Tell him the truth chords by Keri Hilson

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Intro 1

Verse 1

If you've ever kept a secret

from the one you love

This is what it feels like

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Verse 2
Em 
If you thought that I was perfect  (E minor) 
Boy, you were wrong
Bm 
D 
I'm  (B minor) far from that  (D major) 
There's one thing that
Em 
C 
I've done to you  (E minor)  (C major) 
That I regret and
Em 
Look, I  (E minor) know it's no excuse,
D 
Bm 
but I'm only human  (D major)  (B minor) 
And young at that
D 
And  (D major) I'm gonna make
Em 
C 
mistakes  (E minor)  (C major) 
And hope you understand

Verse 3
C 
Em 
Didn't  (C major) see it  (E minor) comin'
Wasn't on purpose
D 
Bm 
Baby,  (D major) I  (B minor) promise I didn't mean to hurt you
D 
Will you forgive  (D major) me?
You didn't deserve this
Em 
C 
 (E minor) I  (C major) know it wasn't worth it

Verse 4
C 
Em 
Gotta tell  (C major) him the truth  (E minor) 
(when I'm ready to)
D 
Bm 
Tell him  (D major) the truth  (B minor) (somehow)
D 
Gotta tell  (D major) him the truth
(that's what I gotta do)
Em 
C 
Tell him  (E minor) the truth  (C major) (but not now)
Em 
Gotta tell him the truth  (E minor) 
(just wait a little bit)
D 
Bm 
Tell him  (D major) the truth  (B minor) 
(he couldn't handle it)
D 
Tell  (D major) him the truth (that's what
I gotta do)
Em 
C 
Tell him  (E minor) the truth  (C major) (but not now,
ooh)
Em 
 (E minor) Didn't  see when I had tears

Verse 5
Em 
 (E minor) 
D 
Bm 
rolling down my face  (D major)  (B minor) 
D 
I turned my back  (D major) 
Em 
It was heavy on the tongue  (E minor) 
C 
 (C major) (And I knew that you knew
something was wrong)
Em 
I  (E minor) was about to break open,
Bm 
spill out everything  (B minor) 
But something said
D 
"Keri, wait,  (D major) things are going great,
Em 
C 
what you gon (E minor) na  say?"  (C major) 
"I don't know,
maybe something like"

Verse 6
C 
Em 
Didn't  (C major) see it  (E minor) comin'
Wasn't on purpose
D 
Bm 
Baby,  (D major) I promise  (B minor) I
didn't mean to hurt you
D 
Will you forgive  (D major) me?
You didn't deserve this
Em 
C 
 (E minor) I  (C major) know it wasn't worth it

Verse 7
C 
Em 
Gotta tell him  (C major) the truth  (E minor) 
(when I'm ready to)
D 
Bm 
Tell him  (D major) the truth  (B minor) (somehow)
D 
Gotta tell him the truth  (D major) 
Bm 
(that's what I gotta  (B minor) do)
Em 
C 
Tell him  (E minor) the truth  (C major) (but not now)
Em 
Gotta tell him the truth  (E minor) 
(just wait a little bit)
Bm 
Tell him  (B minor) the truth
(he couldn't handle it)
D 
Tell him the truth  (D major) (that's what
I gotta do)
Em 
C 
Tell him  (E minor) the truth  (C major) (but not now, ooh)

Verse 8
C 
Em 
 (C major) I feel  (E minor) less (than nothin')
D 
Lower  (D major) (than zero)
Bm 
And  (B minor) tired (of frontin)
Gotta tell him the truth
D 
I feel  (D major) less (than nothin')
Em 
Lower  (E minor) (than zero)
C 
And  (C major) I'm tired (of frontin)
Gotta tell him the truth
Em 
Guess I've been  (E minor) waitin' for
the stars to align
D 
Bm 
There's no perfect  (D major) time  (B minor) 
I gotta tell him the truth
D 
'Cause  (D major) it's hard to build
the truth on a lie
Em 
C 
And if that's  (E minor)  (C major) what I want
Em 
I gotta tell him the truth  (E minor) 

Verse 9
Em 
Gotta tell him  (E minor) the truth
(when I'm ready to)
D 
Bm 
Tell  (D major)  (B minor) him the truth (somehow)
D 
Gotta tell him the truth  (D major) 
(that's what I gotta do)
Em 
C 
Tell him  (E minor) the truth  (C major) (but not now)
Em 
Gotta tell him the truth,  (E minor) 
truth (just wait a little bit)
D 
Bm 
Oh, tell  (D major) him the truth  (B minor) 
(he couldn't handle it)
D 
Tell him  (D major) the truth (that's what
Em 
C 
I  (E minor) gotta  (C major) do)
I gotta (but not now, ooh)

Verse 10
C 
Em 
Baby,  (C major) I'm cryin'  (E minor) 
D 
Bm 
 (D major) I'm,  (B minor) I'm cryin'
D 
Em 
C 
Oh  (D major)  (E minor)  (C major) 
Gotta tell him the truth
Em 
 (E minor) (that's what I gotta do)
D 
Bm 
(I know what I  (D major)  (B minor) gotta do)
(Gotta tell him the truth)
D 
I'm so  (D major) scared (I know
what I gotta do)
Em 
C 
And I'm sittin' here  (E minor) all  (C major) alone
(Gotta tell him the truth) and
I want to tell you
Em 
 (E minor) Oh, what do I do? (What do I do?)