Chorus: 
C             G    C 
Lyin' in his arms again 
F                          C 
Sayin' things that I don't mean 
                  G    Am 
Makin' love while I pretend 
D                            G 
You're the one who's holdin' me 
C               G         C 
How it hurts to think I'd lie 
       F                           C 
To the one who thinks the world of me 
     F 
So tonight I'll let him hold me 
    C               F 
And tell him I love him 
C            G    C 
Lyin' in his arms again 
 
 
 
            Dm                  G 
My heart is aching, filled with pain 
        C 
'Cause tonight I meant to tell him 
      F           G 
But I put it off again 
           Dm               G 
Oh I don't mean to hurt his pride 
       F             Eb 
'Cause he has always been to me 
  D#        Dm 
A lover & a friend to me 
   F                               G 
Oh I just couldn't bear to see him cry, but I'm... 
 
Chorus 
 
It won't be long now till I tell the truth 
I'm gonna get my courage up & tell him about you 
This ring I'm wearin', it fits so tight 
Oh you know it's chokin' me 
I wish that it would set me free 
Or I'll have to play pretend again tonight 
 
Chorus