Tom: G
G C
Tell 'em all I'm on vacation
G C
Say I went to visit friends
G C
That you ain't heard or seen from me in quite a while
G C
When they ask you where I've been
D Em D
Tell 'em I'm out on the west coast where it don't ever rain
C
And that I'm probably doin' fine
[Chorus]
C G D
Just don't tell 'em I've gone crazy
C G D
I'm still strung out over you
C Em D C
Tell 'em anything you want to, just don't tell 'em all the truth
Am D
Yeah, don't tell 'em all the truth
[Verse 2]
G C
Tell 'em all I'm out in Vegas
G C
Blowin' every dollar I ever made
G C
Tell 'em that I must be into something bad for me, 'cause
G C
I sure lost a lot of weight
D Em D
Tell 'em I'm out on the road with some old rock and roll band
C
livin' like a gypsy can
[Chorus]
C G D
Just don't tell 'em I've gone crazy
C G D
I'm still strung out over you
C Em D C
Tell 'em anything you want to, just don't tell 'em all the truth
Am D
Yeah, don't tell 'em all the truth
[Bridge]
C G D C
The truth is that I'm askin' you to lie, and we both know that it ain't right
C Em D C
If you ever loved me please, have some mercy on me
[Instrumental]
G D C G
[Chorus]
C Em D C
Tell 'em anything you want to, just don't tell 'em all the truth
Am D
Yeah, don't tell 'em all the truth
G C
I still need you
C G C
Yeah, that's the truth
G C
I still love you
C G C G
Baby, that's the truth
