Billy Joel — Honesty (D) | printer-friendly version

Billy Joel: "Honesty"

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

Lyrics and Music by Billy Joel

Intro: D⁵ Dm/C | Bbmaj A₇

D                 G
If you search for tenderness,
A            A/G  F#m₇
It isn’t hard to find.
G                Bm₇
You can have the love
            C#m₇  Em₇ A A₇
You need to live.
D                   Esus₄        E
But if you look for truthfulness
          A/E     C#₇/F   F#m
You might just as well be blind;
   G                C#₇
It always seems to be
   C#₇sus₄ F#₇sus₄ F#₇ F#₇sus₄ F#₇
So hard to give.

Chorus:
     Gmaj  A₉   F#/Bb  F#₇/Bb Bm    Aadd₉
     Honesty is such a lonely word.
     G           A
     Everyone is so
     Asus₄add₉ D  Dadd₉  F#₇ G#m₇^5- F#₇/Bb
     Untrue.
     Gmaj  A₉   F#/Bb  F#₇/Bb Bm  Aadd₉
     Honesty is hardly ever heard
         G             A
     And mostly what I need
     A₉   Dsus₄  D  A₇
     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
         G             A
     And mostly what I need
     A₉   Dsus₄  D
     From you.

Instrumental: D Dm/C | Bbmaj A₇

Bridge:
 Bm
   I can find a lover
 F#₇add₁₁
   I can find a friend.
 Am₆
   I can have security
     E/G#
   Until the bitter end.
 G₆           A       Aadd₉
   Anyone can comfort me
        G/D       D
   With promises again,
     Esus₄   E       A₆ A₇
   I know, I know, I know,
   F#₇/Bb F#₇ G G/A
   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
         G             A
     And mostly what I need
     A₉   Dsus₄  D
     From you.

Instrumental: D Dm/C | Bbmaj A₇
              Gm₇₊ Gm A₆ A₇ | D

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