Honest chords by
Shawn Mendes (Official Version)

2017Pop617 views

Key: A majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

E

B/D#

C#m

A

E

Verse 1
E E 
 
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Hey, how's  it going?
A A 
 
E E 
 
Can you meet me down on Adelaide street?
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Can you talk for    a moment
A A 
 
E E 
 
There's no way to say this that easily
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
And everything I said, I swear  I     meant it
A A 
 
E E 
 
I need to tell you that this isn't your fault
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
And I know that   I'll probably   regret it
A A 
 
B B 
 
And it kills me 'cause the worst part of all

Chorus 1
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
It's that I     hate to hurt you
E E 
 
B B 
 
But I  got to be honest
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
I     can't give you what you need
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
You deserve more than I can promise
F#m7 F#m7 
 
E/G# E/G# 
 
A A 
 
And I'm    just tryna, I'm just   tryna
B B 
 
Baby, I'm just tryna be honest
E E 
 
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
I'm tryna be honest with ya
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
You know that I'm sorry
A A 
 
E E 
 
But I'm tryna be honest with ya

Verse 2
E E 
 
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Hey, can    you listen?
A A 
 
E E 
 
I swear to God to you, there's nobody else
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
You're gonna say that   I'm lyin'
A A 
 
E E 
 
When I tell you every feeling I felt
Was honest and sincere
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
And that   you were  different
A A 
 
And when we kissed I felt like
E E 
 
that kid in love, yeah
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
And I know that   I'll probably   regret it
A A 
 
B B 
 
I might wish I never said this at all

Chorus 2
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
Oh, I     hate to hurt you
E E 
 
B B 
 
But I  got to be honest
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
I     can't give you what you need
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
You deserve more than I can promise
F#m7 F#m7 
 
E/G# E/G# 
 
A A 
 
And I'm    just tryna, I'm just   tryna
B B 
 
Baby, I'm just tryna be honest
E E 
 
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
I'm tryna be honest with ya
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
You know that I'm sorry
A A 
 
E E 
 
But I'm tryna be honest with ya

Bridge 1

A

B

C#m

Oh, oh, oh

Esus4

E

A

I don't wanna see you cry

B

C#m

Oh, oh, oh

Esus4

E

A

Swear that I don't wanna see you cry

Chorus 3
'Cause I hate to hurt you
But I gotta be honest
I can't give you what you need, oh
You deserve more than I can promise
And I'm just tryna, I'm just tryna

Chorus 4
Baby, I'm just tryna be honest
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
I     hate to hurt you
E E 
 
B B 
 
But I  got to be honest
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
I     can't give you what you need, oh
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
You deserve more than I can promise
F#m7 F#m7 
 
E/G# E/G# 
 
A A 
 
And I'm    just tryna, I'm just   tryna
B B 
 
Baby, I'm just tryna be honest

Outro 1

E

B/D#

C#m

A

E

How did you like the song?

You need to to leave a rating.

TunerE A D G B E

ChordsE B/D# C#m A B...

Chords

E
B/D#
C#m
A
B
F#m7
E/G#
Esus4

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
B/D#: x-6-4-4-7-x
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0
Esus4: 0-2-2-2-0-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -5

-5

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

Minor 7ths sit between minor and major in feel. The course covers the shapes and the songs they show up in most often. Learn minor 7th chords

This is the definitive original version of Honest by Shawn Mendes, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Shawn Mendes's performance.

More songs by Shawn Mendes

Discover chords for more songs to play

Stitches

4.8

185.3K

Mercy

4.8

41K

Life Of The Party

4.9

18.5K

Never Be Alone

4.8

6.7K

There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back

4.6

73.4K

Wonder

4.7

16.3K

Imagination

4.9

45.3K

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

Stitches

Shawn Mendes

4.8

185.5K

All Of Me

John Legend

4.9

4.6M

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

4.8

6.4M

ZombieTabs

The Cranberries

4.8

11.9M

Let It BeTabs

The Beatles

4.9

5.6M

EllaTabs

Junior H

4.6

4.9M

MercyTabs

Shawn Mendes

4.8

41K

Popular chords globally

Most played chords & tabs across all users

1

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

4.8

48.8M

2

CreepTabs

Radiohead

4.9

29.6M

3

YellowTabs

Coldplay

4.8

17.9M

4

Boulevard Of Broken DreamsTabs

Green Day

4.8

12.5M

5

ZombieTabs

The Cranberries

4.8

11.9M

6

Wonderwall

Oasis

4.8

8.3M

7

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

4.8

6.4M

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

Problems

Lil Peep

41

Mourir sur scène

Dalida

8

Even In Arcadia

Sleep Token

3

Hab 'ne Tante aus Marokko

Kinderlieder-Superstar

6

Cafuné

Micro TDH

12

Past Self

Sleep Token

YUKON

Justin Bieber

41