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Title: Honest
Artist: Melissa Polinar
Album: Honest 2017  
Key: A
[Intro]
|  AM7|  DM7|  AM7|  DM7|
|  GM7|  CM7|  FM7|  CM7|
|  AM7|
[Verse 1]
  AM7I sit and stay behind a veil made out of DM7poetry
  AM7But it's a game I play to hide my insecuDM7rity
  GM7But what is it CM7with you
  FM7That makes me want CM7the unkAM7nown?
[Pre-Chorus]
BbaugI wanna Bm7hear you out and Ejust get to know you
F#m11But there's still a fF#7ew things to figure oBm7ut
I'll throw it out the Edoor, even if I'm F#m7unsure
GM7You just keep me
[Chorus]
DM7Honest, I C#7b5promise
F#m11Even if the truth hurts
I'll open B13my mind and be DM7honest
Do you C#7b5trust me?
F#m11Even in my doubt, you open up A13my eyes
Tell mDM7e if you're alrighC#7b5t,   can I F#m11take my time?
Can I, DM7can I C#7b5be   hF#m11onest?
[Verse 2]
  AM7There's something that you do
That makes me feel some kind DM7of way
  AM7A new horizon in every little thing DM7you say
  GM7But there's this thing CM7with you
  FM7That makes me love CM7the unknAM7own (Unknown unknown ah)
[Pre-Chorus]
BbaugI wanna Bm7hear you out and Ejust get to know you
F#m11Dive in deep, discF#7over what we're aboutBm7  
You got me wanting Emore, even if I'm unF#m7sure
GM7You just keep me
[Chorus]
DM7Honest, I C#7b5promise
F#m11Even if the truth hurts
I'll open B13my mind and be DM7honest
Do you C#7b5trust me?
F#m11Even in my doubt, you open up A13my eyes
Tell mDM7e if you're alrighC#7b5t,   can I F#m11take my time?
Can I, DM7can I C#7b5be   hF#m11onest?
[Bridge]
Bm7Even in my darkest F#m11light (Keep me honest)
I let DM7my walls down, it's C#m7you I F#7/C#find
Bm7I won't question C#m7why (Do you trust me?)
  Dm7Or how you do it, 'cause A/Eyou just keep me
[Chorus]
DM7Honest, I C#7b5promise
F#m11Even if the truth hurts
I'll open B13my mind and be DM7honest
Do you C#7b5trust me?
F#m11Even in my doubt, you open up A13my eyes
Tell mDM7e if you're alrighC#7b5t,   can I F#m11take my time?
Can I, DM7can I C#7b5be   hF#m11onest?
[Outro]
|   DM7   C#7b5|  F#m11|
|   DM7   C#7b5|  F#m11|

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Honest

by Melissa Polinar

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

AM7

DM7

GM7

CM7

FM7

Bbaug

Bm7

F#m11

F#7

F#m7

C#7b5

B13

A13

C#m7

F#7/C#

A/E

Title: Honest

Artist: Melissa Polinar

2017

Album: Honest

Key: A

[Intro]

AM7 DM7 AM7 DM7

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GM7 CM7 FM7 CM7

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AM7

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[Verse 1]

AM7 DM7

I sit and stay behind a veil made out of poetry

AM7 DM7

But it's a game I play to hide my insecurity

GM7 CM7

But what is it with you

FM7 CM7 AM7

That makes me want the unknown?

[Pre-Chorus]

Bbaug Bm7 E

I wanna hear you out and just get to know you

F#m11 F#7 Bm7

But there's still a few things to figure out

E F#m7

I'll throw it out the door, even if I'm unsure

GM7

You just keep me

[Chorus]

DM7 C#7b5

Honest, I promise

F#m11

Even if the truth hurts

B13 DM7

I'll open my mind and be honest

C#7b5

Do you trust me?

F#m11 A13

Even in my doubt, you open up my eyes

DM7 C#7b5 F#m11

Tell me if you're alright, can I take my time?

DM7 C#7b5 F#m11

Can I, can I be honest?

[Verse 2]

AM7

There's something that you do

DM7

That makes me feel some kind of way

AM7 DM7

A new horizon in every little thing you say

GM7 CM7

But there's this thing with you

FM7 CM7 AM7

That makes me love the unknown (Unknown unknown ah)

[Pre-Chorus]

Bbaug Bm7 E

I wanna hear you out and just get to know you

F#m11 F#7 Bm7

Dive in deep, discover what we're about

E F#m7

You got me wanting more, even if I'm unsure

GM7

You just keep me

[Chorus]

DM7 C#7b5

Honest, I promise

F#m11

Even if the truth hurts

B13 DM7

I'll open my mind and be honest

C#7b5

Do you trust me?

F#m11 A13

Even in my doubt, you open up my eyes

DM7 C#7b5 F#m11

Tell me if you're alright, can I take my time?

DM7 C#7b5 F#m11

Can I, can I be honest?

[Bridge]

Bm7 F#m11

Even in my darkest light (Keep me honest)

DM7 C#m7 F#7/C#

I let my walls down, it's you I find

Bm7 C#m7

I won't question why (Do you trust me?)

Dm7 A/E

Or how you do it, 'cause you just keep me

[Chorus]

DM7 C#7b5

Honest, I promise

F#m11

Even if the truth hurts

B13 DM7

I'll open my mind and be honest

C#7b5

Do you trust me?

F#m11 A13

Even in my doubt, you open up my eyes

DM7 C#7b5 F#m11

Tell me if you're alright, can I take my time?

DM7 C#7b5 F#m11

Can I, can I be honest?

[Outro]

DM7 C#7b5 F#m11

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DM7 C#7b5 F#m11

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