My first Entry on UG.com so be easy...... Let me know if something is wrong (This is one of the few country songs i like) Cadd9- Em- D- G- x32033 x22000 xx0232 320033 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My (G) little girl met a (D) new friend (Cadd9) just the other day On the (G) playground at school (D) between the (Cadd9) tires and the swing (G) But she came (D) home with tear-filled (Cadd9) eyes When she (G) said to me "daddy (D), Alyssa (Cadd9) lies" (G) Well, I just (D) brushed it off at (Cadd9) first (G) Cause I didn't (D) know how much my (Cadd9) little girl had been hurt (G) Or the (D) things that she had (Cadd9) seen I wasn't (G) ready when I (D) said you can tell (Cadd9) me She said Alyssa (G) lies to the (D) classroom Alyssa (Cadd9) lies everyday at (D) school Alyssa (G) lies to the (D) teachers As she (Cadd9) tries to cover every (D) bruise My (G) little girl laid her (D) head down that (Cadd9) night to go to sleep As I (G) stepped out the room, I (D) heard her say a (Cadd9) prayer so soft and sweet (G) God bless (D) my mom and my (Cadd9) dad And (G) my new friend Alyssa (D), oh, I (Cadd9) know she needs you bad Because Alyssa (G) lies to the (D) classroom Alyssa (Cadd9) lies everyday at (D) school Alyssa (G) lies to the (D) teachers As she (Cadd9) tries to cover every (D) bruise (Em) I had the worst night of (Cadd9) sleep in years As I (G) tried to think of a way to calm her (D) fears (Em) I knew exactly what I (Cadd9) had to do But when we (G) got to school on Monday, I heard the (D) news My (G) little girl asked (D) me why every(Cadd9)body looked so sad The (G) lump in my throat grew (D) bigger with every (Cadd9) question that she asked (G) Until I felt the (D) tears run down my (Cadd9) face And I (G) told her that (D) Alyssa wouldn't (Cadd9) be at school today She doesn't (G) lie in the (D) classroom She doesn't (Cadd9) lie anymore at (D) school Alyssa (G) lies with (D) Jesus Because there's (Cadd9) nothing anyone would (D) do (G) Tears (D) filled my (Cadd9) eyes when my (Em) little girl (D) asked me (Cadd9) why Alyssa (G) lies (D) (Cadd9) Oh daddy, oh daddy tell me (G) why (D) (Cadd9) Alyssa lies (G)