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Billy Joel: "Honesty"

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

Lyrics and Music by Billy Joel

Intro: B⁵ Bm/A | Gmaj F#₇

B                 E
If you search for tenderness,
F#           F#/E Ebm₇
It isn’t hard to find.
E                G#m₇
You can have the love
            Bbm₇  C#m₇ F# F#₇
You need to live.
B                   C#sus₄       C#
But if you look for truthfulness
          F#/C#   Bb₇/D   Ebm
You might just as well be blind;
   E                Bb₇
It always seems to be
   Bb₇sus₄ Eb₇sus₄ Eb₇ Eb₇sus₄ Eb₇
So hard to give.

Chorus:
     Emaj  F#₉  Eb/G   Eb₇/G  G#m   F#add₉
     Honesty is such a lonely word.
     E           F#
     Everyone is so
     F#sus₄add₉ B Badd₉  Eb₇ Fm₇^5- Eb₇/G
     Untrue.
     Emaj  F#₉  Eb/G   Eb₇/G G#m  F#add₉
     Honesty is hardly ever heard
         E             F#
     And mostly what I need
     F#₉  Bsus₄  B  F#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
         E             F#
     And mostly what I need
     F#₉  Bsus₄  B
     From you.

Instrumental: B Bm/A | Gmaj F#₇

Bridge:
 G#m
   I can find a lover
 Eb₇add₁₁
   I can find a friend.
 F#m₆
   I can have security
     C#/F
   Until the bitter end.
 E₆           F#      F#add₉
   Anyone can comfort me
        E/B       B
   With promises again,
     C#sus₄  C#      F#₆ F#₇
   I know, I know, I know,
   Eb₇/G Eb₇ E E/F#
   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
         E             F#
     And mostly what I need
     F#₉  Bsus₄  B
     From you.

Instrumental: B Bm/A | Gmaj F#₇
              Em₇₊ Em F#₆ F#₇ | B

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