The Truth About Reality
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(Intro)
C#m C#m B B
(Verse)
C#m
So here I am, help me down
B
Make me feel the way that I'm supposed to feel now
C#m
Does this seem real, living a lie when you're trying to hide
B
Everything that is trapped down deep inside?
A
Can you bear the weight?
(Pre-Chorus)
B C#m
Carry the pain and take these troubles from my hands
A B C#m
Lay them in this bed you made before you shut the door
(Chorus)
C#m A E
Don't say
C#m A E
you never let me
C#m A E
When your eyes are fighting with your heart
F#m B
For the truth in the conversation
(Verse)
C#m B
But now that I've found out, can you feel the distance?
C#m
It's growing further and my heart is beating faster now
B A B
But we both know that we can't hide from ourselves
(Chorus)
C#m A E
Don't say
C#m A E
you never let me
C#m A E
When your eyes are fighting with your heart
F#m B
For the truth in the conversation
C#m A E
Don't tell me
C#m A E
I'm the only one
C#m A E
when your eyes won't stop fighting with your heart
F#m B
when you wrap your arms around me
A B
Now I'm gone
(BRIDGE)
C#m A
But there was just this once you said
B C#m
you hated everything about me
A B
My hands, my face,
C#m
the clock that hung in the bedroom
A B
My hands, my face,
C#m
even your own body
(Chorus)
C#m A E
Don't say
C#m A E
you never let me
C#m A E
When your eyes are fighting with your heart
F#m B
For the truth in the conversation
C#m A E
Don't tell me
C#m A E
I'm the only one
C#m A E
when your eyes won't stop fighting with your heart
F#m B
when you wrap your arms around me
A B
Now I'm gone
(POST-Chorus)
C#m
I'm gone
A B
Gone
C#m
Gone
(OUTRO)
A B
Wash the blankets and the sheets,
C#m
mop my footprints as I leave
A B C#m
Mop my footprints as I leave
How to play The Truth About Reality
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#m. 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.