Lyin' Eyes Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Rodriguez
Lyin' Eyes
Recorded by Johnny Rodriguez
Written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey
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City girls just seem to find out
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early
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How to open doors with just a
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smile
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rich old man and she won't have to
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worry
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dress up all in
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lace and go in
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style
Late at night a big old house gets
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lonely
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guess every form of refuge has its
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price
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it breaks her heart to think her love is
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only
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to a man with
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hands as cold as
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ice
So she tells him she must go out for the
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evening
To
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comfort an old friend who's feeling
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down
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he knows where she's goin' as she's
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leavin'
She is
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heading for the
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cheatin' side of
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town
You can't hide
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your lyin'
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eyes
And your
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smile
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is a thin dis
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guise
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I thought by
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now you'd rea
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liz
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There
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ain't no way to
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hide your lying
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eyes
On the other side of town a boy is
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waiting
With
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fiery eyes and dreams no one could
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steal
She
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drives on through the night antici
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pating
Cause he
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makes her feel the
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way she used to
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feel
She gets up and pours herself a
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small
one
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stares out at the stars up in the
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sky
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other night it's gonna be a
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long
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fought the day and
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hangs her head and
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cries
You wonder how it ever got this
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crazy
She
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thinks about a boy she knew in
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school
Did
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she get tired or did she just get
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lazy
She's
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so far gone she
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feels just like a
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fool
Repeat #4
My oh my you sure know how to a
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rrange
things
You
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set it up so well so careful
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ly
Ain't it
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funny how your new life did not
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change
things
You're
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still the same old
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girl you used to
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be
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Honey you cant
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hide your lyin
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eyes
FAQ
Who sang the the song Lyin' Eyes?
- The song Lyin' Eyes was sang by Johnny Rodriguez.
Who is Johnny Rodriguez?
- Juan Raoul Davis "Johnny" Rodriguez (born December 10, 1951) is an American country music singer. He is a Tejano and Texas country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish.
In the 1970s and 1980s, he was one of country music's most successful male artists, recording a string of hit songs, such as "You Always Come Back to Hurting Me," "Desperado," "Down on the Rio Grande" and "Foolin'." He has recorded six No. 1 country hits in his career.