Tammy Wynette - Cheatin Is

cheatin’ is

B
cheatin’ is a thing that starts when you bring two lonely people
E
face to face with a brand new kiss
F#
she blames him , he blames her
B
but neither one is ever quite sure which way it really is
E
and all of the time in the back of their minds ,
B
they know they’re gonna have to lie about where they’ve been
cheatin’ is a thing that’ll take a little ring
F# B
and breaks it into pieces that’ll never go together again

cheatin’ is the part of loving that starts
when true love isn’t what lovers are looking for
a stranger here , a stranger there
then you turn around and swear that you’ll never go back for more
and lying at night , when you’re holding him tight ,
is something that a cheater’s heart just has to learn
cheatin’ is a thing that’s guaranteed
to bring two unhappy people to the point of no return

the worst of cheatin’ is the sad little kids hanging in the middle
while mommy and Daddy choose
cheatin’ is a game where nobody wins
and the ones that aren’t big enough to play are the ones who lose

by : jose duarte
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