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Weird Chords:
Gadd5:  xxx03x
G/B:    xxx00x
D*:     xx023x
Dadd11: x5403x
Em*:    0200xx  (hammer on the 2) 
C/G*:   3300xx
[Intro]
Gadd5        G/B  D*    
[Verse 1]
Gadd5I can't say a true thing
                           G/B  D*
It's hard to be that honest
I Gadd5know you're not asking
                             G/B  D*
But I told you that I promised 
There's always two thEmoughts
One aDadd11fter the otherG/B  D  
[Chorus]
EmI'm alone, No you're not
Dadd11I'm alone no you're not   x2
OEmooooooDadd11ooooohhh   OoEmoohhh-oooC/Gooooohhh
[Verse 2]
I Gadd5know I'm pretending 
                            G/B  D*
When I try to have an answer
It'Gadd5s not what I intended
                                 G/B  D*
And I don't know what comes after  
There's always two thEmoughts
One afteDadd11r the otherG/B  D  
[Chorus 2]
EmI'm alone, No you're not
Dadd11I'm alone no you're not   x2
OEmooooooDadd11ooooohhh   OoEmoohhh-oooDadd11ooooohhh
OEmooooooDadd11ooooohhh   OoEmoohhh-oooC/Gooooohhh
[Chorus 3]
Em*  
I'm alone, No you're not
C/G*
I'm alone no you're not   x4
 Em*      C/G*
Oooooooooooohhh    x4
IEm'm alone, No you're not

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Honest

by Joseph

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Dadd11

C/G

Weird Chords:

Gadd5: xxx03x

G/B

: xxx00x

*: xx023x

Dadd11

: x5403x

*: 0200xx (hammer on the 2)

C/G

*: 3300xx

[Intro]

G/B D

Gadd5 *

[Verse 1]

Gadd5

I can't say a true thing

G/B D

It's hard to be that honest

Gadd5

I know you're not asking

G/B D

But I told you that I promised

There's always two thoughts

Dadd11 G/B D

One after the other

[Chorus]

I'm alone, No you're not

Dadd11

I'm alone no you're not x2

Em Dadd11 Em C/G

Oooooooooooohhh Oooohhh-oooooooohhh

[Verse 2]

Gadd5

I know I'm pretending

G/B D

When I try to have an answer

Gadd5

It's not what I intended

G/B D

And I don't know what comes after

There's always two thoughts

Dadd11 G/B D

One after the other

[Chorus 2]

I'm alone, No you're not

Dadd11

I'm alone no you're not x2

Em Dadd11 Em Dadd11

Oooooooooooohhh Oooohhh-oooooooohhh

Em Dadd11 Em C/G

Oooooooooooohhh Oooohhh-oooooooohhh

[Chorus 3]

I'm alone, No you're not

C/G

I'm alone no you're not x4

Em C/G

* *

Oooooooooooohhh x4

I'm alone, No you're not

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