The Avett Brothers

Tell The Truth(Chords)

The Avett Brothers

Key: C

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C G Tell the truth to yourself F G And the rest will fall in place C G Tell the truth to yourself F G G7 And the rest will fall in place

Verse 1:

C C/B Am G F Fm I lied to the doctor C C/B Am G F Fm I lied to my lover

Pre-Chorus

C C/B Am G F Fm I wanna make amends, but where do I start?
C G Tell the truth to yourself (Tell the truth) F G And the rest will fall in place (To your) C G Tell the truth to yourself (Tell the truth) F G G7 And the rest will fall in place

Bridge:

Dm G Ah, ah C C/B Am Ah, ah Dm G Ah, ah Em F Ah, ah F G C C/B Am Tell the truth to yourself Dm G Em F Tell the truth
Interlude Dm G C C/B Am I can make my mother, my father, my sister, my brother Dm G My lover, my neighbor, my friends all happy Em F Give of myself whatever they ask Dm But without this single truth G It is only emptiness that I cast C C/B Am A happiness that will not last Dm But I'm not here for that G For what does happiness help Em F Without this simple truth given to thyself?

Verse 2:

C C/B Am G F Fm I was the coward C C/B Am G F Fm How they strangled your heart

Pre-Chorus

C C/B Am G F Fm I wanna make amends, but where do I start?
C G Tell the truth to yourself F G And the rest will fall in place C G Tell the truth to yourself F G And the rest will fall in place C G Tell the truth to yourself (Tell the truth) F G And the rest will fall in place (To your) C G Tell the truth to yourself (Tell the truth) F G G7 And the rest will fall in place

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