Its A Sin To Tell A Lie

Billie Holiday

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners15 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G#dimDiagram coming soon

Am7

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Em7

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
Introdução: G G#dim Am7 D7 G 
 
D7 D5+  Am7   G            D7/13- Cdim G6    
Be sure it's true when you say  I  love you 
D7     G      B7  Cdim  C   E7  Am7 
It's a sin to tell  a  lie 
D7          Am7    D7      F#7  G 
Millions of  hearts have been broken 
A7      Em7        A7    Em7  Am7  Cdim D7 
Just because these words were spoken 
D7/13-   G         D7/13-  Cdim  G6 G 
I love you, yes I do,     I   love you 
D7     G         B7  Cdim   C   E7  Am7 
If you break my heart I'll die  
D7     C   C/B  Am7  Cm        G  Bm5-/7    E7 
So be sure it's true when you say   I love you 
Cdim   A7 Cdim D7  Cdim  G 
It's a sin to tell   a  lie 
 
Interlude: D7 D5+ Am7 G D7/13- Cdim G6 D7 G B7 D7 Am7 D7 F#7 G A7 Em7 A7 Em7 Am7 Cdim D7 D7/13- G D7/13- Cdim  
              G6 G D7 G B7 Cdim C E7 Am7 D7 C C/B Am7 Cm G Bm5-/7 E7 Cdim A7 Cdim D7 Cdim G 
D7/13-   G         D7/13-  Cdim  G6    G 
I love you, yes I do,     I   love you 
D7     G         B7  Cdim   C   E7  Am7 
If you break my heart I'll die  
D7     C   C/B  Am7  Cm        G  Bm5-/7    E7 
So be sure it's true when you say   I love you 
Cdim   A7 Cdim D7  Cdim  G 
It's a sin to tell   a  lie

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Chord set

G · G#dim · Am7 · D7 · D5 · Cdim · G6 · B7 · C · E7 · F#7 · A7 · Em7 · B · Cm

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.