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[Verse 1]
   DHow can I write to someone I’ve never seen?
   D/GHow can I love someone I’ve yet to meet?
   BmI wanna know,
   AsusI gotta be hon
D/Gest
   GHow can I trust someone who says they’re good
   D/GWhen it doesn’t turn out the way that I think it should?
   BmI wanna know,
   AsusI'm just being hon
Gest
G
[Pre-Chorus]
N.C.
 And I
Ghope You’re not afraid of my questioning
Asus
[Chorus 1]
 ‘Cause I will
Dfight ﬁght ﬁght
 N.C
Through the
Ddoubt doubt doubt
 And I will
D/Gpray pray pray till faith runs
D/Gout out out
N.C.
 And I will
Bmpush past the feeling
 N.C.
That
AsusYou’re just too good to be t
Grue
 But I gotta be hon
Gest, believing is hard to do
[Interlude]
|  D/ / / | / / / / |  G/ / / | / / / / |
[Verse 2]
   DSomehow they know
   DWhen You’ve walked in the room
   GThey laugh and they cry, how am I missing You?
   BmAnd why do I feel so al
Aone?
[Chorus 2]
 But I will
Drun run run back to
Dhope hope hope
 N.C.
And I will
D/Gtrust trust trust when I don’t
D/Gknow know know
 N.C.
And I will
Bmpush past the feeling
N.C.
That
AsusYou’re just too good to be
Gtrue
 N.C.
But I gotta be hon
Gest, believing is hard to do
[Interlude]
|  D/ / / | / / / / |  G/ / / | / / / / |
|  D/ / / | / / / / |  G/ / / | / / / / |
[Bridge]
 I
Ghope You’re not afraid of my questioning
A(4)
  AmI
D/F#wasting my breath or are You listen
Ging?
N.C.
 'Cause if
Em7seeing is believing, how can I beli
Aeve?
[Chorus 3] (Key Change)
N.C.
 But I will
Eﬁght ﬁght ﬁght through the
Edoubt doubt doubt
N.C.
 And I will
E/Apray pray pray till faith runs
E/Aout out out
N.C.
 And I’ll re
C#mmember the ﬁrst time You
Bsuscalled me by name
N.C.
 And I will
Erun run run back to
Ehope hope hope
N.C.
 And I will
E/Atrust trust trust when I don’t
E/Aknow know know
N.C.
 And I’ll
C#mremember the ﬁrst time my
Bsusheart felt Your love
N.C.
And I will
Ewalk walk walk not by
Esight sight sight
N.C
 ‘Cause I will
E/Asee You one day
N.C.
 Even
E/Aif its’s on the other side
 I will
C#mpush past the feeling
 N.C.
That
BsusYou’re just too good to be
E/Atrue
 But I gotta be hon
E/Aest, believing is hard to do

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Honest

by Influence Music

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Chords in this song · guitar

Asus

A(4)

Em7

C#m

Bsus

E/A

[Verse 1]

How can I write to someone I’ve never seen?

D/G

How can I love someone I’ve yet to meet?

I wanna know,

Asus

I gotta be hon

D/G

est

How can I trust someone who says they’re good

D/G

When it doesn’t turn out the way that I think it should?

I wanna know,

Asus

I'm just being hon

est

[Pre-Chorus]

N.C.

And I

hope You’re not afraid of my questioning

Asus

[Chorus 1]

‘Cause I will

fight ﬁght ﬁght

N.C

Through the

doubt doubt doubt

And I will

D/G

pray pray pray till faith runs

D/G

out out out

N.C.

And I will

push past the feeling

N.C.

That

Asus

You’re just too good to be t

rue

But I gotta be hon

est, believing is hard to do

[Interlude]

D G

| / / / | / / / / | / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 2]

Somehow they know

When You’ve walked in the room

They laugh and they cry, how am I missing You?

And why do I feel so al

one?

[Chorus 2]

But I will

run run run back to

hope hope hope

N.C.

And I will

D/G

trust trust trust when I don’t

D/G

know know know

N.C.

And I will

push past the feeling

N.C.

That

Asus

You’re just too good to be

true

N.C.

But I gotta be hon

est, believing is hard to do

[Interlude]

D G

| / / / | / / / / | / / / | / / / / |

D G

| / / / | / / / / | / / / | / / / / |

[Bridge]

hope You’re not afraid of my questioning

A(4)

D/F#

wasting my breath or are You listen

ing?

N.C.

'Cause if

Em7

seeing is believing, how can I beli

eve?

[Chorus 3] (Key Change)

N.C.

But I will

ﬁght ﬁght ﬁght through the

doubt doubt doubt

N.C.

And I will

E/A

pray pray pray till faith runs

E/A

out out out

N.C.

And I’ll re

C#m

member the ﬁrst time You

Bsus

called me by name

N.C.

And I will

run run run back to

hope hope hope

N.C.

And I will

E/A

trust trust trust when I don’t

E/A

know know know

N.C.

And I’ll

C#m

remember the ﬁrst time my

Bsus

heart felt Your love

N.C.

And I will

walk walk walk not by

sight sight sight

N.C

‘Cause I will

E/A

see You one day

N.C.

Even

E/A

if its’s on the other side

I will

C#m

push past the feeling

N.C.

That

Bsus

You’re just too good to be

E/A

true

But I gotta be hon

E/A

est, believing is hard to do

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