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

Billy Joel: "Honesty"

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

Lyrics and Music by Billy Joel

Intro: G⁵ Gm/F | Ebmaj D₇

G                 C
If you search for tenderness,
D            D/C  Bm₇
It isn’t hard to find.
C                Em₇
You can have the love
            F#m₇  Am₇ D D₇
You need to live.
G                   Asus₄        A
But if you look for truthfulness
          D/A     F#₇/Bb  Bm
You might just as well be blind;
   C                F#₇
It always seems to be
   F#₇sus₄ B₇sus₄ B₇ B₇sus₄ B₇
So hard to give.

Chorus:
     Cmaj  D₉   B/Eb   B₇/Eb  Em    Dadd₉
     Honesty is such a lonely word.
     C           D
     Everyone is so
     Dsus₄add₉ G  Gadd₉  B₇ C#m₇^5- B₇/Eb
     Untrue.
     Cmaj  D₉   B/Eb   B₇/Eb Em   Dadd₉
     Honesty is hardly ever heard
         C             D
     And mostly what I need
     D₉   Gsus₄  G  D₇
     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
         C             D
     And mostly what I need
     D₉   Gsus₄  G
     From you.

Instrumental: G Gm/F | Ebmaj D₇

Bridge:
 Em
   I can find a lover
 B₇add₁₁
   I can find a friend.
 Dm₆
   I can have security
     A/C#
   Until the bitter end.
 C₆           D       Dadd₉
   Anyone can comfort me
        C/G       G
   With promises again,
     Asus₄   A       D₆ D₇
   I know, I know, I know,
   B₇/Eb B₇ C  C/D
   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
         C             D
     And mostly what I need
     D₉   Gsus₄  G
     From you.

Instrumental: G Gm/F | Ebmaj D₇
              Cm₇₊ Cm D₆ D₇ | G

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