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       CAPO ON 2ND FRET
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[Intro]
G D/F# Em C G
[Verse 1]
GHey, D/F#how's it Emgoing
Can you Cmeet down on Adelaide Gstreet
Can you Gtalk D/F#for a Emmoment
There's no Cway to say this that eaGsily
Everything I Gsaid, I D/F#swear I Emmeant it
I need to Ctell you that this isn't your Gfault
And I Gknow D/F#that I'll pEmrobably regret it
And it Ckills me 'cause the worst part of Dall
[Chorus]
Is thEmat I hatCe I hurt you
But I Ggotta be D/F#honest 
I Emcan't give Cyou what you GneedD/F#  
YEmou desCerve more than GI can prD/F#omise
And AmI'm just tryna, I'm G/Bjust tCryna
Baby, I'm just tDryna be hGonesD/F#tEm  
I'm tryna be Chonest with yGou
You know that I'm GsorrD/F#yEm  
But I'm tryna be Chonest with yoGu
[Verse 2]
GHey, D/F#can you lEmisten?
I swear to CGod to you, there's nobody Gelse
You're gonna Gsay tD/F#hat I'm lEmying'
When I Ctell you every feeling I Gfelt
Was hoGnest and D/F#sincere
And that you Emwere different
And when we Ckissed I felt like that kid in Glove, yeah
And I Gknow that I'll D/F#probably Emregret it
And I Cwish I never said this at Dall
[Chorus]
Oh I hate I Emhurt youC  
But I Ggotta be D/F#honest 
I Emcan't give Cyou what you GneedD/F#  
YEmou desCerve more than GI can prD/F#omise
And AmI'm just tryna, I'm G/Bjust tCryna
Baby, I'm just tDryna be hGonesD/F#tEm  
I'm tryna be Chonest with yGou
You know that I'm GsorrD/F#yEm  
But I'm tryna be Chonest with yoGu
[Bridge]
COh, Doh, Emoh
GI don't wanna see you Ccry
COh, Doh, Emoh
Swear that GI don't wanna see you Ccry
[Chorus]
Cause I Emhate to Churt you
But I Ggotta be D/F#honest 
I Emcan't give Cyou what you GneedD/F#  
YEmou desCerve more than GI can prD/F#omise
And AmI'm just tryna, I'm G/Bjust tCryna
baby I'm just tryna be honest
[Chorus]
I Emhate I hCurt you
But I Ggotta be D/F#honest 
I Emcan't give Cyou what you GneedD/F#  
YEmou desCerve more than GI can prD/F#omise
And AmI'm just tryna, I'm G/Bjust tCryna
baby I'm just tryna be honest
[Outro]
G D/F# Em C G

The story behind the song

"Honest" is a track from Shawn Mendes's second studio album, Illuminate, released in 2016. This album followed his debut, Handwritten, and features a blend of pop, rock, and blues. Illuminate debuted at the top of both the US Billboard 200 and the Canadian Albums Chart.

AI-written from these sources:Illuminate (Shawn Mendes album) — Wikipedia ↗Shawn Mendes — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Honest

by Shawn Mendes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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CAPO ON 2ND FRET

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[Intro]

G D/F# Em C G

[Verse 1]

G D/F# Em

Hey, how's it going

C G

Can you meet down on Adelaide street

G D/F# Em

Can you talk for a moment

C G

There's no way to say this that easily

G D/F# Em

Everything I said, I swear I meant it

C G

I need to tell you that this isn't your fault

G D/F# Em

And I know that I'll probably regret it

C D

And it kills me 'cause the worst part of all

[Chorus]

Em C

Is that I hate I hurt you

G D/F#

But I gotta be honest

Em C G D/F#

I can't give you what you need

Em C G D/F#

You deserve more than I can promise

Am G/B C

And I'm just tryna, I'm just tryna

D G D/F# Em

Baby, I'm just tryna be honest

C G

I'm tryna be honest with you

G D/F# Em

You know that I'm sorry

C G

But I'm tryna be honest with you

[Verse 2]

G D/F# Em

Hey, can you listen?

C G

I swear to God to you, there's nobody else

G D/F# Em

You're gonna say that I'm lying'

C G

When I tell you every feeling I felt

G D/F#

Was honest and sincere

And that you were different

C G

And when we kissed I felt like that kid in love, yeah

G D/F# Em

And I know that I'll probably regret it

C D

And I wish I never said this at all

[Chorus]

Em C

Oh I hate I hurt you

G D/F#

But I gotta be honest

Em C G D/F#

I can't give you what you need

Em C G D/F#

You deserve more than I can promise

Am G/B C

And I'm just tryna, I'm just tryna

D G D/F# Em

Baby, I'm just tryna be honest

C G

I'm tryna be honest with you

G D/F# Em

You know that I'm sorry

C G

But I'm tryna be honest with you

[Bridge]

C D Em

Oh, oh, oh

G C

I don't wanna see you cry

C D Em

Oh, oh, oh

G C

Swear that I don't wanna see you cry

[Chorus]

Em C

Cause I hate to hurt you

G D/F#

But I gotta be honest

Em C G D/F#

I can't give you what you need

Em C G D/F#

You deserve more than I can promise

Am G/B C

And I'm just tryna, I'm just tryna

baby I'm just tryna be honest

[Chorus]

Em C

I hate I hurt you

G D/F#

But I gotta be honest

Em C G D/F#

I can't give you what you need

Em C G D/F#

You deserve more than I can promise

Am G/B C

And I'm just tryna, I'm just tryna

baby I'm just tryna be honest

[Outro]

G D/F# Em C G

About Honest Chords by Shawn Mendes

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