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

E
E

B
B

D#
D#

G#m
G#m

E
E

B
B

Verse 1
B
B

Life is short,
Bm
Bm

short brother,
C#
C#

C#m
C#m

B
B

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

F#
F#

Ain't it the truth?
B
B

C#m
C#m

You've got to grab that rainbow
E
E

B
B

E
E

While you've still got your youth
B
B

G#m
G#m

C#
C#

F#
F#

B
B

Ain't it the solid truth?
Was a man called Adam
C#m
C#m

C#
C#

F#
F#

B
B

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

F#
F#

Ain't it the truth?
B
B

C#m
C#m

Ddim
Ddim

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

B
B

E
E

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

C#
C#

Ain't it the mellow
E
E

B
B

E
E

B
B

truth?
E
E

C#
C#

Long as there's wine and gin
B
B

to drown your troubles in
Cdim
Cdim

C#m
C#m

What's all this talk of sin?
Cdim
Cdim

C#m
C#m

F#
F#

Rise and shine and fall in line
B
B

Get that new religion
C#m
C#m

F#sus4
F#sus4

B
B

Ain't it the truth for
you is dead pigeon?
C#m
C#m

C#
C#

F#
F#

Ain't it the truth?
Bm
Bm

E
E

C#m
C#m

D
D

Cause when you're laid horizontal
E
E

G#m
G#m

E
E

In that telephone booth
E
E

B
B

There'll
G#m
G#m

be no breathin' smell
B
B

F#
F#

G#
G#

G#m
G#m

It's only natural
C#
C#

C#m
C#m

F#
F#

B
B

E
E

Ain't it the gos pel truth?
B
B

C
C

Life is short, short,
Dsus4
Dsus4

D
D

G
G

brother
C
C

And there is no other,
Dbdim
Dbdim

that's the truth
G
G

C
C

Dm
Dm

D
D

Ebdim
Ebdim

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

C
C

F
F

F#dim
F#dim

you are slightly uncouth
Am
Am

D
D

C
C

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

F#dim
F#dim

Life is a rippin' book,
C
C

man is a fish to cook,
Dbdim
Dbdim

go on and bait your hook,
Dm
Dm

G
G

Ab
Ab

Eb
Eb

rise and shine and heed that line,
Bbm
Bbm

Db
Db

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

you got to get your passin',
Bbm
Bbm

Eb
Eb

Ab
Ab

Db
Db

you gotta, gotta get some truth,
Bbm
Bbm

while you're
Db
Db

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

Still in blossom,
Bbm
Bbm

Ebm
Ebm

Ab
Ab

ain't that the truth?
Db
Db

Ebm
Ebm

Eb
Eb

Edim
Edim

And that wet borderlin er,
Db
Db

Gb
Gb

Gdim
Gdim

Cleopatra and Ruth
Db
Db

Bbm
Bbm

Them babies did mighty swell
Db
Db

Bbm
Bbm

They rang that Jezebel
Eb
Eb

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

And it forgot to bell too
Bbm
Bbm

Db
Db

Eb
Eb

Edim
Edim

That wet bor derliner
Db
Db

Bbm
Bbm

Gb
Gb

Gdim
Gdim

Cleopat ra and Ruth
Db
Db

Bbm
Bbm

Them thieves did mighty swell
Db
Db

Bbm
Bbm

They rang that Jezebel
Eb
Eb

Ab
Ab

Db
Db

And it's gospel truth
Gb
Gb

Gdim
Gdim

Delilah Cleopat
Db
Db

Gb
Gb

ra and Ruth
Eb
Eb

Gb
Gb

Db
Db

They got the gun to hold true
Outro 1

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