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01 Nothing But the Truth
Brooker / Reid
Is it on, Tommy? (don't know if the chords are right in the intro but the bassnotes are 
Intro:    Em       F  G5  
          Am  Dm6/  B  C  
       Dm   Em    F
       F#m  E/G#  Am
       Em   F#m   G
         G#m  F#/ A#  Bm  
       Dm   Em    F
       F#m  E/G#  Am
Verse
           Gm  D+            Cm  
It seems as clear as yesterday
We sAbaw it Gin a drCmeam
          Gm  F#+         Cm  
but dream became insanity
         Ab        G       C      Friff:CDEbFGA
an awful gaping scream
So sBbad to Fsee such eCmmptinGmess
         Ab          Bb      Criff:CCAGGAC
So sad to see such tears
And hBbeaped up lFeaves of CmbitternGmess
turned Abmouldy dBbown the yCears
Chorus (chords as inntro):
 Em   F    G    Am/  B  C  
Nothing but the truth.
DmCommEmon woFrds F#min uE/G#seAm  
 Em   F#m        G    G#m  F#/ A#  Bm  
Hard       to find excuse
DmHarEmder    F  F#mthan E/G#the tAmruth
Intro
middle8
D(m)
Like Icarus we flew too high
BbWe flew too near the sunC  G  
D(m)
They caught us in that awful glare
BbOur hapless throats were sCtrungG  
But jCust beDfore the fCinal stDroke
They Ctook us Gvictims oCf the roGpe
And Ccast us fDar beyCond the dDeep
To Clie in nGever enCding slGeep
Intro
verse
It seems as clear as yesterday
They cast us in the deep
We lie in darkest night for good
Never ending sleep
A never ending bitter gloom
Whose darkness seldom clears
A God forsaken emptiness
Which fills our hearts with tears
Chorus
Intro
End on A Major

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Nothing But The Truth

by Procol Harum

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dm6

F#m

E/G#

G#m

01 Nothing But the Truth

Brooker / Reid

Is it on, Tommy? (don't know if the chords are right in the intro but the bassnotes are

Em F G5

Intro:

Am Dm6 B C

Dm Em F

F#m E/G# Am

Em F#m G

G#m F# A# Bm

Dm Em F

F#m E/G# Am

Verse

Gm D Cm

It seems as clear as yesterday

Ab G Cm

We saw it in a dream

Gm F# Cm

but dream became insanity

Ab G C F

riff:CDEbFGA

an awful gaping scream

Bb F Cm Gm

So sad to see such emptiness

Ab Bb C

riff:CCAGGAC

So sad to see such tears

Bb F Cm Gm

And heaped up leaves of bitterness

Ab Bb C

turned mouldy down the years

Chorus (chords as inntro):

Em F G Am B C

Nothing but the truth.

Dm Em F F#m E/G# Am

Common words in use

Em F#m G G#m F# A# Bm

Hard to find excuse

Dm Em F F#m E/G# Am

Harder than the truth

Intro

middle8

(m)

Like Icarus we flew too high

Bb C G

We flew too near the sun

(m)

They caught us in that awful glare

Bb C G

Our hapless throats were strung

C D C D

But just before the final stroke

C G C G

They took us victims of the rope

C D C D

And cast us far beyond the deep

C G C G

To lie in never ending sleep

Intro

verse

It seems as clear as yesterday

They cast us in the deep

We lie in darkest night for good

Never ending sleep

A never ending bitter gloom

Whose darkness seldom clears

A God forsaken emptiness

Which fills our hearts with tears

Chorus

Intro

End on A Major

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