Ain't It De Truth chords by Johnny Mathis

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D
G
F#
Bm
Dm
E
Em
Ebdim
A
Fdim
F#dim
Asus4
F
B
Eb
Fsus4
Bb
Edim
Fm
Gbdim
Ab
Adim
Cm
C#m
F#m
Gdim
Bbdim

Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
Life  (D major) is short,
Dm 
short  (D minor) brother,
E 
Em 
D 
 (E major) Ain't it  (E minor) the  (D major) truth?
And there is no other,
Ebdim 
A 
Ain't  (E flatdim) it the truth?  (A major) 
D 
Em 
You've got to grab  (D major)  (E minor) that rainbow
G 
D 
G 
 (G major) While  (D major) you've  (G major) still got your youth
D 
Bm 
E 
A 
D 
Ain't  (D major) it  (B minor)  (E major) the solid  (A major) truth?  (D major) 
Was a man called Adam
Em 
E 
A 
D 
Ain't  (E minor)  (E major) it  (A major) the truth?  (D major) 
Said now look here madam
Ebdim 
A 
Ain't  (E flatdim) it       the truth?  (A major) 
D 
Em 
Fdim 
You got to  (D major) bite  (E minor) that ap (Fdim) ple
F#dim 
D 
G 
While  (F sharpdim)  (D major) you  (G major) still
got your tooth
Bm 
E 
Ain't  (B minor) it the  (E major) mellow
G 
D 
G 
D 
 (G major) truth?  (D major)  (G major)  (D major) 
G 
E 
Long  (G major) as there's wine  (E major) and gin
D 
to  (D major) drown your troubles in
Ebdim 
Em 
What's  (E flatdim) all this talk of sin?  (E minor) 
Ebdim 
Em 
A 
Rise and  (E flatdim) shine    and  (E minor) fall in line  (A major) 
D 
Get that  (D major) new religion
Em 
Asus4 
D 
Ain't  (E minor) it  (Asus4) the  (D major) truth for
you is dead pigeon?
Em 
E 
A 
Ain't  (E minor) it  (E major) the truth?  (A major) 
Dm 
G 
Em 
F 
Cause when  (D minor) you're laid  (G major) ho (E minor) rizont (F major) al
G 
Bm 
G 
 (G major) In  (B minor) that  (G major) telephone booth
G 
D 
There'll  (G major)  (D major) 
Bm 
be no breathin'  (B minor) smell
D 
A 
B 
Bm 
It's  (D major) only  (A major)  (B major) nat (B minor) ural
E 
Em 
A 
D 
G 
Ain't it the  (E major) gos (E minor) pel  (A major) truth?  (D major)  (G major) 
D 
Eb 
 (D major) Life  (E flat major) is short, short,
Fsus4 
F 
Bb 
brother  (Fsus4)  (F major)  (B flat major) 
Eb 
And  (E flat major) there is no other,
Edim 
that's  (Edim) the truth
Bb 
Eb 
Fm 
F 
Gbdim 
 (B flat major) So if you don't  (E flat major) love  (F minor)  (F major) liv (G flatdim) in',
Ebdim 
Eb 
Ab 
Adim 
 (E flatdim) you  (E flat major) are  (A flat major) slightly uncouth  (Adim) 
Cm 
F 
Eb 
Oh,  (C minor) ain't it  (F major) the dignified  (E flat major) truth?
Ab 
Adim 
 (A flat major) Life is a  (Adim) rippin' book,
Eb 
man  (E flat major) is a fish to cook,
Edim 
go  (Edim) on and bait your hook,
Fm 
Bb 
B 
F# 
 (F minor) rise and  (B flat major) shine an (B major) d  heed that  (F sharp major) line,
C#m 
E 
A 
E 
 (C sharp minor) you got to  (E major) get  (A major) your passin',  (E major) 
C#m 
F# 
B 
E 
 (C sharp minor) you gotta, gotta get  (F sharp major)  (B major) some truth,  (E major) 
C#m 
while  (C sharp minor) you're
E 
A 
E 
Still  (E major)  (A major) in  (E major) blossom,
C#m 
F#m 
B 
 (C sharp minor) ain't  (F sharp minor) that the truth?  (B major) 
E 
F#m 
F# 
Gdim 
And that  (E major) wet border (F sharp minor) lin    (F sharp major) er (Gdim) ,
E 
A 
Bbdim 
 (E major) Cleo (A major) patra and Ruth  (B flatdim) 
E 
C#m 
 (E major) Them babies  (C sharp minor) did   mighty swell
E 
C#m 
They  (E major) rang that  (C sharp minor) Jezebel
F# 
A 
E 
And it for (F sharp major) got to  (A major) bell too  (E major) 
C#m 
E 
F# 
Gdim 
That  (C sharp minor) wet  (E major) borderlin (F sharp major)  (Gdim) er
E 
C#m 
A 
Bbdim 
Cleo (E major)  (C sharp minor) pat    (A major) ra and Ruth  (B flatdim) 
E 
C#m 
Them  (E major) thieves  (C sharp minor) did   mighty swell
E 
C#m 
They rang  (E major)  (C sharp minor) that  Jezebel
F# 
B 
E 
And it's  (F sharp major) gospel  (B major) truth  (E major) 
A 
Bbdim 
Delil (A major) ah  (B flatdim) Cleopat
E 
A 
ra  (E major) and Ruth  (A major) 
F# 
A 
E 
They  (F sharp major) got the gun to  (A major) hold  (E major) true