Secrets chords by Israel Houghton

Chords:
F C Am G A Cm Em E

Verse 1:

         F       C
We lie to our lovers

    Am   G
We lie to our friends

             F   C        G
Painting our pictures and playing pretend

            F C      Am       G
We keep our se-crets all to ourselves

A          F   C        G           C
Stand at a distance, so no one can tell

Chorus 1:

    F       C      Am   F      G
And nobody knows us and nobody will

       C        F  C         Am         G
We all keep pretending we're better but still

C           F  C       Am     G
We keep our secrets to cover our shame

C           F    C           G      C
You see the darkness and You love us the same

Instrumental:
F    G
C F C

Verse 2:

                  F  C
We run from our troubles

    Am          G
We run from our pain

           F     C
Gather the dirt, oh, and sweep it away

          F   C   Am            G
We put our mask on, pretending by fame

              F      G                C  A
And carry our secrets with us to the gra---ve

Chorus 2:

       F      C         Am G
And nobody knows us and nobody will

   C            F C           Am     G
We all keep preten-ding we're better but still

C           F          Am     G
We keep our secrets to cover our shame

C       F   C                G            C
You see the darkness and You love us the same

Instrumental:
F   G (x2)
C

Verse 3:

            F    C
We hide our weakness

 F           G
We hide our sin

C
We feel the guilt but keep it all in

                      F         C
We are just children, small and afraid

      C
Your truth will unmask us and love us the same

Chorus 3:

            F    C      Am     G
And nobody knows us and nobody will

   C            F C           Am     G
We all keep preten-ding we're better but still

F                 Am   G           G
We keep our secrets to cover our shame

C           F    C           G       C
You see the darkness and You love us the same

Ending:

C           F    C           G            Am
You see the darkness and You love us the same

    C   F        C                 G Am
You see the darkness and You love us the same

Instrumental:
F    C
F Cm   Am G
F  Cm  G C
F C  Am G
F C (x2)
Am G
Em F C  E Am
C F   E Am

Outro:
G  F
C