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Honesty Write Me A List

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[Intro]
D  A  G  Asus A
D  A  G
[Verse 1]
He said just think it oDver, and wrAite me a lBmist,
So we can fiGgure out, what we both deAsusserve,A  
She hardly could belieDve it, their loAve had come to tBmhis,
GDividing and deD/F#ciding his and hAsusers,A  
[Bridge]
But she grEm7abbed a paper napkin, asked the Bmwaitress for a pen,
And oEm7ne by one she wrote down, what she Bmwanted most from hAsusim,A  
[Chorus]
GHonesDty, sAincerDity, Gtenderness and trDust,Asus  A  
A lDittle less time for the rAest of the wBmorld,
And mGore for the Em7two of Asusus,A  
F#mKisses each moGrnin, I F#mlove you's at nGight,
JDust like it uAsed to Gbe,
The wEm7ay life D/F#was when Asusyou were in lAove with Dme,A  G  
[Verse 3]
She reached across the Dtable, and plAaced it in his Bmhand,
And said, yGou know this isn't easy, fAsusor me,A  
As he thought about the neDw car, the hAouse and the lBmand,
AGnd wondered D/F#what that bottom line wouAsusld be,A  
[Bridge]
And a thoEm7usand other things she'd want hBmim to leave behind,
But he neEm7ver dreamed he'd open up that naBmpkin and fiAsusnd,A  
[Chorus]
GHonesDty, sAincerDity, Gtenderness and trDust,Asus  A  
A lDittle less time for the rAest of the wBmorld,
And mGore for the Em7two of Asusus,A  
F#mKisses each moGrnin, I F#mlove you's at nGight,
JDust like it uAsed to Gbe,
The wEm7ay life D/F#was when Asusyou were in lAove with Dme,
[Bridge]
But he fBmought back the tears,
As he loF#moked in her eyes and said,
GI don't kAnow where to stDart,
And she sBmaid everything on that F#mlist in your hand,
Is written soFmewhere in your hAsuseart,A  
[Outro]
GHonesDty, sAincerDity, Bmjust like it uAsed to Gbe,Asus  A  
The wEm7ay life D/F#was when Asusyou were in lAove with DmeA  G  Asus  A  

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Honesty Write Me A List

by Rodney Atkins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Asus

D/F#

Em7

F#m

[Intro]

D A G Asus A

D A G

[Verse 1]

D A Bm

He said just think it over, and write me a list,

G Asus A

So we can figure out, what we both deserve,

D A Bm

She hardly could believe it, their love had come to this,

G D/F# Asus A

Dividing and deciding his and hers,

[Bridge]

Em7 Bm

But she grabbed a paper napkin, asked the waitress for a pen,

Em7 Bm Asus A

And one by one she wrote down, what she wanted most from him,

[Chorus]

G D A D G D Asus A

Honesty, sincerity, tenderness and trust,

D A Bm

A little less time for the rest of the world,

G Em7 Asus A

And more for the two of us,

F#m G F#m G

Kisses each mornin, I love you's at night,

D A G

Just like it used to be,

Em7 D/F# Asus A D A G

The way life was when you were in love with me,

[Verse 3]

D A Bm

She reached across the table, and placed it in his hand,

G Asus A

And said, you know this isn't easy, for me,

D A Bm

As he thought about the new car, the house and the land,

G D/F# Asus A

And wondered what that bottom line would be,

[Bridge]

Em7 Bm

And a thousand other things she'd want him to leave behind,

Em7 Bm Asus A

But he never dreamed he'd open up that napkin and find,

[Chorus]

G D A D G D Asus A

Honesty, sincerity, tenderness and trust,

D A Bm

A little less time for the rest of the world,

G Em7 Asus A

And more for the two of us,

F#m G F#m G

Kisses each mornin, I love you's at night,

D A G

Just like it used to be,

Em7 D/F# Asus A D

The way life was when you were in love with me,

[Bridge]

But he fought back the tears,

F#m

As he looked in her eyes and said,

G A D

I don't know where to start,

Bm F#m

And she said everything on that list in your hand,

F Asus A

Is written somewhere in your heart,

[Outro]

G D A D Bm A G Asus A

Honesty, sincerity, just like it used to be,

Em7 D/F# Asus A D A G Asus A

The way life was when you were in love with me

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