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

Billy Joel: "Honesty"

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

Lyrics and Music by Billy Joel

Intro: E⁵ Em/D | Cmaj B₇

E                 A
If you search for tenderness,
B            B/A  G#m₇
It isn’t hard to find.
A                C#m₇
You can have the love
            Ebm₇  F#m₇ B B₇
You need to live.
E                   F#sus₄       F#
But if you look for truthfulness
          B/F#    Eb₇/G   G#m
You might just as well be blind;
   A                Eb₇
It always seems to be
   Eb₇sus₄ G#₇sus₄ G#₇ G#₇sus₄ G#₇
So hard to give.

Chorus:
     Amaj  B₉   G#/C   G#₇/C  C#m   Badd₉
     Honesty is such a lonely word.
     A           B
     Everyone is so
     Bsus₄add₉ E  Eadd₉  G#₇ Bbm₇^5- G#₇/C
     Untrue.
     Amaj  B₉   G#/C   G#₇/C C#m  Badd₉
     Honesty is hardly ever heard
         A             B
     And mostly what I need
     B₉   Esus₄  E  B₇
     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
         A             B
     And mostly what I need
     B₉   Esus₄  E
     From you.

Instrumental: E Em/D | Cmaj B₇

Bridge:
 C#m
   I can find a lover
 G#₇add₁₁
   I can find a friend.
 Bm₆
   I can have security
     F#/Bb
   Until the bitter end.
 A₆           B       Badd₉
   Anyone can comfort me
        A/E       E
   With promises again,
     F#sus₄  F#      B₆ B₇
   I know, I know, I know,
   G#₇/C G#₇ A A/B
   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
         A             B
     And mostly what I need
     B₉   Esus₄  E
     From you.

Instrumental: E Em/D | Cmaj B₇
              Am₇₊ Am B₆ B₇ | E

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