The Truth Hurts
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Joe Bonamassa feat. Kirk Fletcher & Josh Smith
(From the 2023 Album BLUES DELUXE VOL.2)
* hit once
[Intro]
D7
[Verse 1]
G7
G7
You wanna tell her, but you can't
C7
The truth hurts, baby
G7
You wanna tell her, but you can't
D7
When you can't tell it like it is
C7 G7
You gotta tell it like it ain't
G7
Tell it like it ain't, Kirk
[Guitar Solo]
G7 C7 G7 D7 C7 G7 D7
[Verse 2]
G7
Some say it's wrong
G7
Some say it's right
C7
But who am I to judge someone else's life
C7
The truth hurts
G7
No one claimed to be a saint
D7
When you can't tell it like it is
C7 G7
You gotta tell it like it ain't
G7
Yeah, tell 'em about it, Joe
[Guitar Solo]
G7 C7 G7 D7 C7 G7
[Verse 3]
G7*
Well, some have patience
G7*
Some can't wait
G7*
Some come home early
G7
Some stay out late
C7
The truth hurts, baby
G7
You wanna tell her, but you can't
D7
When you can't tell it like it is
C7 G7
You gotta tell it like it ain't
G7
Come on, Josh
[Guitar Solo]
G7 C7 G7 D7 C7 G7
[Verse 4]
G7
Gonna live up, when you're dead, you're gone
G7
Be a man, have alittle fun
C7
The truth hurts
G7
No one claimed to be a saint
D7
When you can't tell it like it is
C7 G7
You gotta tell it like it ain't
G7
Come on, fellas
[Outro-Guitar Solos]
G7 C7 G7 D7 C7 G7 D7
G7 C7 G7 D7 C7
G7 C7 G7 D7 C7
G7 C7 G7 D7 C7
G7 N.C. G7
How to play The Truth Hurts
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