Tell The Truth chords by The Avett Brothers

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Chords used in this song:

  C majorC  G+G  G7G7  FF  C/BC/B  A minorAm  F minorFm  DmDm  E minorEm
e|------3----1----1-----------------1-----1-----0-----|
BB|-1----2----0----1----1------1-----1-----3-----0-----|
G+G|-0----0----0----2----0------2-----1-----2-----0-----|
D MajorD|-2----0----0----3----0------2-----3-----0-----2-----|
A augmentedA|-3----2----2----3----2------0-----3-----------2-----|
E MajorE|------3----3----1-----------------1-----------0-----|


Chorus:

C majorC              G+G
Tell the truth to yourself
    FF         G+G
And the rest will fall in place
C majorC              G+G
Tell the truth to yourself
FF             G+G   G7G7
And the rest will fall in place

Verse 1:

C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm G+G      FF    F minorFm
I     lied to the doctor
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm G+G     FF   F minorFm
I     lied to my lover


Pre-Chorus:

C majorC    C/BC/B A minorAm     G+G     FF    F minorFm
I wanna make amends, but where do I start?


Chorus:

C majorC         G+G
Tell the truth to yourself (Tell the truth)
FF             G+G
And the rest will fall in place (To your)
C majorC         G+G
Tell the truth to yourself (Tell the truth)
FF             G+G   G7G7
And the rest will fall in place

Bridge:

DmDm  G+G
Ah, ah
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
Ah,  ah
DmDm  G+G
Ah, ah
E minorEm FF
Ah, ah
FF  G+G  C majorC   C/BC/B A minorAm
Tell the truth to  yourself
DmDm  G+G  E minorEm FF
Tell the truth


Interlude:

DmDm       G+G     C majorC     C/BC/B    A minorAm
I can make my mother, my father, my sister, my brother
       DmDm         G+G
My lover, my neighbor, my friends all happy
E minorEm                FF
Give of myself whatever they ask
               DmDm
But without this single truth
              G+G
It is only emptiness that I cast
 C majorC               C/BC/B A minorAm
A augmentedA happiness that will not last
             DmDm
But I'm not here for that
               G+G
For what does happiness help
             E minorEm        FF
Without this simple truth given to thyself?


Verse 2:

C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm G+G    FF    F minorFm
I     was the coward
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm   G+G       FF   F minorFm
How   they strangled your heart


Pre-Chorus:

C majorC    C/BC/B A minorAm     G+G     FF    F minorFm
I wanna make amends, but where do I start?


Chorus:

C majorC              G+G
Tell the truth to yourself
    FF         G+G
And the rest will fall in place
C majorC              G+G
Tell the truth to yourself
    FF         G+G
And the rest will fall in place
C majorC              G+G
Tell the truth to yourself (Tell the truth)
    FF         G+G
And the rest will fall in place (To your)
C majorC              G+G
Tell the truth to yourself (Tell the truth)
    FF         G+G   G7G7
And the rest will fall in place