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Billy Joel: "Honesty"

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± BPM (tempo): ♩ = 137 beats per minute

Lyrics and Music by Billy Joel

Intro: A⁵ Am/G | Fmaj E₇

A                 D
If you search for tenderness,
E            E/D  C#m₇
It isn’t hard to find.
D                F#m₇
You can have the love
            G#m₇  Bm₇ E E₇
You need to live.
A                   Bsus₄        B
But if you look for truthfulness
          E/B     G#₇/C   C#m
You might just as well be blind;
   D                G#₇
It always seems to be
   G#₇sus₄ C#₇sus₄ C#₇ C#₇sus₄ C#₇
So hard to give.

Chorus:
     Dmaj  E₉   C#/F   C#₇/F  F#m   Eadd₉
     Honesty is such a lonely word.
     D           E
     Everyone is so
     Esus₄add₉ A  Aadd₉  C#₇ Ebm₇^5- C#₇/F
     Untrue.
     Dmaj  E₉   C#/F   C#₇/F F#m  Eadd₉
     Honesty is hardly ever heard
         D             E
     And mostly what I need
     E₉   Asus₄  A  E₇
     From you.

I can always find someone
To say they sympathize
If I wear my heart
Out on my sleeve.
But I don’t want some pretty face
To tell me pretty lies.
All I want is someone
To believe.

Chorus:
     Honesty is such a lonely word.
     Everyone is so
     Untrue.
     Honesty is hardly ever heard
         D             E
     And mostly what I need
     E₉   Asus₄  A
     From you.

Instrumental: A Am/G | Fmaj E₇

Bridge:
 F#m
   I can find a lover
 C#₇add₁₁
   I can find a friend.
 Em₆
   I can have security
     B/Eb
   Until the bitter end.
 D₆           E       Eadd₉
   Anyone can comfort me
        D/A       A
   With promises again,
     Bsus₄   B       E₆ E₇
   I know, I know, I know,
   C#₇/F C#₇ D D/E
   Whoa, whoa.

When I’m deep inside of me
Don’t be too concerned,
I won’t ask for nothing
While I’m gone.
But when I want sincerity,
Tell me, where else can I turn
Because you’re the one that I
Depend upon.

Chorus:
     Honesty is such a lonely word.
     Everyone is so
     Untrue.
     Honesty is hardly ever heard
         D             E
     And mostly what I need
     E₉   Asus₄  A
     From you.

Instrumental: A Am/G | Fmaj E₇
              Dm₇₊ Dm E₆ E₇ | A

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