Love, Truth & Confidence chords by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

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Verse 1
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I overheard a  (D major) conversation some time  (E major) ago
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and I didn't like it.  (D major) And that's what you
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get for e -dropping.  (E major) 
So I had to go right in
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and satisfy my own  (D major) self
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by jotting down a  (E major) few words.
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 (D major) And these three characters,
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you understand that I  (E major) wanted to know what
they were talking about,
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 (D major) was love,  (E major) truth, and confidence.
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And  (D major) very principled too,
but you know you're dissatisfied
when you see people get along
by themselves.
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And what I heard, it come out,  (E major) 
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 (D major) love, truth, an (E major) d confidence.
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 (D major)  (E major)  (A major)  (E major)  (A major) 
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Love, truth, and  (D major) confidence,
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had  (F sharp major) a    talk one day.
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 (G major) Love said to truth and confidence,
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 (E major) I'm going away.
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 (D major) So many  (E major) people don't even care.
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But if you  (D major) need me,
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you can  (E major) find me  (A major) anywhere, anywhere
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 (D major) True said to love and confidence,
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leave  (F sharp major) I'll make a trip
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 (G major) In case you need me,
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 (E minor) I'm on  (E major) each and everyone's lips
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Those  (D major) old lion  (E major) tongues will push me away
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But  (D major) I'll,  (A major) I'll come back an
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 (D major) other day  (E major)  (D major) 
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Confidence  (G major) said to love and truth,
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I really hate, hate to see you  (D major) go
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But  (G major) I know your story,
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 (E major) sometimes yes,
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most of the time  (A major) it's no
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Love and  (D major) truth, people you can find
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 (F sharp major) Any place,  (G major) anywhere, anytime
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 (E major) You can just  (D major) say, so long,
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 (F sharp major) once  (B minor) confidence  (G major) is gone
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Asus4 
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 (E major) Nothing mat (Asus4) ters      (D major) anymore
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Confidence  (G major) led to love and truth
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I really hate,  (B flat major) I    hate to see you  (D major) go  (G major) 
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 (D major) I know  (E major) your story, sometimes yes
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Most of the time, it's no  (A major) 
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Love and  (D major) truth, love and truth,
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people you can  (F sharp major) find
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In dis (G major) guise, any place,
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anywhere, any (E major) time
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You can just  (D major) say so long,
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 (F sharp major) once  (G major) confidence is gone
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 (E minor) Nothing mat (A major) ters anymore  (D major)  (E major)  (A major) 
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 (D major) You can just  (F sharp major) say so long,
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once  (G major) confidence is gone
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Noth (E major) ing matters anymore
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 (D major) Ain't  (E major) that the beautiful  (A major) truth?  (D major) 
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