The Truth’s Outside My Door chords by The Marvelettes

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Verse 1
G 
The doorbell ringin' wild
Cm 
G 
My future's waitin' outside
Am 
D 
How can I explain, sayin' goodbye
G 
To an old flame?
The truth's outside my door
D 
G 
(I said the truth's outside my door)

Verse 2
The engagement ring, that I wear
Cm 
G 
Is a promise my love would be true
Am 
Or will you believe that's,
D 
G 
what I was telling you?
I said the truth's outside my door
F 
(I said the truth's outside my door)

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Verse 3

If I don't answer, will he

think that I'm gone?

I'm not at home, yeah

Or will he hear the records playin'?

Loud and strong, oh baby, yeah

Verse 4
G 
If I open up the door
Cm 
G 
Will he get a false impression?
Am 
D 
Or will he believe my true confession?
G 
I said the truth's outside my door baby (I said
the truth's outside my door)

Verse 5
F 
C 
Ooh, if I put our love in
G 
the danger zone
Does he know I'm home, baby?
F 
C 
Or will he notice if I stop
the music
G 
From playin' loud and strong?
Am 
Ooh baby, baby

Interlude 1

Verse 6
G 
Can he hear me whisper low?
Cm 
G 
Am 
Sayin' you will have to go, no (no)
Or will he be a man,
D 
and try and understand?
G 
I said the truth's outside my door,
D 
G 
ooh (truth's outside my door)

Verse 7
G 
The doorbell is gettin' louder
Cm 
G 
I know I got to face him
Am 
Or will he turn away,
A 
D 
and say I disgraced him?
G 
Darlin' the truth's outside our door (I said
D 
F 
the truth's outside our door)

Verse 8
C 
G 
Ooh, the truth's outside my door, baby
F 
C 
Ooh the truth's outside my door
G 
Why don't ya go home?
F 
C 
Ooh, the truth's outside my door
G 
Just leave me alone
F 
C 
Ooh, the truth's outside my door