Sad But True
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[Intro] A5 A#5
A5 A#5
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-/7-6-5-3h5p3...------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
( A5 A#5 )
( A5 A#5 )
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5-------------------------------------------|
D|-/7-6-5-3-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
(Riff 2)
( E5 )
( E5 )
( E5 )
( E5 )
( E5 )
( E5 )
( E5 )
( E5 )
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------| (3x)
A|-/5p0--1p0------------------------------------------|
E|------------3p0-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-/5p0--5-5~-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------| (3x)
A|-/5p0--1p0------------------------------------------|
E|------------3p0-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-/5p0--5-5~----/5p0--5-5~---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[Primeira Parte]
(Riff 3)
E5 D5 E5
Hey, I'm your life
A#5 E5
I'm the one who takes you there
D5 E5
Hey, I'm your life
A#5 E5
I'm the one who cares
D5 E5
They, they betray
A#5 E5
I'm your only true friend now
D5 E5
They, they'll betray
A#5 E5
I'm forever there
[Refrão]
(Riff 4)
( E5 F5 D5 F5 E5 )
( E5 F5 D5 F5 A5 )
( A5 A#5 G5 A5 G5 )
( G5 C5 E5 F5 E5 )
I'm your dream, make you real
I'm your eyes when you must steal
I'm your pain when you can't feel
Sad but true
I'm your dream, mind astray
I'm your eyes while you're away
I'm your pain while you repay
You know it's sad but true
Sad but true
(Riff 2)
[Segunda Parte]
(Riff 3)
E5 D5 E5
You, you're my mask
A#5 E5
you're my cover, my shelter
D5 E5
You, you're my mask
A#5 E5
You're the one who's blamed
D5 E5
Do, do my work
A#5 E5
Do my dirty work, scapegoat
D5 E5
Do, do my deeds
A#5 E5
For you're the one who's shamed
[Refrão]
(Riff 4)
( E5 F5 D5 F5 E5 )
( E5 F5 D5 F5 A5 )
( A5 A#5 G5 A5 G5 )
( G5 C5 E5 F5 E5 )
I'm your dream, make you real
I'm your eyes when you must steal
I'm your pain when you can't feel
Sad but true
I'm your dream, mind astray
I'm your eyes while you're away
I'm your pain while your repay
You know it's sad but true
Sad but true
( A5 A#5 )
( A5 A#5 )
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------2----/7-6-5-2---/7-6-5-3---/7-6-5-2--|
A|-----0h1p0----0------------------------------------|
E|0--3-------3---------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------/5-4-3------/5-4-3----------4---3---------|
G|----------------/2----------/3---2-2---2---2--2----|
D|/7-6-5-3-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----4---3------------------------------------------|
G|2-2---2---2-3--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
[Solo]
(Riff 2)
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|------------12-12-12b-----12-----------------------|
G|/13---------12-12-12b-----12-----------------------|
D|/14-/12--14-----------14-----14-12----12h14-12-12--|
A|-----------------------------------14--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|------------12---------------------9p7p6-----------|
D|----12--14------14--12------12h14---------9p7-7h9--|
A|14----------------------14-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------12h15p12h15p12------|
G|4h5p4---4-----------------14b16----------------14b16|
D|------7---7-5-4-------7/9---------------------------|
A|----------------5-5/7-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|12h15p12----12h15p12----12h15p12-------------------|
G|---------14----------14----------14p12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------12-12------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|------12----14p12----------------------------------|
D|12h14----14-------14p12----------------------------|
A|------------------------14p12-10-12-10-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|14b~-b~--b~p12-----12-14-14b~p12------12---14p12---|
G|14b~-b~--b~p12-----12-14-14b~p12------12---14p12---|
D|---------------14------------------14--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-14b~-12--14b~-12--14b~-12--14b~-12----------------|
G|-14b~-12--14b~-12--14b~-12--14b~-12--14b16---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------12----|
G|---------------------------12----12-14-12-14----14-|
D|---------12----12-14-12-14----14-------------------|
A|14-12-14----14-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------12h15p12----12-12-12-12h15p12|
B|-12-13p12-13-15-15-15----------15------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|----12-12-12--12h15p12-----------------------------|
B|-15--------------------15p13----13-15p13----13-15--|
G|-----------------------------14----------14--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-12------------------------------------------------|
B|-15b17~~-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
[Refrão]
(Riff 4)
( E5 F5 D5 F5 E5 )
( E5 F5 D5 F5 A5 )
( A5 A#5 G5 A5 G5 )
( G5 C5 E5 F5 E5 )
I'm your dream
I'm your eyes
I'm your pain
I'm your dream (I'm your dream)
I'm your eyes (I'm your eyes)
I'm your pain (I'm your pain)
You know it's sad but true
[Solo 2]
E|--------------------------------------0------------|
B|------------------------------------0---3b5-3b5r3p0|
G|--------------------------------2b4----------------|
D|2~--2p0--2~--2p0--2~--2p0--2~----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
.
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-2b3r2p0----4b6--4b6--4b6--4b6--4b6--0-------------|
D|---------2-----------------------------2-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|------12-12--12-12----12-12-12-12--12-12-----------|
G|------12-12--12-12----12-12-12-12--12-12-----------|
D|12-14----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------12-------12-------12--------------------|
B|-------12-----13b15----13b15----13b15--------------|
G|-14b16---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-/5p0--5-5~----/5p0--5-5~---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[Primeira Parte]
(Riff 3)
E5 D5 E5
Hey, I'm your life
A#5 E5
I'm the one who takes you there
D5 E5
Hey, I'm your life
A#5 E5
I'm the one who cares
D5 E5
They, they betray
A#5 E5
I'm your only true friend now
D5 E5
They, they'll betray
A#5 E5
I'm forever there
[Refrão]
(Riff 4)
( E5 F5 D5 F5 E5 )
( E5 F5 D5 F5 A5 )
( A5 A#5 G5 A5 G5 )
( G5 C5 E5 F5 E5 )
I'm your dream, make you real
I'm your eyes when you must steal
I'm your pain when you can't feel
Sad but true
I'm your truth, telling lies
I'm your reason alibis
I'm inside, open your eyes
I'm you
Sad but true
[Final] E5
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------| (3x)
A|-/5p0--1p0------------------------------------------|
E|------------3p0-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-/5p0--5-5~----/5p0--5-5~---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
----------------- Acordes -----------------
A#5* = X 1 3 3 X X - (*G#5 na forma de A#5)
A5* = X 0 2 2 X X - (*G5 na forma de A5)
C5* = X 3 5 5 X X - (*A#5 na forma de C5)
D5* = X 5 7 7 X X - (*C5 na forma de D5)
E5* = 0 2 2 X X X - (*D5 na forma de E5)
F5* = 1 3 3 X X X - (*D#5 na forma de F5)
G5* = 3 5 5 X X X - (*F5 na forma de G5)
How to play Sad But True
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A5. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.