Honest Chords by Shawn Mendes

Tempo:
116.9 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

D

A

E

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Honest chords
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[F#m] [G#m] [F#m] Oh, [D]
yeah.
[A]
Hey, [E] [F#m] how's it going?
[D] Can you meet me down on [A] Adelaide Street?
Can you [E] talk?
[F#m] Hold on a moment.
[D]
There's no way to say this [A] that easily.
And everything I [G#m] said, [F#m] I swear I meant it.
[D] I need to [Bm] tell you that this [A] isn't your fault.
And I know [E] [F#m] that I'll probably [D] regret [F#m] it.
And it kills me, because the worst [A] part of all
[F#m] is that I [D] hate to [F#m] hurt you, but I [E] got to be [Bm] honest.
[D] I can't give you [F#m] what you [G#m] need.
Oh, [F#m] [D] you deserve [F#m] more [E] than I can [Bm] promise.
[D] And I'm just trying [A] to, I'm [D] just trying to, [E] baby,
I'm just [D#] trying to be [G#m] honest.
[D] I'm trying to be honest with you.
[F#m] You know that I'm sorry.
But I'm trying to be honest with you.
[E] Hey, [F#m] can you listen?
I swear to God to you, there's nobody [A] else.
You're going to [B] say [F#m] that I'm lying [D] when I tell you
that every [A] feeling I felt was honest and sincere
and that you were different.
[D] And when we kissed, I felt like that [A] key to love, yeah.
And I know [G#m] [A] that I'll probably regret it.
[D]
I'mma wish I never said [A] this at all.
[F#m] Oh, I [D] hate to [F#m] hurt you, but I [E] got to be [F#m] honest.
I [D] can't give you [F#m] what you [G#m] need.
[F#m] Oh, [D] you deserve [F#m] more [C#m] than I can [D] promise.
And I'm [F#m] just trying to, I'm just trying to, [C#m] baby,
I'm just trying [F#m] to be honest.
[F] [F#m] I'm trying to be honest with you.
[A] You know that I'm sorry.
[F#m] But I'm trying to be honest with you.
[D] Oh, [F#m] I [A] want to see you [D] cry.
Oh,
[F#m] I swear that I [A] don't want to see [D] you cry.
Cause [Am] I [B] hate to hurt [A] you, but I got to be honest.
I can't give you what you need.
Oh, [B] you deserve [A] more than I can promise.
And I'm just trying to, I'm just trying to, baby,
I'm just trying to be honest.
I [D] hate to hurt [A] you, but I [D] got to be honest.
I can't give you [A] what you need.
[D] Oh, you deserve [F#m] more than I can [D] promise.
And I'm [A] just trying to, I'm [D] just trying to, baby,
[C#m] I'm [F#m] just trying to be honest.
[G#m] [D] [F#m]
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To start learning Shawn Mendes - Honest chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: E, F#m, D, A, F#m, D and F#m. Ease into the song by practicing at 58 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 117 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Major.

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[F#m] _ _ [G#m] _ [F#m] _ _ Oh, [D]
yeah.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Hey, [E] [F#m] how's it going?
_ [D] Can you meet me down on [A] Adelaide Street?
_ Can you [E] talk?
[F#m] Hold on a moment.
_ [D]
There's no way to say this [A] that easily.
_ And everything I [G#m] said, [F#m] I swear I meant it.
[D] I need to [Bm] tell you that this [A] isn't your fault.
And I know _ [E] [F#m] that I'll probably [D] regret [F#m] it.
And it kills me, because the worst [A] part of all
[F#m] is that I [D] hate to [F#m] hurt you, but I [E] got to be [Bm] honest.
[D] I can't give you [F#m] what you [G#m] need.
Oh, [F#m] [D] you deserve [F#m] more [E] than I can [Bm] promise.
[D] And I'm just trying [A] to, I'm [D] just trying to, [E] baby,
I'm just [D#] trying to be _ [G#m] honest.
[D] _ _ I'm trying to be honest with you.
[F#m] _ _ You know that I'm sorry.
_ _ _ But I'm trying to be honest with you. _ _ _ _ _
[E] Hey, [F#m] can you listen?
_ I swear to God to you, there's nobody [A] else.
You're going to [B] say [F#m] that I'm lying _ [D] when I tell you
that every [A] feeling I felt was honest and sincere
and that you were different.
[D] And when we kissed, I felt like that [A] key to love, yeah.
And I know [G#m] [A] that I'll probably regret it.
[D]
I'mma wish I never said [A] this at all.
[F#m] Oh, I [D] hate to [F#m] hurt you, but I [E] got to be [F#m] honest.
I [D] can't give you [F#m] what you [G#m] need.
[F#m] Oh, [D] you deserve [F#m] more [C#m] than I can [D] promise.
And I'm [F#m] just trying to, I'm just trying to, [C#m] baby,
I'm just trying [F#m] to be honest.
[F] _ [F#m] _ _ I'm trying to be honest with you.
_ [A] You know that I'm sorry.
_ _ [F#m] But I'm trying to be honest with you. _ _ _ _
[D] _ Oh, [F#m] _ I _ _ [A] want to see you [D] cry.
_ Oh, _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ I swear that I [A] don't want to see [D] you cry.
_ Cause [Am] I [B] hate to hurt [A] you, but I got to be honest.
I can't give you what you need.
Oh, [B] you deserve [A] more than I can promise.
And I'm just trying to, I'm just trying to, baby,
I'm just trying to be honest.
I [D] hate to hurt [A] you, but I [D] got to be honest.
I can't give you [A] what you need.
[D] Oh, you deserve [F#m] more than I can [D] promise.
And I'm [A] just trying to, I'm [D] just trying to, baby,
[C#m] I'm [F#m] just trying to be honest.
_ [G#m] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Illuminate album.

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