Tell him the truth chords by Keri Hilson

SimplifiedEm · Bm · D · C

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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
Boy, you were wrong
Bm 
D 
I'm far from that
There's one thing that
Em 
C 
I've done to you
That I regret and
Em 
Look, I know it's no excuse,
D 
Bm 
but I'm only human
And young at that
D 
And I'm gonna make
Em 
C 
mistakes
And hope you understand

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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