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

Billy Joel: "Honesty"

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

Lyrics and Music by Billy Joel

Intro: Eb⁵ Ebm/C# | Bmaj Bb₇

Eb                G#
If you search for tenderness,
Bb           Bb/G# Gm₇
It isn’t hard to find.
G#               Cm₇
You can have the love
            Dm₇   Fm₇ Bb Bb₇
You need to live.
Eb                  Fsus₄        F
But if you look for truthfulness
          Bb/F    D₇/F#   Gm
You might just as well be blind;
   G#               D₇
It always seems to be
   D₇sus₄  G₇sus₄ G₇ G₇sus₄ G₇
So hard to give.

Chorus:
     G#maj Bb₉  G/B    G₇/B   Cm    Bbadd₉
     Honesty is such a lonely word.
     G#          Bb
     Everyone is so
     Bbsus₄add₉ Eb Ebadd₉ G₇ Am₇^5- G₇/B
     Untrue.
     G#maj Bb₉  G/B    G₇/B  Cm   Bbadd₉
     Honesty is hardly ever heard
         G#            Bb
     And mostly what I need
     Bb₉  Ebsus₄ Eb Bb₇
     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#            Bb
     And mostly what I need
     Bb₉  Ebsus₄ Eb
     From you.

Instrumental: Eb Ebm/C# | Bmaj Bb₇

Bridge:
 Cm
   I can find a lover
 G₇add₁₁
   I can find a friend.
 Bbm₆
   I can have security
     F/A
   Until the bitter end.
 G#₆          Bb      Bbadd₉
   Anyone can comfort me
        G#/Eb     Eb
   With promises again,
     Fsus₄   F       Bb₆ Bb₇
   I know, I know, I know,
   G₇/B  G₇ G# G#/Bb
   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#            Bb
     And mostly what I need
     Bb₉  Ebsus₄ Eb
     From you.

Instrumental: Eb Ebm/C# | Bmaj Bb₇
              G#m₇₊ G#m Bb₆ Bb₇ | Eb

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