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Almost Honest

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Chords from album, acoustic radio, and what I can remember from a concert.  Comment please :)
All chords are relative to Capo III
[Chords]
Am:     x02210
C/B:    x20010
C:      x32010
G/E:    020033
F:      133211
G:      320033
Dm:     xx0231
[Verse 1]:
So in the meaAmntime,C/B  C  
G/Eyou'll be rFesting on my mind.
For the laAmst timeC/B,C  
G/EI will leFave myself behind.
In the eAmvening,C/B  C  
G/Eraise a gFlass and tell some lies.
Make a pAmass, impC/Bress anotheCr girl.G/E  
She's eFasy on the eyes.
She was Dmeasy,
so was GI.
[Chorus 1]:
My refleAmction
C/BIn the wCindow when I ride G/Efor ChiFcago
she is oGn the other side.
Take a pAmicture,
C/Bwrite a leCtter to my love.C/B  
Well I was AmalmG/Eost hFonest.G  
I was AmalmG/Eost hFonest.
[Interlude 1]:  
Am C/B C G/E F
[Verse 2]:
Been a lAmong timeC/B  C  
G/Esince I lFay with you in bed.
ConverAmsations, C/B  C  
G/Efull of woFrds you never said.
I got your mAmessage,C/B  C  
G/EBut I didn't hFear the ringing bell.
I gDmave into the loneliness,
but I Gdidn't give her nothing else.
{Chorus 2]:
Which dirAmection
C/BDown this hCighway that I ride G/Eto AtlFanta.
She is oGn the other side.
Take a piAmcture,
C/Bwrite a lCetter to my love.C/B  
I was AmalmG/Eost hFonestG.
Well, I was AmalmG/Eost hFonest.
[Interlude 2]:  
Am C/B C G/E F G Am C/B C C/B Am G/E F G
[Chorus 3]:
Am G/E  N.C.*
    My reflection
N.C.*
in the window when I ride
N.C.*
could not save us,
but I swGear to God I tried.
Take a pAmicture,
C/Bwrite a lCetter to my love.C/B  
I was AmalmG/Eost hFonest.G  
But I was AmalmG/Eost hFonestG.
'cause I was AmalmG/Eost hFonest.
*I put a "No Chord" in this section because that's what he does in concert/acoustic.
Feel free to implant chords here, but it somewhat adds a "dramatic" or "artistic" effect.

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Almost Honest

by Josh Kelley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

G/E

Chords from album, acoustic radio, and what I can remember from a concert. Comment please :)

All chords are relative to Capo III

[Chords]

Am: x02210

C/B: x20010

C: x32010

G/E: 020033

F: 133211

G: 320033

Dm: xx0231

[Verse 1]:

Am C/B C

So in the meantime,

G/E F

you'll be resting on my mind.

Am C/B C

For the last time,

G/E F

I will leave myself behind.

Am C/B C

In the evening,

G/E F

raise a glass and tell some lies.

Am C/B C G/E

Make a pass, impress another girl.

She's easy on the eyes.

She was easy,

so was I.

[Chorus 1]:

My reflection

C/B C G/E F

In the window when I ride for Chicago

she is on the other side.

Take a picture,

C/B C C/B

write a letter to my love.

Am G/E F G

Well I was almost honest.

Am G/E F

I was almost honest.

[Interlude 1]:

Am C/B C G/E F

[Verse 2]:

Am C/B C

Been a long time

G/E F

since I lay with you in bed.

Am C/B C

Conversations,

G/E F

full of words you never said.

Am C/B C

I got your message,

G/E F

But I didn't hear the ringing bell.

I gave into the loneliness,

but I didn't give her nothing else.

{Chorus 2]:

Which direction

C/B C G/E F

Down this highway that I ride to Atlanta.

She is on the other side.

Take a picture,

C/B C C/B

write a letter to my love.

Am G/E F G

I was almost honest.

Am G/E F

Well, I was almost honest.

[Interlude 2]:

Am C/B C G/E F G Am C/B C C/B Am G/E F G

[Chorus 3]:

Am G/E N.C.*

My reflection

N.C.*

in the window when I ride

N.C.*

could not save us,

but I swear to God I tried.

Take a picture,

C/B C C/B

write a letter to my love.

Am G/E F G

I was almost honest.

Am G/E F G

But I was almost honest.

Am G/E F

'cause I was almost honest.

*I put a "No Chord" in this section because that's what he does in concert/acoustic.

Feel free to implant chords here, but it somewhat adds a "dramatic" or "artistic" effect.

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