Sweet Lies Song Lyrics and Chords by Lefty Frizzell
Sweet Lies
Recorded Lefty Frizzell
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Written by
J.A. Ross
and
Jerry Organ
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Did she tell you that you hold her
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fate in your
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hands
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you are the
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one for her schemes and her
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plans
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she that without her
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she's telling yo
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u sweet lie
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s just like she tol
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she sighs and whispers she
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wants only you
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remember that she once
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wanted me too
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says it's like heave
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n kissing yo
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u
tenderly
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she's telling yo
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u sweet lie
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s just like she tol
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Did she say fate had planned it
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that you two should
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meet
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she knew it the
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minute you passed on the
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street
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s so easy to think that sh
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e means ever
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she's telling yo
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u sweet lie
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s the same ones
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heard
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she sighs and whispers she
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wants only you
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remember that she once
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wanted me too
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she says that without you
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world
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she's telling yo
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u sweet lie
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s just like she tol
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Sweet Lies?
- The song Sweet Lies was sang by Lefty Frizzell.
Who is Lefty Frizzell?
- William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 - July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer.He gained prominence in 1950 after two major hits, and throughout the decade was a very popular country performer.
Frizzell influenced a number of other country singers, including George Jones, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, Keith Whitley, Merle Haggard, and John Fogerty. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. After the death of Hank Williams in 1953, Frizzell released many songs that charted in the Top 10 of the Hot Country Songs charts. His success did not carry on into the 1960s, and after suffering from alcoholism, he died at age 47.
A vocalist who set the style of singing "the country way" for the generations that followed, Frizzell became one of the most successful and influential artists of country music throughout his career. He smoothed out the rough edges of a honky tonk song by sounding out syllables longer and singing longer. Because of this, his music became much more mainstream without losing its honky-tonk attitude and persona.
