Truth chords by Alex Ebert (Official Version)

OfficialGm · Bb · Eb · F · D

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Intro 1

Truth

Verse 1
Gm 
The  (G minor) truth is that I never shook my shadow
Every day it's trying
to trick me into doing battle
Bb 
Calling out  (B flat major) "faker" only get me rattled
Want to pull me back
behind the fence with the cattle
Gm 
Building your  (G minor) lenses
Digging your trenches
Put me on the front line
Leave me with a dumb mind
Bb 
With no de (B flat major) fenses, but your defenses
If you can't stand to feel the pain
then you are senseless
Gm 
Since this,  (G minor) I've grown up some
Different kind of fighter
And when the darkness come

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Chorus 1

let it inside you

And your darkness is shining

My darkness is shining

Have faith in myself, truth

Verse 2
Gm 
I've seen a  (G minor) million numbered
doors on the horizon
Now which is the future you choosin'
before you gone dying?
Bb 
I'll tell you 'bout a  (B flat major) secret
I've been undermining
Every little lie in this world
come from dividing
Gm 
Say you're my  (G minor) lover, say you're my homie
Tilt my chin back, slit my throat,
Bb 
take a bath in my blood, get to  (B flat major) know me
All out of my secrets
All my enemies are turning
into my teachers
Gm 
Because  (G minor) lights blinding, no way dividing
what's yours or mine

Chorus 2

when everything's shining

And you darkness is shining,

my darkness is shining

Have faith in ourselves, truth

Bridge 1
Bb 
 (B flat major) Yes, I'm only loving,
D 
only  (D major) trying to only love
Gm 
That's what I'm trying to do is only  (G minor) loving
Yes, I'm only loving, trying only loving,
I swear to God
Bb 
I'm only trying to do the  (B flat major) loving
D 
Yes, I'm only  (D major) lonely,
I've been missing all my feeling
Gm 
Only loving, only  (G minor) loving
You say it ain't loving, ain't loving
Bb 
ain't loving, my  (B flat major) loving
D 
But I'm only  (D major) loving, swear only loving,
Gm 
swear to God I'm only  (G minor) loving
Trying only loving, only loving, only loving,
Bb 
only loving, only loving, only  (B flat major) loving
D 
Yes, I'm only loving, only  (D major) trying to only love
Gm 
That's what I'm trying to do is only  (G minor) loving
See, I'm only loving, loving, loving,
Bb 
loving, loving my  (B flat major) love
D 
But I'm only  (D major) loving, loving,
Gm 
loving, loving the  (G minor) truth

Outro 1
Gm 
Gm 
Bb 
Bb 
 (G minor)  (G minor)  (B flat major)  (B flat major) 
Gm 
Gm 
Bb 
Bb 
 (G minor)  (G minor)  (B flat major)  (B flat major) 
Gm 
Gm 
Eb 
Eb 
 (G minor)  (G minor)  (E flat major)  (E flat major) 
Bb 
F 
 (B flat major)  (F major) Truth

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G minorBPM: 80

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

Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

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This is the definitive original version of Truth by Alex Ebert, 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 G minor. It suits players who want to learn Truth the way Alex Ebert intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.