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The Truth

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[Verse 1]
 BmIt was good to be there in the Gbright lightsD, mmm
 BmBut I lost good friends under the GspotlighDt, woah
 BmImagine if everybody Gknew your nameD  
 But they had Bmnothing nice to say, Gnothing nice to sayD  
 BmIt was good to be living up the Ghigh lifeD, woah
 BmBut the comedown's harder in the Gheadlines, Dwoah
 BmEverybody tells you, you should Gplay the gaDme
 But there's Bmonly you to play, Gthere's only you to Dplay
 But I EmtriedG  
[Chorus]
I set fire to the Bmglory
I set fire to the Gdream
I set fire to the Donly thing
That led me from the Astreets
Don't tell me it's Bmover, cause I don't want to Gbelieve
Cause now I've opened my Deyes and I have found a way to Abreathe
The truth sets me Bmfree
[Verse 2]
 BmI broke my back to make a GbreakthroughD, mmm
 BmI lost my mind, look what it Gcame to, Doh
 BmI had to lose it all so I could GunderstandD, woah
 BmI was just a boy in the Gshadow of a Dman
[Chorus]
I set fire to the Bmglory
I set fire to the dGream
I set fire to the Donly thing
That led me from the Astreets
Don't tell me it's Bmover, cause I don't want to beliGeve
Cause now I've opened my Deyes and I have found a way to Abreathe
Oh, the truth sets me EmfreeBm  
Oh, the truth sets me EmfreeG  
[Chorus]
I set fire to the Bmglory
I set fire to the Gdream
I set fire to the Donly thing
That led me from the Astreets
Don't tell me it's Bmover
I don't want to Gbelieve
Cause now I've opened my Deyes and I have found a way to Abreathe
Oh, the truth sets me BmfreeG  
Oh, the truth sets me DfreeA  
Oh, the truth sets me BmfreeG  
Oh, the truth sets me DfreeA  
It sets me Bmfree

The story behind the song

"The Truth" is a song by James Arthur, an English singer and songwriter who rose to fame after winning The X Factor in 2012. This song is featured on his second studio album, Back from the Edge, which was released in 2016. Arthur signed with Columbia Records in 2015, and this album followed his self-titled debut from 2013.

AI-written from these sources:Back from the Edge — Wikipedia ↗James Arthur — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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The Truth

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[Verse 1]

Bm G D

It was good to be there in the bright lights, mmm

Bm G D

But I lost good friends under the spotlight, woah

Bm G D

Imagine if everybody knew your name

Bm G D

But they had nothing nice to say, nothing nice to say

Bm G D

It was good to be living up the high life, woah

Bm G D

But the comedown's harder in the headlines, woah

Bm G D

Everybody tells you, you should play the game

Bm G D

But there's only you to play, there's only you to play

Em G

But I tried

[Chorus]

I set fire to the glory

I set fire to the dream

I set fire to the only thing

That led me from the streets

Bm G

Don't tell me it's over, cause I don't want to believe

D A

Cause now I've opened my eyes and I have found a way to breathe

The truth sets me free

[Verse 2]

Bm G D

I broke my back to make a breakthrough, mmm

Bm G D

I lost my mind, look what it came to, oh

Bm G D

I had to lose it all so I could understand, woah

Bm G D

I was just a boy in the shadow of a man

[Chorus]

I set fire to the glory

I set fire to the dream

I set fire to the only thing

That led me from the streets

Bm G

Don't tell me it's over, cause I don't want to believe

D A

Cause now I've opened my eyes and I have found a way to breathe

Em Bm

Oh, the truth sets me free

Em G

Oh, the truth sets me free

[Chorus]

I set fire to the glory

I set fire to the dream

I set fire to the only thing

That led me from the streets

Don't tell me it's over

I don't want to believe

D A

Cause now I've opened my eyes and I have found a way to breathe

Bm G

Oh, the truth sets me free

D A

Oh, the truth sets me free

Bm G

Oh, the truth sets me free

D A

Oh, the truth sets me free

It sets me free

About The Truth Chords by James Arthur

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