Song:  Living A Lie
Artist:  Violent Femmes
Album: ROCK!!!!!

I'm living a lie because I can't tell the truth.
A
There's a fire in the basement,
a fire on the roof.
I'm just sitting in my chair wearing a smile.
I'm going to vanish in the air after awhile.
        E
Did did you get the news that I'm lost at sea
Hey, hey somebody's confused though it couldn't be me.
  A
I wasn't near that place.
I don't know where it was.
She didn't see my face.
You know its true because
D
I know wise things.
I know about these things.
A                E
I know why it is caged,
                        A
so I don't know why I'm enraged.

A
I'm lying about my birth and I'm lying about my death.
For all I'm worth, I lie with every breath.
Lying homes are built on my crying habitations.
Here's the milk that I spilt,
my undying lamitations
D
I know about these things, I know about these things
A                E
I know why it is caged,
                        A
so I don't know why I'm enraged.

Bass/Guitar Solo:

A                        E
Always the bride's maid, never the bride.
D                          A
Look what my bride's made, out of my life.
A                        E
Always the bride's maid, never the bride.
D                            A
Look what your bride's made, you shook my life.
A                        E
Always the bride's maid, never the bride.
D                                         A
Look what your bride's made, and you know, you shouldn't have lied.