Ain't It De Truth chords by
Johnny Mathis
Johnny Mathis
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Key: Eb major
Intro 1
A
A

D
D

A
A

C#
C#

F#m
F#m

D
D

A
A

Verse 1
A
A

Life is short,
Am
Am

short brother,
B
B

Bm
Bm

A
A

Ain't it the truth?
And there is no other,
Bbdim
Bbdim

E
E

Ain't it the truth?
A
A

Bm
Bm

You've got to grab that rainbow
D
D

A
A

D
D

While you've still got your youth
A
A

F#m
F#m

B
B

E
E

A
A

Ain't it the solid truth?
Was a man called Adam
Bm
Bm

B
B

E
E

A
A

Ain't it the truth?
Said now look here madam
Bbdim
Bbdim

E
E

Ain't it the truth?
A
A

Bm
Bm

Cdim
Cdim

You got to bite that apple
C#dim
C#dim

A
A

D
D

While you still
got your tooth
F#m
F#m

B
B

Ain't it the mellow
D
D

A
A

D
D

A
A

truth?
D
D

B
B

Long as there's wine and gin
A
A

to drown your troubles in
Bbdim
Bbdim

Bm
Bm

What's all this talk of sin?
Bbdim
Bbdim

Bm
Bm

E
E

Rise and shine and fall in line
A
A

Get that new religion
Bm
Bm

Esus4
Esus4

A
A

Ain't it the truth for
you is dead pigeon?
Bm
Bm

B
B

E
E

Ain't it the truth?
Am
Am

D
D

Bm
Bm

C
C

Cause when you're laid horizontal
D
D

F#m
F#m

D
D

In that telephone booth
D
D

A
A

There'll
F#m
F#m

be no breathin' smell
A
A

E
E

F#
F#

F#m
F#m

It's only natural
B
B

Bm
Bm

E
E

A
A

D
D

Ain't it the gospel truth?
A
A

Bb
Bb

Life is short, short,
Csus4
Csus4

C
C

F
F

brother
Bb
Bb

And there is no other,
Bdim
Bdim

that's the truth
F
F

Bb
Bb

Cm
Cm

C
C

Dbdim
Dbdim

So if you don't love livin',
Bbdim
Bbdim

Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

Edim
Edim

you are slightly uncouth
Gm
Gm

C
C

Bb
Bb

Oh, ain't it the dignified truth?
Eb
Eb

Edim
Edim

Life is a rippin' book,
Bb
Bb

man is a fish to cook,
Bdim
Bdim

go on and bait your hook,
Cm
Cm

F
F

F#
F#

C#
C#

rise and shine and heed that line,
G#m
G#m

B
B

E
E

B
B

you got to get your passin',
G#m
G#m

C#
C#

F#
F#

B
B

you gotta, gotta get some truth,
G#m
G#m

while you're
B
B

E
E

B
B

Still in blossom,
G#m
G#m

C#m
C#m

F#
F#

ain't that the truth?
B
B

C#m
C#m

C#
C#

Ddim
Ddim

And that wet borderlin er,
B
B

E
E

Fdim
Fdim

Cleopatra and Ruth
B
B

G#m
G#m

Them babies did mighty swell
B
B

G#m
G#m

They rang that Jezebel
C#
C#

E
E

B
B

And it forgot to bell too
G#m
G#m

B
B

C#
C#

Ddim
Ddim

That wet borderliner
B
B

G#m
G#m

E
E

Fdim
Fdim

Cleopat ra and Ruth
B
B

G#m
G#m

Them thieves did mighty swell
B
B

G#m
G#m

They rang that Jezebel
C#
C#

F#
F#

B
B

And it's gospel truth
E
E

Fdim
Fdim

Delilah Cleopat
B
B

E
E

ra and Ruth
C#
C#

E
E

B
B

They got the gun to hold true
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