Billy Joel — Honesty (F#) | printer-friendly version

Billy Joel: "Honesty"

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

Lyrics and Music by Billy Joel

Intro: F#⁵ F#m/E | Dmaj C#₇

F#                B
If you search for tenderness,
C#           C#/B Bbm₇
It isn’t hard to find.
B                Ebm₇
You can have the love
            Fm₇   G#m₇ C# C#₇
You need to live.
F#                  G#sus₄       G#
But if you look for truthfulness
          C#/G#   F₇/A    Bbm
You might just as well be blind;
   B                F₇
It always seems to be
   F₇sus₄  Bb₇sus₄ Bb₇ Bb₇sus₄ Bb₇
So hard to give.

Chorus:
     Bmaj  C#₉  Bb/D   Bb₇/D  Ebm   C#add₉
     Honesty is such a lonely word.
     B           C#
     Everyone is so
     C#sus₄add₉ F# F#add₉ Bb₇ Cm₇^5- Bb₇/D
     Untrue.
     Bmaj  C#₉  Bb/D   Bb₇/D Ebm  C#add₉
     Honesty is hardly ever heard
         B             C#
     And mostly what I need
     C#₉  F#sus₄ F# C#₇
     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
         B             C#
     And mostly what I need
     C#₉  F#sus₄ F#
     From you.

Instrumental: F# F#m/E | Dmaj C#₇

Bridge:
 Ebm
   I can find a lover
 Bb₇add₁₁
   I can find a friend.
 C#m₆
   I can have security
     G#/C
   Until the bitter end.
 B₆           C#      C#add₉
   Anyone can comfort me
        B/F#      F#
   With promises again,
     G#sus₄  G#      C#₆ C#₇
   I know, I know, I know,
   Bb₇/D Bb₇ B B/C#
   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
         B             C#
     And mostly what I need
     C#₉  F#sus₄ F#
     From you.

Instrumental: F# F#m/E | Dmaj C#₇
              Bm₇₊ Bm C#₆ C#₇ | F#

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