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
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keri hilson-tell him the truth lyrics chords
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[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]
Key:  
F
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Gm
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Dm
2311
Eb
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Cm
13421113
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
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To start learning Keri Hilson - Tell Him The Truth chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Eb, Gm, F, Gm, F, Dm, Gm and Eb in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 62 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 125. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Bb Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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