Chords for Honesty - Billy Joel (Piano cover by Emily Linge)
Tempo:
136.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
D
F#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm]
[A#] [A] [D]
If you search [G] for tenderness,
[A] it isn't hard [F#m] to find
[G] You can have the [Bm] love you need to [C#m] live [Em] [A]
[D] But if you look for [E] truthfulness, you [A] might
just as [F] well be [F#m] blind [G] It always seems to [C#] be so hard [F#] to [B] [F#] [C#]
[G] give
[A] Honesty [F#] is such a lonely [Bm] [F#m] word
[G] Everyone [A] is so
[D] untrue
[F#]
[G] [A] Honesty [F#] is hardly ever [Bm] [D] heard [G] And mostly what [A] I need [G] from you
[D]
I can always [G] find someone [A] to say they [F#m] sympathize [G] If I wear [Bm] my heart out on [C#m] my sleeve
[G] [A]
[D] But I don't want [E] some pretty face [A] to tell [F] me pretty [F#m] lies
[G] All I want [C#] is someone to believe
[F#]
[G] [A] Honesty [F#] is such a lonely [Bm] [D] word
[G] Everyone [A] is so
[D] untrue
[F#]
[G] [A] Honesty [F#] is hardly ever [Bm] [D] heard [G] And mostly what [A] I need [G] from [D] you
[F]
[A#] I [A]
[Bm] can find a lover
[F#] I can find a friend
[A] I can have security [Am]
[E] until the bitter end
[G] Anyone [A] can comfort me [G] with promises [D] again [E] I know, [F#m] I know
[F#]
[G] When [D]
I'm [G] deep inside of me, [A] don't be too [F#m] concerned
[G] I won't ask [Bm] for nothing while [C#m] I'm gone
[G] [A]
[D] But when I [E] want sincerity, [A] tell me where else [F] can I [F#m] turn
[G] Cause you're the one [C#] that I depend
[B] upon
[F#]
[G] [A] Honesty
[F#] is such a [Bm] lonely [D] word [G] Everyone [A] is so [D]
untrue
[F#]
[G] [A] Honesty
[F#] is hardly [Bm] ever heard [D]
[G] And mostly [A] what I need [G] from [D] you
[F] [A#] [A]
[F#m] [Gm] [F#m]
[A] [D]
[N]
[A#] [A] [D]
If you search [G] for tenderness,
[A] it isn't hard [F#m] to find
[G] You can have the [Bm] love you need to [C#m] live [Em] [A]
[D] But if you look for [E] truthfulness, you [A] might
just as [F] well be [F#m] blind [G] It always seems to [C#] be so hard [F#] to [B] [F#] [C#]
[G] give
[A] Honesty [F#] is such a lonely [Bm] [F#m] word
[G] Everyone [A] is so
[D] untrue
[F#]
[G] [A] Honesty [F#] is hardly ever [Bm] [D] heard [G] And mostly what [A] I need [G] from you
[D]
I can always [G] find someone [A] to say they [F#m] sympathize [G] If I wear [Bm] my heart out on [C#m] my sleeve
[G] [A]
[D] But I don't want [E] some pretty face [A] to tell [F] me pretty [F#m] lies
[G] All I want [C#] is someone to believe
[F#]
[G] [A] Honesty [F#] is such a lonely [Bm] [D] word
[G] Everyone [A] is so
[D] untrue
[F#]
[G] [A] Honesty [F#] is hardly ever [Bm] [D] heard [G] And mostly what [A] I need [G] from [D] you
[F]
[A#] I [A]
[Bm] can find a lover
[F#] I can find a friend
[A] I can have security [Am]
[E] until the bitter end
[G] Anyone [A] can comfort me [G] with promises [D] again [E] I know, [F#m] I know
[F#]
[G] When [D]
I'm [G] deep inside of me, [A] don't be too [F#m] concerned
[G] I won't ask [Bm] for nothing while [C#m] I'm gone
[G] [A]
[D] But when I [E] want sincerity, [A] tell me where else [F] can I [F#m] turn
[G] Cause you're the one [C#] that I depend
[B] upon
[F#]
[G] [A] Honesty
[F#] is such a [Bm] lonely [D] word [G] Everyone [A] is so [D]
untrue
[F#]
[G] [A] Honesty
[F#] is hardly [Bm] ever heard [D]
[G] And mostly [A] what I need [G] from [D] you
[F] [A#] [A]
[F#m] [Gm] [F#m]
[A] [D]
[N]
Key:
G
A
D
F#
F#m
G
A
D
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
If you search [G] for tenderness, _
[A] it isn't hard [F#m] to find _
[G] You can have the [Bm] love you need to [C#m] _ live _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] But if you look for [E] _ truthfulness, you [A] might
just as [F] well be [F#m] blind _ [G] It always seems to [C#] be so hard [F#] to _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
[G] give
_ _ [A] Honesty _ _ [F#] is such a lonely [Bm] _ [F#m] word _
[G] Everyone _ [A] is so _
[D] untrue
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] Honesty _ _ [F#] is hardly ever [Bm] _ [D] heard [G] And mostly what [A] I need [G] from you
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I can always [G] find someone [A] to say they [F#m] _ _ sympathize [G] _ If I wear [Bm] my heart out on [C#m] my _ sleeve
[G] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] But I don't want [E] some pretty face [A] to tell [F] me pretty [F#m] _ lies _
[G] All I want [C#] is someone to _ _ believe
[F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] Honesty _ _ [F#] is such a lonely [Bm] _ [D] word _
[G] _ Everyone [A] is so _
[D] _ untrue
_ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] Honesty _ [F#] is hardly ever [Bm] _ [D] heard [G] And mostly what [A] I need [G] from [D] you
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[A#] I _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ can find a lover _ _
[F#] I can find a friend _
[A] I can have security [Am] _
[E] until the bitter _ end _
[G] _ Anyone [A] can comfort me [G] with promises [D] _ again _ [E] I know, _ _ _ _ [F#m] I _ know
[F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ When [D] _
_ _ I'm [G] deep inside of me, [A] _ don't be too [F#m] _ concerned _
[G] I won't ask [Bm] for nothing while [C#m] I'm gone
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] But when I [E] want sincerity, _ [A] tell me where else [F] can I [F#m] _ turn
[G] Cause you're the one [C#] that I depend _
[B] _ upon
_ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] Honesty _ _
[F#] is such a [Bm] lonely _ [D] word [G] _ Everyone [A] is so [D] _
untrue
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Honesty _
[F#] is hardly [Bm] ever heard [D] _ _
[G] And mostly [A] what I need [G] from _ [D] you
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
If you search [G] for tenderness, _
[A] it isn't hard [F#m] to find _
[G] You can have the [Bm] love you need to [C#m] _ live _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] But if you look for [E] _ truthfulness, you [A] might
just as [F] well be [F#m] blind _ [G] It always seems to [C#] be so hard [F#] to _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
[G] give
_ _ [A] Honesty _ _ [F#] is such a lonely [Bm] _ [F#m] word _
[G] Everyone _ [A] is so _
[D] untrue
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] Honesty _ _ [F#] is hardly ever [Bm] _ [D] heard [G] And mostly what [A] I need [G] from you
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I can always [G] find someone [A] to say they [F#m] _ _ sympathize [G] _ If I wear [Bm] my heart out on [C#m] my _ sleeve
[G] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] But I don't want [E] some pretty face [A] to tell [F] me pretty [F#m] _ lies _
[G] All I want [C#] is someone to _ _ believe
[F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] Honesty _ _ [F#] is such a lonely [Bm] _ [D] word _
[G] _ Everyone [A] is so _
[D] _ untrue
_ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] Honesty _ [F#] is hardly ever [Bm] _ [D] heard [G] And mostly what [A] I need [G] from [D] you
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[A#] I _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ can find a lover _ _
[F#] I can find a friend _
[A] I can have security [Am] _
[E] until the bitter _ end _
[G] _ Anyone [A] can comfort me [G] with promises [D] _ again _ [E] I know, _ _ _ _ [F#m] I _ know
[F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ When [D] _
_ _ I'm [G] deep inside of me, [A] _ don't be too [F#m] _ concerned _
[G] I won't ask [Bm] for nothing while [C#m] I'm gone
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] But when I [E] want sincerity, _ [A] tell me where else [F] can I [F#m] _ turn
[G] Cause you're the one [C#] that I depend _
[B] _ upon
_ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] Honesty _ _
[F#] is such a [Bm] lonely _ [D] word [G] _ Everyone [A] is so [D] _
untrue
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Honesty _
[F#] is hardly [Bm] ever heard [D] _ _
[G] And mostly [A] what I need [G] from _ [D] you
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _