Cyrill Neville - Blues is the Truth Chords

Tempo:
104.7 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

Eb

F

Db

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cyrill Neville -  Blues is the Truth chords
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[Db] [F]
[G] [Bb]
[Gm] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [F]
[Gbm] [Db]
There's some blues that'll [Bbm] make you laugh, some [Db] blues that'll make you [Ab] cry.
[Bbm] Some blues will bring you down low, [Eb] some [Bbm] will take you up to the [Dbm] sky.
[F] People, the blues is [Eb] the truth, [Gm] and you [Gbm] know that ain't [Db] no lie.
[Bbm]
[Ab]
[Abm] [Bbm]
When you're left all alone,
[Eb] you let life pass you [Bbm] by, all on your own, all alone.
[Eb] Still [Bbm] trying to figure out why, [Bb] [F] crying out to get no answer.
[Eb] Lord, he will make a [C] strong man [Eb] break [Bbm] down and cry.
[F] I'm too bad.
[D] [G]
When your heart starts aching [Bb] and tears fall down like rain,
[G]
sometimes some dot [Eb]-com blues [Bb] is the only thing to ease your pain.
[G]
Well, you get the [Eb] blues a [Bb] minute, try [Db] your first breath.
And the [C] blues can help you [Eb] remember, [Am] [F]
they can help you [Db] forget.
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Bb] [Eb] [F]
[G]
[C] [B] [Bbm]
You ain't all [Fm] right, you ain't great.
[Abm] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Bbm] [Gb] [F]
[Eb]
[Gbm] [Bbm]
[E] [Fm]
[Bb] [Db]
And no one can [Bbm] change, no matter how hard they try.
No, you can't change, [Eb] ain't no use in you [Bbm] trying.
[Bb] [A] Lord, the [F] blues is the [Eb] truth, [E] and you know [Eb] [Bbm] that ain't no lie.
[F] Hey, [Db] [Bbm] talking about the blues, well,
[Eb] [Bbm]
it's the truth, y'all.
And it ain't no lie.
[Eb] Hey, [Bbm] I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I.
You're [Eb] all the blues are you.
[Bbm]
And when the blues come down, that's when your broken heart [Ab] is [Eb] [Bbm] a mighty sore.
And the broken heart is [Eb] gone.
No, it [Bbm] ain't no lie.
It's the [Db] truth, say.
[Bbm]
bye Zach proud
[Eb] [F] [Db]
[Bbm]
[N]
Key:  
Bbm
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Eb
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F
134211111
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
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To learn Cyril Neville - Blues Is The Truth chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Eb, Bbm, Eb, Bbm, Db and Bbm in sequence. Set your pace at 52 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 105. Considering the song's key of Bb Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Db] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Gbm] _ _ [Db] _ _
There's some blues that'll [Bbm] make you laugh, some [Db] blues that'll make you [Ab] cry.
[Bbm] _ Some blues will bring you down low, [Eb] some [Bbm] will take you up to the [Dbm] sky.
[F] _ People, the blues is [Eb] the truth, _ [Gm] and you [Gbm] know that ain't [Db] no lie.
[Bbm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
When you're left all alone, _
[Eb] you let life pass you [Bbm] by, all on your own, all alone.
[Eb] Still [Bbm] trying to figure out why, [Bb] _ [F] crying out to get no answer.
[Eb] Lord, he will make a [C] strong man [Eb] break [Bbm] down and cry.
_ _ [F] I'm too bad.
_ [D] _ [G] _
When your heart starts aching [Bb] and tears fall down like rain,
[G] _
sometimes some dot [Eb]-com blues [Bb] is the only thing to ease your pain.
[G] _
Well, you get the [Eb] blues a [Bb] minute, try [Db] your first breath.
And the [C] blues can help you [Eb] remember, [Am] _ [F] _
they can help you [Db] forget. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [B] _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ You ain't all [Fm] right, you ain't great.
_ _ [Abm] _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Gbm] _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Db] _
_ And no one can [Bbm] change, no matter how hard they try. _
No, you can't change, _ [Eb] ain't no use in you [Bbm] trying.
[Bb] _ [A] Lord, the [F] blues is the [Eb] truth, [E] and you know [Eb] [Bbm] that ain't no lie.
_ _ [F] Hey, _ _ _ [Db] [Bbm] talking about the blues, _ _ well, _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
it's the truth, y'all.
And it ain't no lie.
_ [Eb] _ Hey, [Bbm] I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I.
You're [Eb] all the blues are you.
[Bbm] _ _
_ And _ _ when the blues come down, _ _ _ _ that's when your broken heart [Ab] is [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] a mighty sore.
_ And the broken heart is [Eb] gone.
No, it [Bbm] ain't no lie.
_ _ _ It's _ _ _ _ _ the [Db] truth, say.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ bye Zach proud
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was featured on the Magic Honey album.

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