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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Novice
Chords used in this song:
C G G7 F C/B Am Fm Dm Em
e|------3----1----1-----------------1-----1-----0-----|
B|-1----2----0----1----1------1-----1-----3-----0-----|
G|-0----0----0----2----0------2-----1-----2-----0-----|
D|-2----0----0----3----0------2-----3-----0-----2-----|
A|-3----2----2----3----2------0-----3-----------2-----|
E|------3----3----1-----------------1-----------0-----|
Chorus:
C G
Tell the truth to yourself
F G
And the rest will fall in place
C G
Tell the truth to yourself
F G G7
And the rest will fall in place
Verse 1:
C C/B Am G F Fm
I lied to the doctor
C C/B Am G F Fm
I lied to my lover
Pre-Chorus:
C C/B Am G F Fm
I wanna make amends, but where do I start?
Chorus:
C G
Tell the truth to yourself (Tell the truth)
F G
And the rest will fall in place (To your)
C G
Tell the truth to yourself (Tell the truth)
F G G7
And the rest will fall in place
Bridge:
Dm G
Ah, ah
C C/B Am
Ah, ah
Dm G
Ah, ah
Em F
Ah, ah
F G C C/B Am
Tell the truth to yourself
Dm G Em F
Tell the truth
Interlude:
Dm G C C/B Am
I can make my mother, my father, my sister, my brother
Dm G
My lover, my neighbor, my friends all happy
Em F
Give of myself whatever they ask
Dm
But without this single truth
G
It is only emptiness that I cast
C C/B Am
A happiness that will not last
Dm
But I'm not here for that
G
For what does happiness help
Em F
Without this simple truth given to thyself?
Verse 2:
C C/B Am G F Fm
I was the coward
C C/B Am G F Fm
How they strangled your heart
Pre-Chorus:
C C/B Am G F Fm
I wanna make amends, but where do I start?
Chorus:
C G
Tell the truth to yourself
F G
And the rest will fall in place
C G
Tell the truth to yourself
F G
And the rest will fall in place
C G
Tell the truth to yourself (Tell the truth)
F G
And the rest will fall in place (To your)
C G
Tell the truth to yourself (Tell the truth)
F G G7
And the rest will fall in place
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Last Updated: February 10, 2026