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