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Give Me Some Truth by John Lennon

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My interpretation of 'Give Me Some Truth', from the album 'Imagine'.

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verse:

      F         Am       F7                Bb    C     Bb    C
d  |------------------7--------7----------------8-----10----8-----10-|
a  |--------12------7--------6---6---6-5------8-----10----8-----10---|
f# |------11------6--------6-------6--------8-----10----8-----10-----|
d  |----10-------------------------------/8----/10---/8----/10-------|
a  |--8---------7--------6-------------------------------------------|
d  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

chorus:

      Eb                                   Db
d  |------------------------------------|----------------------------|
a  |------------------------------------|--------11--------11--------|
f# |------------13------------13--------|------11--9h11--11----------|
d  |------13--13--13------13----13--13--|----11--------11------------|
a  |----13--13------13--13--13----13----|----------------------------|
d  |--13--------------13----------------|--11------------------------|
Bb                   C
d  |----------6---------|--------8-------------|
a  |--------6---6-------|------8---8-----------|
f# |------6-------6-----|----8-------8---------|
d  |----6-----------6/--|--------------8-------|
a  |--------------------|--------------8h10-8--|
d  |--6-----------------|--8-------------------|

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lead (slide guitar, played over the verse):

       F  Am F7                     Bb           C   B            C
d  |---------------------------------------------10------------------|
a  |--/15-15-15----15/17\-----------8----------------8---------------|
f# |------------15-------14/15--------8\7---8/10-------8\7---6/8--6--|
d  |---------------------------15---------8----------------8---------|
a  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d  |----------------------15-17\--------8\6------10------------------|
a  |------15-15-15--17\---------/15-----8\6--8---------8-------------|
f# |--/15--------------15-----------15--------/10---6/8---/8-/8-/8-6-|
d  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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legend:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
r = relax

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