C G Tell the truth to yourself F G And the rest will fall in place C G Tell the truth to yourself F G G7 And the rest will fall in placeVerse 1:
C C/B Am G F Fm I lied to the doctor C C/B Am G F Fm I lied to my loverPre-Chorus
C C/B Am G F Fm I wanna make amends, but where do I start?C G Tell the truth to yourself (Tell the truth) F G And the rest will fall in place (To your) C G Tell the truth to yourself (Tell the truth) F G G7 And the rest will fall in placeInterlude Dm G C C/B Am I can make my mother, my father, my sister, my brother Dm G My lover, my neighbor, my friends all happy Em F Give of myself whatever they ask Dm But without this single truth G It is only emptiness that I cast C C/B Am A happiness that will not last Dm But I'm not here for that G For what does happiness help Em F Without this simple truth given to thyself?Bridge:
Dm G Ah, ah C C/B Am Ah, ah Dm G Ah, ah Em F Ah, ah F G C C/B Am Tell the truth to yourself Dm G Em F Tell the truthVerse 2:
C C/B Am G F Fm I was the coward C C/B Am G F Fm How they strangled your heartPre-Chorus
C C/B Am G F Fm I wanna make amends, but where do I start?C G Tell the truth to yourself F G And the rest will fall in place C G Tell the truth to yourself F G And the rest will fall in place C G Tell the truth to yourself (Tell the truth) F G And the rest will fall in place (To your) C G Tell the truth to yourself (Tell the truth) F G G7 And the rest will fall in place