How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life?

by Alan Jay Lerner
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(Bb)How could you be lieve me when I said I love you when you (Gm7)know I’ve (C7)been a (Gm7)li ar (C7)all my life?

I’ve (F7)had that (Bdim7)rep u (F7)t tion since I was (Bdim7)a (F9)youth.

You (Bb)must have been in (D7)sane to (G7)think I’d (C7)tell you the (F9)truth.

(Bb)How could you be lieve me when I said we’d mar ry when you (Gm7)know I’d (C7)rath er (Gm7)hang than (C7)have a wife?

I (Bb)know I said

I’d (Am7)make you (D7)mine,

but (Gm)who would know that you would go for (Dm)that (A7)old (F7)line.

(Bb)How could you be lieve me when I (Gm7)said I (C7)love you, when you (Bb)know I’ve been a li ar,

(Gb9)noth ing but a li ar,

all my (C9)dog gone (F7)cheat in’

(Bb)life?

You (Eb)said you would (Bb7)love me long,

and nev er would (Bbm7)do me wrong.

And (Ab)faith ful you’d al ways be,

oh, (Eb)ba by, you must be (C7)loon y to trust a (Fm7)low er than low two (Bb7)tim er like me.

You (Eb)said I’d have (Bb7)ev ’ry thing,

a beau ti ful (Bbm7)dia mond ring,

a (Ab)bun ga low by the sea.

You’re (Eb)real ly na ive to (C7)ev er be lieve a (Fm7)full of bal lo ney (Bb7)phon ey like me.

(F7)Say!

(C7)no

good,

(Cm7)good for (Cm7)noth (F7)in’ (Bb)life.

How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life? — Classic Piano Sheet Music

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Read "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life?" by Alan Jay Lerner in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of Eb. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 114 BPM.

Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.

About “How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life?

Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life?"?
Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature Eb. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
What key is "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life?" by Alan Jay Lerner played in?
How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life? is arranged in the key of Eb on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
What's the tempo (BPM) of "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life?"?
The arrangement plays at 114 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
Is "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life?" easy to play on piano?
Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
Can I download sheet music for "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life?"?
Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
Who composed "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life?"?
"How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life?" was originally performed by Alan Jay Lerner. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
What chords are used in "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life?"?
This arrangement uses 24 chords: A7, Ab, Abm, Am7, Bb, Bb7, Bbm7, Bdim7, +16 more.
Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
Yes — "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life?" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature Eb, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
Yes — slow the tempo from 114 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
Why can I click a note in the score?
Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.

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