself in the night

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m thinkin’

D G

That I’m ever gonna get this thing right

Verse 2

G

I never lie on the highway

C G

With the pedal down pushed to the floor

D Em

I never lie to the darkness

C G

That creeps underneath my door

G

I never lie to the waitress

C G

When she asks how my day’s been today

D Em

I never lie to the preacher

C G

When I ain’t got a word left to say

Chorus

C G

But I lie to myself about you

D Em

And I lie to myself about me

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m sober

D Em

And I lie to myself when I’m clean

C G

And I lie to myself in the morning

D Em

And I lie to myself in the night

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m thinkin’

D G

That I’m ever gonna get this thing right

Bridge

Em C G

And I know the truth like the back of my hand

D Em

That I ain’t a good man

C G

But I’m tryin’ the best that I can

D Em

With the cards that I’ve been dealt

C G

And the hand that I feel

D G

Is the one that I’m holdin’ tonight

Chorus

C G

But I lie to myself about you

D Em

And I lie to myself about me

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m sober

D Em

And I lie to myself when I’m clean

C G

And I lie to myself in the morning

D Em

And I lie to myself in the night

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m thinkin’

D G

That I’m ever gonna get this thing right

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D, Em is the core of this song. Practice switching between G and C smoothly, as it’s the most common transition.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A reflective and raw song by Zach Bryan about honesty and self-awareness. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still using these G-position chords.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G

I never lie when I’m leavin’

C G

I never lie when I’m gone

D Em

I never lie when I’m drinkin’

C G

But I lie all the time when I’m home

G

I never lie to my mother

C G

I never lie to my friends

D Em

I never lie to the strangers

C G

I meet at the bar on the weekend

Chorus

C G

But I lie to myself about you

D Em

And I lie to myself about me

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m sober

D Em

And I lie to myself when I’m clean

C G

And I lie to myself in the morning

D Em

And I lie to myself in the night

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m thinkin’

D G

That I’m ever gonna get this thing right

Verse 2

G

I never lie on the highway

C G

With the pedal down pushed to the floor

D Em

I never lie to the darkness

C G

That creeps underneath my door

G

I never lie to the waitress

C G

When she asks how my day’s been today

D Em

I never lie to the preacher

C G

When I ain’t got a word left to say

Chorus

C G

But I lie to myself about you

D Em

And I lie to myself about me

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m sober

D Em

And I lie to myself when I’m clean

C G

And I lie to myself in the morning

D Em

And I lie to myself in the night

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m thinkin’

D G

That I’m ever gonna get this thing right

Bridge

Em C G

And I know the truth like the back of my hand

D Em

That I ain’t a good man

C G

But I’m tryin’ the best that I can

D Em

With the cards that I’ve been dealt

C G

And the hand that I feel

D G

Is the one that I’m holdin’ tonight

Chorus

C G

But I lie to myself about you

D Em

And I lie to myself about me

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m sober

D Em

And I lie to myself when I’m clean

C G

And I lie to myself in the morning

D Em

And I lie to myself in the night

C G

And I lie to myself when I’m thinkin’

D G

That I’m ever gonna get this thing right

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D, Em is the core of this song. Practice switching between G and C smoothly, as it’s the most common transition.