Tell Him The Truth Chords by Keri Hilson
Tempo:
124.85 bpm
Chords used:
F
Gm
Dm
Eb
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[Cm]
If you've ever kept a [Gm] secret from the one you [G] love,
[Bb] this is what it feels like.
[Gm] [F]
[Dm]
[F] [Gm]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Gm] [F]
[Dm]
[F] So I'm gonna make this [Gm]
[Cm] safe and hope you won't go staying.
[Eb]
Didn't see [Gm] it coming, wasn't on purpose.
[F]
Baby, I [Dm] promise, didn't mean to hurt you.
Will [F] you forgive me?
In the surface, [Gm]
[Eb] I know it wasn't worth it.
Gotta tell [Gm] him the truth.
When I'm ready to.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
Somehow.
Gotta tell him the [F] truth.
That's what I gotta do.
[Gm] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
When I'm not around.
Gotta tell [Gm] him the truth.
Just wait a little bit.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
He couldn't handle it.
Tell [F] him the truth.
That's what I gotta do.
[Gm] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
When I'm not around.
[Gm] Didn't see when I had tears rolling down my [F]
face.
[Dm] I turned my back.
[F] It was him the other [Gm] time.
[Cm] Now you know that you knew something [Eb] was wrong.
[Gm] I was about to break open and spill out everything.
[F]
[Dm] But something said.
[F] Wait, things are going great.
[Gm] What you gonna [Cm] say?
I don't know, maybe it's something like.
[Gm] Didn't see it coming, wasn't on purpose.
[F] Baby, I [Dm] promise, didn't mean to hurt you.
[F] Will you forgive me?
In the surface, [Gm]
I [Eb] know it wasn't worth it.
Gotta tell him the [Gm] truth.
When I'm ready to.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
Somehow.
[F] Tell him the truth.
That's what I gotta do.
[Gm] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
When I'm not around.
Gotta tell [Gm] him the truth.
Just wait a little bit.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
He couldn't handle it.
Tell [F] him the truth.
That's what I gotta do.
[Bb] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
When I'm not around.
I [Gm] feel less than lower.
[Dm]
And I'm tired.
I'm stuck in.
Gotta tell him the truth.
I feel [F] less than lower.
[Cm]
And I'm tired.
I'm stuck in.
Gotta tell him the truth.
[Gm] Yes, I've been waiting for the stars to align.
There's [F] no perfect [Dm] time.
Gotta tell him the truth.
[F] Cause it's hard to build a truth on a lie.
And [Gm] if that is [Cm] what I want.
I gotta tell him the truth.
When I'm ready to.
[F]
Tell [Dm] him the truth.
Somehow.
Gotta [F] tell him the truth.
That's what I gotta do.
[Gm] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
When I'm not around.
Gotta tell [Gm] him the truth.
Just wait a little bit.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
He couldn't handle it.
Tell [F] him the truth.
That's what I gotta do.
[Gm]
I [Eb] gotta.
When I'm not around.
Baby, [Gm] I'm crying.
[F]
[Dm] I'm crying.
[F] [Gm]
[Eb] [Eb] Tell him the truth.
[Gm] That's what I gotta do.
[F]
[Dm] Tell him the truth.
[F] I'm so scared.
I'm here [Gm]
alone.
And I'm here to tell you.
What do I do?
What do I do?
What do [F] I do?
[Dm] [Dm]
[F] [Gm]
[Eb]
[Gm] [F]
[Dm]
[Cm]
If you've ever kept a [Gm] secret from the one you [G] love,
[Bb] this is what it feels like.
[Gm] [F]
[Dm]
[F] [Gm]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Gm] [F]
[Dm]
[F] So I'm gonna make this [Gm]
[Cm] safe and hope you won't go staying.
[Eb]
Didn't see [Gm] it coming, wasn't on purpose.
[F]
Baby, I [Dm] promise, didn't mean to hurt you.
Will [F] you forgive me?
In the surface, [Gm]
[Eb] I know it wasn't worth it.
Gotta tell [Gm] him the truth.
When I'm ready to.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
Somehow.
Gotta tell him the [F] truth.
That's what I gotta do.
[Gm] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
When I'm not around.
Gotta tell [Gm] him the truth.
Just wait a little bit.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
He couldn't handle it.
Tell [F] him the truth.
That's what I gotta do.
[Gm] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
When I'm not around.
[Gm] Didn't see when I had tears rolling down my [F]
face.
[Dm] I turned my back.
[F] It was him the other [Gm] time.
[Cm] Now you know that you knew something [Eb] was wrong.
[Gm] I was about to break open and spill out everything.
[F]
[Dm] But something said.
[F] Wait, things are going great.
[Gm] What you gonna [Cm] say?
I don't know, maybe it's something like.
[Gm] Didn't see it coming, wasn't on purpose.
[F] Baby, I [Dm] promise, didn't mean to hurt you.
[F] Will you forgive me?
In the surface, [Gm]
I [Eb] know it wasn't worth it.
Gotta tell him the [Gm] truth.
When I'm ready to.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
Somehow.
[F] Tell him the truth.
That's what I gotta do.
[Gm] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
When I'm not around.
Gotta tell [Gm] him the truth.
Just wait a little bit.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
He couldn't handle it.
Tell [F] him the truth.
That's what I gotta do.
[Bb] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
When I'm not around.
I [Gm] feel less than lower.
[Dm]
And I'm tired.
I'm stuck in.
Gotta tell him the truth.
I feel [F] less than lower.
[Cm]
And I'm tired.
I'm stuck in.
Gotta tell him the truth.
[Gm] Yes, I've been waiting for the stars to align.
There's [F] no perfect [Dm] time.
Gotta tell him the truth.
[F] Cause it's hard to build a truth on a lie.
And [Gm] if that is [Cm] what I want.
I gotta tell him the truth.
When I'm ready to.
[F]
Tell [Dm] him the truth.
Somehow.
Gotta [F] tell him the truth.
That's what I gotta do.
[Gm] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
When I'm not around.
Gotta tell [Gm] him the truth.
Just wait a little bit.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
He couldn't handle it.
Tell [F] him the truth.
That's what I gotta do.
[Gm]
I [Eb] gotta.
When I'm not around.
Baby, [Gm] I'm crying.
[F]
[Dm] I'm crying.
[F] [Gm]
[Eb] [Eb] Tell him the truth.
[Gm] That's what I gotta do.
[F]
[Dm] Tell him the truth.
[F] I'm so scared.
I'm here [Gm]
alone.
And I'm here to tell you.
What do I do?
What do I do?
What do [F] I do?
[Dm] [Dm]
[F] [Gm]
[Eb]
[Gm] [F]
[Dm]
Key:
F
Gm
Dm
Eb
Cm
F
Gm
Dm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
If you've ever kept a [Gm] secret from the one you [G] love, _
_ _ [Bb] this is what it feels like. _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ So I'm gonna make this [Gm] _
[Cm] safe and hope you won't go staying.
[Eb]
Didn't see [Gm] it coming, wasn't on purpose.
[F]
Baby, I [Dm] promise, didn't mean to hurt you.
Will [F] you forgive me?
In the surface, _ [Gm] _
[Eb] I know it wasn't worth it.
Gotta tell [Gm] him the truth.
When I'm ready to.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
_ _ Somehow.
Gotta tell him the [F] truth.
_ That's what I gotta do.
[Gm] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
_ When I'm not around.
Gotta tell [Gm] him the truth.
Just wait a little bit.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
_ He couldn't handle it.
Tell [F] him the truth.
_ That's what I gotta do.
[Gm] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
When I'm not around. _
[Gm] Didn't see when I had tears rolling down my _ [F]
face.
[Dm] _ I turned my back. _
[F] _ It was him the other [Gm] time.
[Cm] Now you know that you knew something [Eb] was wrong.
[Gm] I was about to break open and spill out everything.
[F] _
_ [Dm] But something _ said.
[F] Wait, things are going great.
[Gm] What you gonna [Cm] say?
I don't know, maybe it's something like.
[Gm] Didn't see it coming, wasn't on purpose.
[F] Baby, I [Dm] promise, didn't mean to hurt you.
[F] Will you forgive me?
In the surface, [Gm]
I [Eb] know it wasn't worth it.
Gotta tell him the [Gm] truth.
When I'm ready to.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
_ _ Somehow.
[F] Tell him the truth.
_ That's what I gotta do.
[Gm] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
When I'm not around.
Gotta tell [Gm] him the truth.
_ Just wait a little bit.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
He couldn't handle it.
Tell [F] him the truth.
_ That's what I gotta do.
[Bb] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
_ When I'm not around.
I [Gm] feel less than lower.
_ [Dm]
And I'm tired.
I'm stuck in.
Gotta tell him the truth.
I feel [F] less than lower.
_ [Cm]
And I'm tired.
I'm stuck in.
Gotta tell him the truth.
[Gm] Yes, I've been waiting for the stars to align.
There's [F] no perfect [Dm] time.
_ Gotta tell him the truth.
[F] Cause it's hard to build a truth on a lie.
And [Gm] if that is [Cm] what I want.
I gotta tell him the truth.
_ When I'm ready to.
[F]
Tell [Dm] him the truth.
_ Somehow.
Gotta [F] tell him the truth.
_ That's what I gotta do.
[Gm] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
_ When I'm not around.
Gotta tell [Gm] him the truth.
_ Just wait a little bit.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
_ He couldn't handle it.
Tell [F] him the truth.
That's what I gotta do.
[Gm]
I [Eb] gotta.
_ When I'm not around.
Baby, [Gm] I'm crying.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
[Dm] I'm crying. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Eb] Tell him the truth.
[Gm] That's what I gotta do.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ Tell him the truth.
[F] I'm so scared.
_ _ I'm here [Gm]
alone.
_ _ And I'm here to tell you.
What do I do?
What do I do?
What do [F] I do?
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
If you've ever kept a [Gm] secret from the one you [G] love, _
_ _ [Bb] this is what it feels like. _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ So I'm gonna make this [Gm] _
[Cm] safe and hope you won't go staying.
[Eb]
Didn't see [Gm] it coming, wasn't on purpose.
[F]
Baby, I [Dm] promise, didn't mean to hurt you.
Will [F] you forgive me?
In the surface, _ [Gm] _
[Eb] I know it wasn't worth it.
Gotta tell [Gm] him the truth.
When I'm ready to.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
_ _ Somehow.
Gotta tell him the [F] truth.
_ That's what I gotta do.
[Gm] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
_ When I'm not around.
Gotta tell [Gm] him the truth.
Just wait a little bit.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
_ He couldn't handle it.
Tell [F] him the truth.
_ That's what I gotta do.
[Gm] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
When I'm not around. _
[Gm] Didn't see when I had tears rolling down my _ [F]
face.
[Dm] _ I turned my back. _
[F] _ It was him the other [Gm] time.
[Cm] Now you know that you knew something [Eb] was wrong.
[Gm] I was about to break open and spill out everything.
[F] _
_ [Dm] But something _ said.
[F] Wait, things are going great.
[Gm] What you gonna [Cm] say?
I don't know, maybe it's something like.
[Gm] Didn't see it coming, wasn't on purpose.
[F] Baby, I [Dm] promise, didn't mean to hurt you.
[F] Will you forgive me?
In the surface, [Gm]
I [Eb] know it wasn't worth it.
Gotta tell him the [Gm] truth.
When I'm ready to.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
_ _ Somehow.
[F] Tell him the truth.
_ That's what I gotta do.
[Gm] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
When I'm not around.
Gotta tell [Gm] him the truth.
_ Just wait a little bit.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
He couldn't handle it.
Tell [F] him the truth.
_ That's what I gotta do.
[Bb] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
_ When I'm not around.
I [Gm] feel less than lower.
_ [Dm]
And I'm tired.
I'm stuck in.
Gotta tell him the truth.
I feel [F] less than lower.
_ [Cm]
And I'm tired.
I'm stuck in.
Gotta tell him the truth.
[Gm] Yes, I've been waiting for the stars to align.
There's [F] no perfect [Dm] time.
_ Gotta tell him the truth.
[F] Cause it's hard to build a truth on a lie.
And [Gm] if that is [Cm] what I want.
I gotta tell him the truth.
_ When I'm ready to.
[F]
Tell [Dm] him the truth.
_ Somehow.
Gotta [F] tell him the truth.
_ That's what I gotta do.
[Gm] Tell him the [Eb] truth.
_ When I'm not around.
Gotta tell [Gm] him the truth.
_ Just wait a little bit.
[F] Tell him the [Dm] truth.
_ He couldn't handle it.
Tell [F] him the truth.
That's what I gotta do.
[Gm]
I [Eb] gotta.
_ When I'm not around.
Baby, [Gm] I'm crying.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
[Dm] I'm crying. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Eb] Tell him the truth.
[Gm] That's what I gotta do.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ Tell him the truth.
[F] I'm so scared.
_ _ I'm here [Gm]
alone.
_ _ And I'm here to tell you.
What do I do?
What do I do?
What do [F] I do?
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _