D      G        A    D     G


[Verse 1]
D                 A G
Baby's on the backstreets
G                  A D
with an hourglass in her hand
D                    A  G
And they trade their allegiance
G                    A D
for a place to make a stand...
D               A
And she might lose perspective
G                      D
But she'll never lose control
 Em                             A
She's just not like that     no, not at all...


[Verse 2]
D                            A G
She's studied with the wise men
G                         A  D
and she's run with all the fools
D                     A G
She brings 'em on so slowly
G                             A   D
till she's sure they know the rules...
D                            A   G
And then she leaves 'em bleeding
G                                 D
with their hearts nailed to her door
Em                    A
and they just lie there crying...




[Chorus 1]
G               A      D
Beautiful lies, you could live in
G                     A
All the memories
F#m                                D
that sail on through the night...
G                     A
And oh, they need her
F#                   Bm   A
So they'll just close their eyes
                     G
while she makes them believe all her
G       D      G
Beautiful Lies..


[Bridge]

A       D       G

A      Bm         A      D
Maybe, someday, somehow, someway
Em              D
Someone will show her
G                     A
what the pain is like...
G                    A
And oh, they need her
F#               Bm      A
But they'll just close their eyes
A         G
While she makes them believe all her
D                 G
Beautiful Lies...

[Verse 3]

D                     A G
Backlit in the doorway
G                    A   D
Standing naked in the light
D                   A    G
She calls my name out softly—
G                            A    D
says, "Michael, everything's all right"
D                      A    G
She tells me that she loves me
G              D                Em
'cause that's what I want to hear
Em                                       A
Then she's gone before the morning  She just disappears...
A
And all I'm left with are...


[Chorus 2]

G               A      D
Beautiful lies, you could live in
G            A
All the memories
F#m                   D
that sail on through the night...
G           A
And oh, I need her
F#       Bm       A
SoI just close their eyes
          G
while she makes me believe all her
G      D        G  A G
Beautiful Lies...
G      D       G  A D
Beautiful Lies..
G      D       G  A D
Beautiful  lies