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The Truth Is

Intro: (gmaj7 c/g g) (gmaj7 c/g g) (gmaj7 c/g g) (d)

(gmaj7) she (g/b) fell for him (cadd9) too fast (d)
(gmaj7) rugged looks (g/b) and words
(cadd9) smooth as glass (d)
(em) and she felt (dadd4) pretty
When he (cadd9) held her hand (d)
But (gmaj7) she don't (g/b) know
What's inside (cadd9) the man (d)

Chorus:
And the (gmaj7) truth (c/g) is (g)
(gmaj7) she don't want (c/g) to know (g)
What the (gmaj7) truth (c/g) is (g)
'cause she don't want to (am7add4) let him go (am7add4)

(gmaj7) she's (g/b) heard him (cadd9) talk to friends (d)
(gmaj7) she has (g/b) heard him (cadd9) lie to them (d)
(em) but when she asks (dadd4) him
"do you (cadd9) lie to me?" (D)
Well he (gmaj7) says he's (g/b) tired
Of the (cadd9) third degree (d)

(chorus)

Instrumental break:
(gmaj7 g/b) (cadd9 d) (gmaj7 g/b) (cadd9) (dsus) (d)

(gmaj7) she (g/b) pictures a (cadd9) wedding day (d)
(gmaj7) but the more she (g/b) talks about it
The (cadd9) less he will say (d)
(em) she don't know (dadd4) exactly
(cadd9) what that means (d)
If he's (gmaj7) not ready now (g/b)
Or he'll (cadd9) never be (d)

Chorus:
And the (gmaj7) truth (c/g) is (g)
(gmaj7) she don't want (c/g) to know (g)
What the (gmaj7) truth (c/g) is (g)
'cause if she ought to (am7add4) let him go (am7add4)
She don't (gmaj7) want to (c/g) know (g)

Outro: (gmaj7 c/g g) (gmaj7 c/g g) (g)



C. 1997 Water tower music used with permission


Credits:

Catie plays in open D, capo 5