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Ill Be Honest

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[Verse 1]
  CI'm sitting in this Froom
That's supposed to be my Down
But it feels like Csomeone else's house
  CTheir words are on the wFall
and there's posters of Dbands I've never heard of
and Cpeople I don't know
[Verse 2]
CI'm living in this Fcity
Don't know much about it Dyet
Going to have to find a Cway to fit in
To the Ccracks that other people have   Fleft behind them and
  DLet me tell you that   Ckind of scares me and
[Chorus]
  CI'll be honest witFh you for the first time
  D'cause you're probably too   Fdrunk to even remember
  CI'll tell you what I Fwant and what I think of you
  D'cause you're probably too   Fdrunk to even remember
[Verse 3]
  CI made a resolution   Fto be more honest
  DI didn't specify Cwhen or to who and
  CI'm making exFcuses for myself again
  Dto makes things easier for Cyou and
[Chorus]
  CI'll be honest witFh you for the first time
  D'cause you're probably too   Fdrunk to even remember
  CI'll tell you what I Fwant and what I think of you
  D'cause you're probably too   Fdrunk to even remember
[Solo]
e |------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------|
A |-3-3-3-2--3-2--3-3-2--3-3-3-2--3-2--3-3-2-| then what sounds like a slow run up from the C to the C above
E |------------------------------------------|
(Chords for solo are C F D F C F D F, same as Chorus)
[Chorus]
N.C. (clapping and ahs)
  and I'll be honest with you for the first time
N.C. (clapping and ahs)
  'cause you're probably too   drunk to even remember
N.C. (clapping and ahs)
  I'll tell you what I want and what I think of you
N.C. (clapping and ahs)     (clapping and ahs stop)
  'cause you're probably too   drunk to even remember
[Chorus]
  Cand I'll be honest witFh you for the first time
  D'cause you're probably too   Fdrunk to even remember
  CI'll tell you what I Fwant and what I think of you
  D'cause you're probably too   Fdrunk to even remember
[Final chorus]
C'cause you're probably too Fdrunk (drunk to even remember)
D'cause you're probably too Fdrunk to even remember
C'cause you're probably too Fdrunk (drunk to even remember)
 D                         F  N.C
'cause you're probably too   drunk to even remember

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Ill Be Honest

by The Spook School

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

C F

I'm sitting in this room

That's supposed to be my own

But it feels like someone else's house

C F

Their words are on the wall

and there's posters of bands I've never heard of

and people I don't know

[Verse 2]

C F

I'm living in this city

Don't know much about it yet

Going to have to find a way to fit in

C F

To the cracks that other people have left behind them and

D C

Let me tell you that kind of scares me and

[Chorus]

C F

I'll be honest with you for the first time

D F

'cause you're probably too drunk to even remember

C F

I'll tell you what I want and what I think of you

D F

'cause you're probably too drunk to even remember

[Verse 3]

C F

I made a resolution to be more honest

D C

I didn't specify when or to who and

C F

I'm making excuses for myself again

D C

to makes things easier for you and

[Chorus]

C F

I'll be honest with you for the first time

D F

'cause you're probably too drunk to even remember

C F

I'll tell you what I want and what I think of you

D F

'cause you're probably too drunk to even remember

[Solo]

e |------------------------------------------|

B |------------------------------------------|

G |------------------------------------------|

D |------------------------------------------|

A |-3-3-3-2--3-2--3-3-2--3-3-3-2--3-2--3-3-2-| then what sounds like a slow run up from the C to the C above

E |------------------------------------------|

(Chords for solo are C F D F C F D F, same as Chorus)

[Chorus]

N.C. (clapping and ahs)

and I'll be honest with you for the first time

N.C. (clapping and ahs)

'cause you're probably too drunk to even remember

N.C. (clapping and ahs)

I'll tell you what I want and what I think of you

N.C. (clapping and ahs) (clapping and ahs stop)

'cause you're probably too drunk to even remember

[Chorus]

C F

and I'll be honest with you for the first time

D F

'cause you're probably too drunk to even remember

C F

I'll tell you what I want and what I think of you

D F

'cause you're probably too drunk to even remember

[Final chorus]

C F

'cause you're probably too drunk (drunk to even remember)

D F

'cause you're probably too drunk to even remember

C F

'cause you're probably too drunk (drunk to even remember)

D F N.C

'cause you're probably too drunk to even remember

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