Chords for Johnny Cash - What is Truth
Tempo:
85.65 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [C#] [E]
The old man turned off the radio [A] and said, where did all of the old songs [F#] go?
Kids sure play funny music these [B] days, and they play it in the strangest [E] ways.
He said, it looks to me like they've all gone [A] wild.
It was peaceful back when I was a [F#] child.
Oh man, could it be that the girls and [B] boys are trying to be heard above your [E] noise, and
the lonely voice of youth [B] cries.
What [E] is truth?
A little boy of three sitting on the floor [A] looks up and says, Daddy, what is war?
[F#] Son, that's when people fight and die.
[B] A little boy of three says, Daddy, why?
[E] Young man of 17 in Sunday school being taught the golden rule.
[F#] And by the time another year's gone around, [B] it may be his turn to lay his life down.
[E] Can you blame the [A] voice of youth for [B] asking, what [E] is truth?
[A]
[E] Young man sitting on the witness stand, the man with the book says, raise your hand.
[F#] Repeat after me, I solemnly swear.
[B] The man looked down at his long hair, [E] and although the young man solemnly swore, [A] nobody
seemed to hear anymore.
[F#] And it didn't really matter if the truth was there.
[B] It was the cut of his clothes and the length of his hair.
[E] And the lonely voice [A] of youth [B] cries, what [E] is truth?
[A] [E]
A young girl dancing to the latest beat [A] has found new ways to move her feet.
[F#] A young man speaking in the city square [B] is trying to tell somebody that he cares.
[E] Yeah, the ones that you're calling wild [A] are going to be the leaders in a little while.
This [F#] old world's waking to a newborn day, and I solemnly swear that it'll [B] be their way.
[E] You better help that [A] voice of youth [B] find [E] what is truth.
And the lonely [A] voice of youth [B] cries, what [E] is truth?
The old man turned off the radio [A] and said, where did all of the old songs [F#] go?
Kids sure play funny music these [B] days, and they play it in the strangest [E] ways.
He said, it looks to me like they've all gone [A] wild.
It was peaceful back when I was a [F#] child.
Oh man, could it be that the girls and [B] boys are trying to be heard above your [E] noise, and
the lonely voice of youth [B] cries.
What [E] is truth?
A little boy of three sitting on the floor [A] looks up and says, Daddy, what is war?
[F#] Son, that's when people fight and die.
[B] A little boy of three says, Daddy, why?
[E] Young man of 17 in Sunday school being taught the golden rule.
[F#] And by the time another year's gone around, [B] it may be his turn to lay his life down.
[E] Can you blame the [A] voice of youth for [B] asking, what [E] is truth?
[A]
[E] Young man sitting on the witness stand, the man with the book says, raise your hand.
[F#] Repeat after me, I solemnly swear.
[B] The man looked down at his long hair, [E] and although the young man solemnly swore, [A] nobody
seemed to hear anymore.
[F#] And it didn't really matter if the truth was there.
[B] It was the cut of his clothes and the length of his hair.
[E] And the lonely voice [A] of youth [B] cries, what [E] is truth?
[A] [E]
A young girl dancing to the latest beat [A] has found new ways to move her feet.
[F#] A young man speaking in the city square [B] is trying to tell somebody that he cares.
[E] Yeah, the ones that you're calling wild [A] are going to be the leaders in a little while.
This [F#] old world's waking to a newborn day, and I solemnly swear that it'll [B] be their way.
[E] You better help that [A] voice of youth [B] find [E] what is truth.
And the lonely [A] voice of youth [B] cries, what [E] is truth?
Key:
E
A
B
F#
C#
E
A
B
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ The old man turned off the radio [A] and said, where did all of the old songs [F#] go?
Kids sure play funny music these [B] days, and they play it in the strangest [E] ways.
He said, it looks to me like they've all gone [A] wild.
It was peaceful back when I was a [F#] child.
Oh man, could it be that the girls and [B] boys are trying to be heard above your [E] noise, and
the lonely voice of youth [B] cries.
What [E] is truth? _ _ _
A little boy of three sitting on the floor [A] looks up and says, Daddy, what is war?
[F#] Son, that's when people fight and die.
[B] A little boy of three says, Daddy, why?
[E] Young man of 17 in Sunday school being taught the golden rule.
[F#] And by the time another year's gone around, [B] it may be his turn to lay his life down.
[E] Can you blame the [A] voice of youth for [B] asking, what [E] is truth?
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ Young man sitting on the witness stand, the man with the book says, raise your hand.
[F#] Repeat after me, I solemnly swear.
[B] The man looked down at his long hair, [E] and although the young man solemnly swore, [A] nobody
seemed to hear anymore.
[F#] And it didn't really matter if the truth was there.
[B] It was the cut of his clothes and the length of his hair.
[E] And the lonely voice [A] of youth [B] cries, what [E] is truth? _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ A young girl dancing to the latest beat [A] has found new ways to move her feet.
[F#] A young man speaking in the city square [B] is trying to tell somebody that he cares.
[E] Yeah, the ones that you're calling wild [A] are going to be the leaders in a little while.
This [F#] old world's waking to a newborn day, and I solemnly swear that it'll [B] be their way.
_ [E] You better help that [A] voice of youth [B] find [E] what is truth.
_ And the lonely [A] voice of youth [B] cries, what [E] is truth? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The old man turned off the radio [A] and said, where did all of the old songs [F#] go?
Kids sure play funny music these [B] days, and they play it in the strangest [E] ways.
He said, it looks to me like they've all gone [A] wild.
It was peaceful back when I was a [F#] child.
Oh man, could it be that the girls and [B] boys are trying to be heard above your [E] noise, and
the lonely voice of youth [B] cries.
What [E] is truth? _ _ _
A little boy of three sitting on the floor [A] looks up and says, Daddy, what is war?
[F#] Son, that's when people fight and die.
[B] A little boy of three says, Daddy, why?
[E] Young man of 17 in Sunday school being taught the golden rule.
[F#] And by the time another year's gone around, [B] it may be his turn to lay his life down.
[E] Can you blame the [A] voice of youth for [B] asking, what [E] is truth?
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ Young man sitting on the witness stand, the man with the book says, raise your hand.
[F#] Repeat after me, I solemnly swear.
[B] The man looked down at his long hair, [E] and although the young man solemnly swore, [A] nobody
seemed to hear anymore.
[F#] And it didn't really matter if the truth was there.
[B] It was the cut of his clothes and the length of his hair.
[E] And the lonely voice [A] of youth [B] cries, what [E] is truth? _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ A young girl dancing to the latest beat [A] has found new ways to move her feet.
[F#] A young man speaking in the city square [B] is trying to tell somebody that he cares.
[E] Yeah, the ones that you're calling wild [A] are going to be the leaders in a little while.
This [F#] old world's waking to a newborn day, and I solemnly swear that it'll [B] be their way.
_ [E] You better help that [A] voice of youth [B] find [E] what is truth.
_ And the lonely [A] voice of youth [B] cries, what [E] is truth? _ _ _ _ _ _ _