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[Verse 1]
EWhat if half A7the Ethings ever said
ETurned out A7to be a Elie
A7How will you know the ETruth?A7  E  
EIf you were given   A7  Eall the answers
EAnd you stopped to A7wonder Ewhy
A7But how will you know the ETruth?A7  E  
[Chorus]
B7Everybody's got a right to love
A7Everybody's got a right to lie
B7But the choice you make it ain't no piece of cake
A7It ain't no motherfuckin' piece of EpieA7  E  
[Verse 2]
EWhat If time's A7only Ereason?
EWas to give us all sA7omething to Efear?
EAnd if so you A7all, the end of the journey's so EclearA7  E  
E7Questionaire, What did you stand for?
E7Questionaire, Who did you save?
When it A7gets right down to wait a minute
When it A7gets right down to the nitty of the gritty
When it A7gets right down to it you take more than you gEaveA7  E  
[Chorus]
B7Everybody's got a right to love
A7Everybody's got a right to lie
B7But the choice you make it ain't no piece of cake
A7It ain't no motherfuckin' piece of EpieA7  E  
[Bridge]
EGot to (Going to?) tell the truth you allA7  E  
EGot to tell the truth
EGot to tell the truth you alA7lE  
EGot to tell the truth
EGot to tell the truth you allA7  E  
Got to tell the truth
[Outro]
EIf there was just one dayA7  E  
EThat everybody tell the truthA7  E  
EWe'd all trade bank accounts and move to back to Neptune

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The Truth

by Prince

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[Verse 1]

E A7 E

What if half the things ever said

E A7 E

Turned out to be a lie

A7 E A7 E

How will you know the Truth?

E A7 E

If you were given all the answers

E A7 E

And you stopped to wonder why

A7 E A7 E

But how will you know the Truth?

[Chorus]

Everybody's got a right to love

Everybody's got a right to lie

But the choice you make it ain't no piece of cake

A7 E A7 E

It ain't no motherfuckin' piece of pie

[Verse 2]

E A7 E

What If time's only reason?

E A7 E

Was to give us all something to fear?

E A7 E A7 E

And if so you all, the end of the journey's so clear

Questionaire, What did you stand for?

Questionaire, Who did you save?

When it gets right down to wait a minute

When it gets right down to the nitty of the gritty

A7 E A7 E

When it gets right down to it you take more than you gave

[Chorus]

Everybody's got a right to love

Everybody's got a right to lie

But the choice you make it ain't no piece of cake

A7 E A7 E

It ain't no motherfuckin' piece of pie

[Bridge]

E A7 E

Got to (Going to?) tell the truth you all

Got to tell the truth

E A7 E

Got to tell the truth you all

Got to tell the truth

E A7 E

Got to tell the truth you all

Got to tell the truth

[Outro]

E A7 E

If there was just one day

E A7 E

That everybody tell the truth

We'd all trade bank accounts and move to back to Neptune

About The Truth Chords by Prince

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