Chords for Ben Sollee - "A Few Honest Words" at the Lincoln Memorial

Tempo:
145.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Am

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ben Sollee - "A Few Honest Words" at the Lincoln Memorial chords
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[Gm] [A]
[Bb]
[E]
[Gb] [N]
[C]
[E] [C]
If you're gonna lead [F] my conscience,
[C] if you're gonna [G] say it's [F] free, [C]
I'm gonna [Eb] need [A]
[G] a little
[F] honesty.
Just a few honest words.
[C] It shouldn't [F] be that hard.
[C] Just a few [Am] honest words.
[G] He [F] is on.
[C] I [F] don't need no handshake.
[C] [D] No firm look in the eye.
[C]
Don't [G] tell me what to think of.
Ooh, [F] I oughta
be.
Then
[C] I [F] don't need no high life.
[C]
No [B] fancy for me.
[C] Just tell me what you [Dm] really think.
[Am] [C] Ooh, without.
[F]
Can you finish [Ab] the song?
No, [N] you have to stop the video.
I'll prohibit you from doing what you love to do.
[F]
[G] [F]
[C]
[A] [G]
[F]
[C] You see, love is [F] a bitter fruit.
[C] We have learned to [F] eat, [G] [C]
but we [Am] still don't know [G]
[F] where it grows.
[C]
And our love of [F] freedom holds [A] [C] a veil over our [F] eyes.
[C] [F] [C]
You see, rights that are given can [Am] be taken,
[G] taken [F] away.
[C]
Just a few honest [F] words.
[Em]
[C] It shouldn't be [F] that hard.
[G] [C]
Just a few honest words.
[G] He [F] is on.
[C]
[B] [F]
[N]
[A] [C]
[D] [Am] [G]
[F] Just
[C]
a few [F] honest words.
[Gm] [C] It [E] shouldn't be [F] that hard.
[C] Just a few honest [Am]
words.
[G] He [F] is on.
[N]
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F
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G
2131
Am
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A
1231
C
3211
F
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G
2131
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_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _
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_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
If you're gonna lead [F] my conscience, _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ if you're gonna [G] say it's [F] free, _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ I'm gonna [Eb] need [A] _ _
_ [G] a little
_ [F] _ honesty. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Just a few honest words.
_ _ _ [C] _ It shouldn't [F] be that hard. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Just a few [Am] honest words.
_ [G] He [F] is on. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ I [F] don't need no handshake.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] No firm look in the eye.
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Don't [G] tell me what to think of.
_ Ooh, [F] I oughta _ _
_ be.
Then _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ I [F] don't need no high life.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
No [B] fancy for me. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Just tell me what you [Dm] really think.
[Am] _ [C] Ooh, without.
[F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Can you finish [Ab] the song?
No, [N] you have to stop the video.
I'll prohibit you from doing what you love to do. _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] You see, love is [F] a bitter fruit. _ _
_ [C] _ We have learned to [F] eat, _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
but we [Am] still don't know [G] _
_ [F] _ where _ it grows.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
And our love of [F] freedom _ _ holds [A] _ _ [C] _ a veil over our [F] _ _ eyes.
_ [C] _ [F] _ [C]
You see, rights that are given can [Am] be taken, _ _
[G] taken [F] _ away. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Just a few honest [F] _ words.
[Em] _
_ [C] _ _ _ It shouldn't be [F] that hard.
[G] _ [C] _ _ _
Just a few honest _ words.
[G] He _ [F] is on. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [F] _ _ Just _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ a few [F] honest words. _
_ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ It [E] shouldn't be [F] that hard. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Just a few honest [Am] _
words.
[G] He [F] _ is on. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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