D 
    Just let me tell you how a liar will do, 
                                             A 
    he's always coming with something new, 
              D 
    he'll steal your heart with false pretence, 
                                              A          D 
    making out like he's your bosom friend. 

D                                                   A                              D 
If you don't want to get in trouble, if you don't want to get in trouble, 
D                                                              D         A      D 
if you don't want to get in trouble, better let that liar alone. 

                  D 
    When a liar takes the notion to bend the truth, 
                                                            A 
    he'll lay around his neighbors and get the news, 
              D 
    and nearly every day when you look out, 
                                                  A            D 
    you can see that liar coming to your house. 

D                                                   A                              D 
If you don't want to get in trouble, if you don't want to get in trouble, 
D                                                              D         A      D 
if you don't want to get in trouble, better let that liar alone. 

             D 
    He'll tell you such a lie, it'll surprise your mind, 
                                                A 
    he'll mix a little truth for to make it shine, 
                    D 
    when he gets his business fixed just right, 
                                           A          D 
    then that liar's going to cause a fight. 

D                                                   A                              D 
If you don't want to get in trouble, if you don't want to get in trouble, 
D                                                              D         A      D 
if you don't want to get in trouble, better let that liar alone. 

            D 
    He studies up a lie, he'll tell it so smooth, 
                                                   A 
    you'll think absolutely that it must be true, 
                   D 
    and he'll urge you out for to trace the tale, 
                                                      A      D 
    and if you don't mind you'll be put in jail. 

D                                                   A                              D 
If you don't want to get in trouble, if you don't want to get in trouble, 
D                                                              D         A      D 
if you don't want to get in trouble, better let that liar alone. 

               D 
    When everything's in perfect peace, 
                                             A 
    then comes that liar with his deceit, 
         D 
    a hypocrite liar both keeps up a fuss, 
                                                A              D 
    they're both very bad but a liar's the worse. 

D                                                   A                              D 
If you don't want to get in trouble, if you don't want to get in trouble, 
D                                                              D         A      D 
if you don't want to get in trouble, better let that liar alone.