Truth N Time Chords by Al Green

Tempo:
103.95 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

C#m

Bm

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Al Green Truth N Time chords
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Only the truth [G#] can make, [C#m] only the truth will [E] love me.
[D#m] Only the truth [G#] can smile on your face.
[C#] Only love [E] can take your place.
[B] [D#] How do you read it?
[E] Only truth [C#] can save one from grief.
And I [Bm] say, how [A] I need it [C#m] every time.
[E] Only the truth can find me.
[Bm] How [A] I need it [C#m] all the time.
[E] I find it in my [D#m] heart.
Only the truth [G#] can let you go.
[C#m] Only the truth [E] will love me so.
[D#m] Only the truth [G#] can make you see.
[C#m] Tell me the truth if you [E] love me.
And I say, [B] how I [D#] need it every time.
[E] And I say, time to [A] live our slave by grace.
And I [Bm] say, time, [A]
all [C#m] we need is time.
[E] Time, time, [Bm] time, time, [A] time, all [C#m] we need is time.
[E] Oh, one of these old days, [D#m] bless that.
[G#]
[C#m] [E]
[D#m] [G#]
[C#m] [E]
[B] Time, [D#] oh, can you please.
[E] Time, all that we [A] have, it was [Bm] slave by grace.
Time, [A] all we [C#m] need is time.
[E]
Time, [Bm] [A]
all we [C#m] need is time.
[E] Time,
[Bm] [A]
all we [C#m] need is time.
[E]
[Bm] [A] Time, all we [C#m] need is time.
[B]
[Bm] Time, [A]
time, [C#m] time, time, [E] time,
[Bm] all [A]
we [C#m] need is time.
[E]
[Bm] Time, [A] all [C#m] [E] we need [Bm] is [A] time.
[C#m] [E] Time, all we need is time.
[Bm] Time, [A]
[C#m] [E]
[Bm] all we need is time.
Time, time, [G#] all we need is time.
[D]
[E] [D]
[Em] Woo.
If I wait here, then I thank God.
Oh, [A] if I wait here, [A]
then [Em] I thank God.
So I, I'm hoping [B] that you're in that [A] bed.
I'm putting my mask [E] on the real side.
Woo.
I'm going to see what I can [Em] see.
There's a [F#m] man, [A] and he's ready to pay.
See what I can [Em] be.
Woo.
[E] [B] I'm going to cross through your heart and let it [A] rip
and open what you [C#] see.
Woo.
Woo.
[G] [A] Woo.
[E]
[G] [A]
[E]
[A]
I've been wondering [E] what [Em] to do.
I've been singing.
I've been singing.
I've been waiting for my ride up the mountain.
I've been [E] singing.
I've been waiting [A]
for [Em] my ride up the mountain.
I've been singing.
I've been [B] singing.
[A] I've been singing.
I've been singing.
[E]
[Em] I've been singing.
I've been singing.
I've been singing.
I've been singing. Woo.
[A] [Em] [B] I've left Memphis, they seem like a dream to me.
[A] [Em]
[B] [D] [B]
[G] [Em] [B]
[Em] [Em]
[B]
[E]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
C#m
13421114
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
C#m
13421114
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Al Green - Truth N Time chords, practice playing A, C#m, E, Bm, A and E in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 52 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 104. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Only the truth [G#] can make, _ _ [C#m] _ only the truth will [E] love me.
_ _ [D#m] _ Only the truth [G#] can smile on your face.
_ [C#] _ Only love [E] can take your place.
[B] _ _ _ [D#] How do you read it?
_ [E] _ Only truth [C#] can save one from grief.
And I [Bm] say, how _ _ [A] I need it [C#m] every time.
_ _ [E] Only the truth can find me.
[Bm] How _ _ _ [A] I need it [C#m] all the time.
_ _ [E] I find it in my [D#m] heart.
Only the truth [G#] can let you go.
_ [C#m] _ Only the truth [E] will love me so.
_ [D#m] _ Only the truth [G#] can make you see.
[C#m] _ Tell me the truth if you [E] love me.
And I say, [B] how _ I [D#] need it every time.
[E] And I say, time to [A] live our slave by grace.
And I [Bm] say, time, _ _ [A] _ _
all [C#m] we need is time.
_ _ [E] Time, time, [Bm] time, _ time, [A] time, all [C#m] we need is time.
_ [E] Oh, one of these old days, [D#m] bless that.
_ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] Time, _ [D#] oh, can you please.
[E] Time, all that we [A] have, it was [Bm] slave by grace.
Time, _ _ _ [A] all we [C#m] need is time.
_ _ [E] _
Time, _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
all we [C#m] need is time.
_ [E] Time, _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
all we [C#m] need is time.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] Time, _ all we [C#m] need is time.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ Time, _ [A] _ _
time, [C#m] time, time, [E] time, _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ all [A] _ _
we [C#m] need is time.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] Time, _ _ _ [A] all _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] we need _ _ [Bm] _ _ is [A] time. _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] Time, all we need is time.
[Bm] _ Time, _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ all we need is time.
Time, time, _ [G#] all we need is time.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] Woo. _ _ _ _ _
_ If I wait here, _ _ _ then I thank God.
_ _ Oh, _ [A] if I wait here, _ [A] _ _
then [Em] I thank God.
So I, I'm hoping [B] that you're in that [A] bed.
I'm putting my mask [E] on the real side.
_ Woo. _
I'm going to _ _ _ see _ _ what I can [Em] see. _ _
There's a [F#m] man, [A] and he's ready to pay.
See what I can [Em] be.
Woo.
_ _ [E] [B] I'm going to cross through your heart and let it [A] rip
and open what you [C#] see.
Woo.
Woo.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] Woo.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
I've been wondering [E] what [Em] to do.
I've been singing.
I've been singing.
I've been waiting for _ _ my ride up _ _ the mountain.
I've been [E] singing.
I've been waiting [A] _ _
for [Em] my ride up the mountain. _ _
I've been singing.
I've been [B] singing. _ _ _
_ [A] I've been singing.
I've been singing.
[E] _ _ _
[Em] I've been singing.
I've been singing.
I've been singing.
I've been singing. Woo.
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] I've left Memphis, they seem like a dream to me. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Late Night Tales: Another Late Night - Groove Armada album.