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Lousy Truth

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Song: Lousy Truth
Tuning: Standard
CAPO 2nd
Check out the music video on Youtube for the finger picking.
I tabbed this by ear, or chorded. Whatever you want to say.
[Chords]
    E1                                  C               Am   G7or G  
E-0               E-x                E-x             E-3
A-x               A-3                A-0             A-2
D-x               D-2                D-2             D-0
G-x               G-0                G-2             G-0
B-x               B-1                B-1             B-0 
e-x               e-0                e-0             e-1 or 3
E-xG/B  
A-2
D-0
G-0
B-1
e-0
[Verse 1]
Girl, I've been Cthinking a Glot
About Cwho we could have Cbeen
If GI was Cback home just Gchillin'
with Cyou and all my friends
    CBut G/Bdear I'm Amgone
and Gthat's the lousy Ctruth
[Verse 2]
   C  GFor the paCst 3 years
I Gswear I've Cbeen a better man
Cthan Gwho I've Cbecome
I Gknow, I know, I Cknow I let you down
CBut G/BI've beeAmn gone
for Gtoo damn Clong
[Chorus]
 CE1 G  
  So if you go away right now,
then I can guarantee
that I won't Cbreak G/Byour Amheart
 E1   G  
  But if you go and stay,
then baby I will hope and pray
that you would Crun G/Ba  -  Amway
Cause G/Bdear it Cbreaks G/Bmy   Amheart
to Gsee you Chere
[Verse 3]
So Gshine Coutward, not Ginward
You've been a Cselfish little girl
For Gthe Cpast 3 years
I've Gbeen through Cmore than you can know
and G/BGod I Amdon't 
Gwant you to Cknow
CWhat GI hCave been through
cause Gyou just Cwouldn't understand
you're Gjust a Cgirl with some Gissues
as Cbad as it might sound
CBut yG/Bou're the Amgirl
who's been Gdriving me Cmad
[Chorus 2]
 CE1 G  
  So if you go away right now,
then I can guarantee
that I won't Cbreak G/Byour Amheart
 E1   G  
  But if you go and stay,
then baby I will hope and pray
that you would Crun G/Ba  -  Amway
Cause G/Bdear it Cbreaks G/Bmy   Amheart
to Gsee you ChereG/B  
So Amgo to Cschool in GChicago
find a Amnew boy, a Cnew life,
a Gwhole new set of friends
Cause all that AmI'll ever dCo is break Gyour heart
and dear it Ambreaks my heartG  
to see you Chere
CYeah, G/Bdear it Ambreaks my heartG  
to see you Chere
       (Silence)
I've been Cthinking a Glot of
Cwho we could have Cbeen
if Gi was Cback home,
just Gchilling with Cyou and all my friends
But G/Bdear, I'm Amgone
and Gthat's the lousy Ctruth. 

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Lousy Truth

by Never Shout Never

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/B

Song: Lousy Truth

Tuning: Standard

CAPO 2nd

Check out the music video on Youtube for the finger picking.

I tabbed this by ear, or chorded. Whatever you want to say.

[Chords]

C Am G7 G

E1 or

E-0 E-x E-x E-3

A-x A-3 A-0 A-2

D-x D-2 D-2 D-0

G-x G-0 G-2 G-0

B-x B-1 B-1 B-0

e-x e-0 e-0 e-1 or 3

G/B

E-x

A-2

D-0

G-0

B-1

e-0

[Verse 1]

C G

Girl, I've been thinking a lot

C C

About who we could have been

G C G

If I was back home just chillin'

with you and all my friends

C G/B Am

But dear I'm gone

G C

and that's the lousy truth

[Verse 2]

C G C

For the past 3 years

G C

I swear I've been a better man

C G C

than who I've become

G C

I know, I know, I know I let you down

C G/B Am

But I've been gone

G C

for too damn long

[Chorus]

C G

So if you go away right now,

then I can guarantee

C G/B Am

that I won't break your heart

But if you go and stay,

then baby I will hope and pray

C G/B Am

that you would run a - way

G/B C G/B Am

Cause dear it breaks my heart

G C

to see you here

[Verse 3]

G C G

So shine outward, not inward

You've been a selfish little girl

G C

For the past 3 years

G C

I've been through more than you can know

G/B Am

and God I don't

G C

want you to know

C G C

What I have been through

G C

cause you just wouldn't understand

G C G

you're just a girl with some issues

as bad as it might sound

C G/B Am

But you're the girl

G C

who's been driving me mad

[Chorus 2]

C G

So if you go away right now,

then I can guarantee

C G/B Am

that I won't break your heart

But if you go and stay,

then baby I will hope and pray

C G/B Am

that you would run a - way

G/B C G/B Am

Cause dear it breaks my heart

G C G/B

to see you here

Am C G

So go to school in Chicago

Am C

find a new boy, a new life,

a whole new set of friends

Am C G

Cause all that I'll ever do is break your heart

Am G

and dear it breaks my heart

to see you here

C G/B Am G

Yeah, dear it breaks my heart

to see you here

(Silence)

C G

I've been thinking a lot of

C C

who we could have been

G C

if i was back home,

G C

just chilling with you and all my friends

G/B Am

But dear, I'm gone

G C

and that's the lousy truth.

About Lousy Truth Chords by Never Shout Never

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