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How Are You True

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[Intro]
Bm7 Em7 Em Em6 F#7
[Verse 1]
Bm7Wake up, say a Em7little prayer, Emout of bed to the Em6bathroom where I F#7take a look at myself
And I Bm7stop and stare, and I Em7wonder who is this F#7standing here
[Pre-chorus 1]
And I Bmtry to find the Gwill to carry Emon
Wonder Bmhow much longer I Gcan carry Emon
Cause these Adays they F#7take so Bmlong, yes they AdoA7  
[Chorus 1]
DHey,     D7how Gare you true? The F#light will guide you Bmhome, yes it AwillA7  
DHey,     D7how Gare you true? Well F#there's one thing that you should Bmknow, yes you AshouldA7  
You need Bm7love, you need Em6love, you need EmloveEm6  
You need Bm7lo-lo-lo-lo-Em6lo-lo-lo-lo-EmloveEm6  
[Verse 2]
BmAll your days spend countin' numbers 'til one Emday you'll find,
That F#7life has passed you Bmby
BmAnd in the quiet still of silence try to Emhide your eyes
F#7Oh no, no, don't Bmcry, oh AnoA7  
[Chorus 2]
DHey,     D7how Gare you true? The F#light will guide you Bmhome, yes it AwillA7  
    D    D7Oh the years, they turn so Gfast, soon the present will be F#past and you'll look back and Bmlaugh
Yes you Awill
[Verse 3]
BmWell I can still Gremember, yes I Emwas a young man F#7too
BmAlone, but not Gforgotten and the Emcandle shining F#7through
BmStill all these words I've Gspoken don't mean Emanything at F#7all
Without Bm7love, without Em6love, without lEmoveEm6  
Without Bm7lo-lo-lo-lo-Em6lo-lo-lo-lo-EmloveEm6  
[Chorus 3]
D7Do do do do Gdo, do do do do F#7do, do do do do Bmdo, oh AyeahA7  
D7Do do do do Gdo, do do do do F#7do, do do do do Bmdo, oh AyeahA7  
[Outro]
Bm7I remember Em6clearly we were botGh there on the airF#plane
Bm7Told me all your Em6secrets, oh I neGver saw it coF#ming
Bm7I thought that you were Em6joking, you were actGually quite serF#ious

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How Are You True

by Cage the Elephant

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bm7

Em7

Em6

F#7

[Intro]

Bm7 Em7 Em Em6 F#7

[Verse 1]

Bm7 Em7 Em Em6 F#7

Wake up, say a little prayer, out of bed to the bathroom where I take a look at myself

Bm7 Em7 F#7

And I stop and stare, and I wonder who is this standing here

[Pre-chorus 1]

Bm G Em

And I try to find the will to carry on

Bm G Em

Wonder how much longer I can carry on

A F#7 Bm A A7

Cause these days they take so long, yes they do

[Chorus 1]

D D7 G F# Bm A A7

Hey, how are you true? The light will guide you home, yes it will

D D7 G F# Bm A A7

Hey, how are you true? Well there's one thing that you should know, yes you should

Bm7 Em6 Em Em6

You need love, you need love, you need love

Bm7 Em6 Em Em6

You need lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love

[Verse 2]

Bm Em

All your days spend countin' numbers 'til one day you'll find,

F#7 Bm

That life has passed you by

Bm Em

And in the quiet still of silence try to hide your eyes

F#7 Bm A A7

Oh no, no, don't cry, oh no

[Chorus 2]

D D7 G F# Bm A A7

Hey, how are you true? The light will guide you home, yes it will

D D7 G F# Bm

Oh the years, they turn so fast, soon the present will be past and you'll look back and laugh

Yes you will

[Verse 3]

Bm G Em F#7

Well I can still remember, yes I was a young man too

Bm G Em F#7

Alone, but not forgotten and the candle shining through

Bm G Em F#7

Still all these words I've spoken don't mean anything at all

Bm7 Em6 Em Em6

Without love, without love, without love

Bm7 Em6 Em Em6

Without lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love

[Chorus 3]

D7 G F#7 Bm A A7

Do do do do do, do do do do do, do do do do do, oh yeah

D7 G F#7 Bm A A7

Do do do do do, do do do do do, do do do do do, oh yeah

[Outro]

Bm7 Em6 G F#

I remember clearly we were both there on the airplane

Bm7 Em6 G F#

Told me all your secrets, oh I never saw it coming

Bm7 Em6 G F#

I thought that you were joking, you were actually quite serious

About How Are You True Chords by Cage the Elephant

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What key is "How Are You True" in?

The chords for "How Are You True" show the original chord names (including Bm7, Em7, Em, Em6, F#7, Bm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.