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If We’re Honest
Francesca Battistelli
Capo 3
[Intro]
G   C   G   C
[Verse 1]
GTruth is harder than a lCie
GDark seems safer than the lCight
GEveryone has a hCeart that loves to hEmideD  
GI’m a mess and so are yCou
We’ve built wGalls nobody can get tChrough
YGeah it may be hard
But the bCest thing we ever Emdo, ever Ddo
[Chorus]
Bring your bCrokenness
And IG’ll bring mine
‘Cause lCove can heal what hGurt divides
And mCercy's waiting Emon the other sAmide
If we’re hGonestC  
If we’re hGonestC  
[Verse 2]
Don’t preGtend to be something that you’re nCot
Living lGife afraid of getting cCaught
There is frGeedom found
When we lCay our secrets down
At the cEmross
At the cDross
[Chorus]
Bring your bCrokenness
And IG’ll bring mine
‘Cause lCove can heal what hGurt divides
And mCercy's waiting Emon the other sAmide
If we’re hGonestC  
If we’re hGonestC  
[Bridge]
   EmIt would change our liB7ves
It would set us frDee
It’s what we need to bA7e
G   C
G   C
[Chorus]
So bring your Cbrokenness
And IG’ll bring mine
‘Cause lCove can heal what hGurt divides
And mCercy's waiting Emon the other sAmide
If we’re hGonestC  
If we’re hGonestC  
If we’re hGonestC  

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If Were Honest

by Francesca Battistelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

If We’re Honest

Francesca Battistelli

Capo 3

[Intro]

G C G C

[Verse 1]

G C

Truth is harder than a lie

G C

Dark seems safer than the light

G C Em D

Everyone has a heart that loves to hide

G C

I’m a mess and so are you

G C

We’ve built walls nobody can get through

Yeah it may be hard

C Em D

But the best thing we ever do, ever do

[Chorus]

Bring your brokenness

And I’ll bring mine

C G

‘Cause love can heal what hurt divides

C Em Am

And mercy's waiting on the other side

G C

If we’re honest

G C

If we’re honest

[Verse 2]

G C

Don’t pretend to be something that you’re not

G C

Living life afraid of getting caught

There is freedom found

When we lay our secrets down

At the cross

[Chorus]

Bring your brokenness

And I’ll bring mine

C G

‘Cause love can heal what hurt divides

C Em Am

And mercy's waiting on the other side

G C

If we’re honest

G C

If we’re honest

[Bridge]

Em B7

It would change our lives

It would set us free

It’s what we need to be

G C

[Chorus]

So bring your brokenness

And I’ll bring mine

C G

‘Cause love can heal what hurt divides

C Em Am

And mercy's waiting on the other side

G C

If we’re honest

G C

If we’re honest

G C

If we’re honest

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