Well, I talked to my brother just the other day
Said he saw her with some guy out on the interstate
In a Chevrolet
And he ain´t the kind to go and make some story up

So it must´ve been a girl that looked just like she does
In that truck

She said she´s in Mexico with a few of her girlfriends
And then they headed up to Dallas for a long weekend
The last time that I talked to her said she just needed time
So tonight, I´m getting by, with three chords and a lie

A couple buddies said they saw her hanging on someone´s arm
Next town over, they weren´t sober
And it´s always dark in that smoky bar
I´d sure like to meet this girl that looks like mine

But until I do, all the rest of you
Can let the rumors fly, yeah, I´ll be fine

She said she´s in Mexico with a few of her girlfriends
And then they headed up to Dallas for a long weekend
The last time that I talked to her said she just needed time
So tonight, I´m getting by, with three chords and a lie
With three chords and a lie

Picking up this old six-string
Playing it straight from the heart
And if everybody knows the truth but me
I still wanna believe that

She´s just in Mexico with a few of her girlfriends
And then they headed up to Dallas for a long weekend
The last time that I talked to her said she just needed time
So tonight, I´m getting by, with three chords and a lie
Three chords and a lie, mmh