Play along at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLE3f0kWjoM
This tune spent about 30 years on pop charts from various artists.
[Chords]
A7 5-x-5-6-5-x
Am7 5-x-5-5-5-x
B7 7-x-7-8-7-x
Bbdim 6-x-5-6-5-x
C x-3-5-5-5-3
C/G 3-3-5-5-5-3
C6 8-x-7-9-8-x
D x-5-7-7-7-5
Fm x-8-10-10-9-8
Dm x-5-7-7-6-5
Dm7 5-x-3-5-3-x
E7 x-7-6-7-5-x
Em7 7-x-5-7-5-x
F x-8-7-5-6-5
G7 3-x-3-4-3-x
Intro
[C] [Bbdim] [Dm7] [G7]
E|------------------------------------|
B|--------5-----------5--------6--8---|
G|--------5-----------3--------5--10--|
D|-----5-----------5--5-----7--7--9---|
A|--3--------3--4-----4--5-----5--10--|
E|------------------------------------|
Verse
[C6] [B7] [Am7] [C/G] [D]
Be sure it's true when you say I love you
[C6] [E7] [F] [A7] [Dm]
It's a sin to tell a lie
[G7] [Em7] [C]
Millions of hearts have been broken
[D] [Am7] [Dm] [G7]
Just because these words were spoken
Verse
[C6] [B7] [Am7] [C/G] [C]
I love you, yes I do, I love you
[E7] [F] [A7]
If you break my heart I'll die
[Dm] [F] [Fm]
So be sure it's true
[C6] [E7/B] [A7]
When you say I love you
[Dm] [G7] [C]
It's a sin to tell a lie
Verse
(Spoken over chords)
[C6] [B7] [Am7] [C/G] [C]
Be sure it's true when you say I love you honey
[C]
Cause, you got sense enough to know
[E7] [F] [A7] [Dm]
It's a sin to tell a lie
[G7] [C] [A7]
Whole lota folks hearts done been broken
[D] [Dm] [G7]
Just over lota foolish words been spoken
Verse
[C6] [B7] [Am7] [C/G] [C]
I love you, yes I do, I love you
[E7] [F] [A7]
If you break my heart I'll die
[Dm] [F] [Fm]
So be sure it's true
[C6] [E7/B] [A7]
When you say I love you
[Dm] [G7] [C]
It's a sin to tell a lie
Outro
e|--------------------3--|
B|-----------------8--3--|
G|--------------9-----2--|
D|-----------7--------2--|
A|--3--0--------------3--|
E|--------8-----------3--|
