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The Police - Truth Hits Everybody
NOTE: USE BAR CHORDS
[Intro]
  C#m     A    EWO-OHOH x3     C#m    A  D  
C#mSleep lay behind me like a Abroken ocean
C#mStrange waking dreams before my Aeyes unfold
C#mYou lay there sleeping like an Aopen doorway
C#mI stepped outside myself and Afelt so cold
ATake a Blook at Amy new Btoy
It'll Ablow your Bhead in Atwo, oh BboyE  
  E      F#7Truth hit's EeveryF#7body,   E     F#7truth hits EeveryF#7one
   C#mTruth hit's AeveryEbody,   C#mtruth hits AeveryEone
   C#mTruth hit's AeveryEbody,   C#mtruth hits AeveryDone
C#mI thought about it and my Adream was broken
C#mI clutch at images like Adying breath
C#mAnd I don't want to make a Afuss about it
C#mThe only certain thing in Alife is death
ATake a Blook at Amy new Btoy
It'll Ablow your Bhead in Atwo, oh BboyE  
  E     F#7Truth hit's EeveryF#7body,   E     F#7truth hits EeveryF#7one
   C#mTruth hit's AeveryEbody,   C#mtruth hits AeveryEone
   C#mTruth hit's AeveryEbody,   C#mtruth hits AeveryDone
   D     Ex2
F#mWhere you Dwant to Ebe, F#mwon't you Dever Dsee?
(   C#m  A) x8     (   A  B) x4   E  
  E      F#7Truth hit's EeveryF#7body,   E     F#7truth hits EeveryF#7one
   C#mTruth hit's AeveryEbody,   C#mtruth hits AeveryEone
   C#mTruth hit's AeveryEbody,   C#mtruth hits AeveryDone
   C#mTruth hit's AeveryEbody,   C#mtruth hits AeveryEone
   C#mTruth hit's AeveryEbody,   C#mtruth hits AeveryDone
DOh............C#mNow!

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Truth Hits Everybody

by The Police

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C#m

F#7

F#m

The Police - Truth Hits Everybody

NOTE: USE BAR CHORDS

[Intro]

C#m A E C#m A D

WO-OHOH x3

C#m A

Sleep lay behind me like a broken ocean

C#m A

Strange waking dreams before my eyes unfold

C#m A

You lay there sleeping like an open doorway

C#m A

I stepped outside myself and felt so cold

A B A B

Take a look at my new toy

A B A B E

It'll blow your head in two, oh boy

E F#7 E F#7 E F#7 E F#7

Truth hit's everybody, truth hits everyone

C#m A E C#m A E

Truth hit's everybody, truth hits everyone

C#m A E C#m A D

Truth hit's everybody, truth hits everyone

C#m A

I thought about it and my dream was broken

C#m A

I clutch at images like dying breath

C#m A

And I don't want to make a fuss about it

C#m A

The only certain thing in life is death

A B A B

Take a look at my new toy

A B A B E

It'll blow your head in two, oh boy

E F#7 E F#7 E F#7 E F#7

Truth hit's everybody, truth hits everyone

C#m A E C#m A E

Truth hit's everybody, truth hits everyone

C#m A E C#m A D

Truth hit's everybody, truth hits everyone

D E

F#m D E F#m D D

Where you want to be, won't you ever see?

C#m A A B E

( ) x8 ( ) x4

E F#7 E F#7 E F#7 E F#7

Truth hit's everybody, truth hits everyone

C#m A E C#m A E

Truth hit's everybody, truth hits everyone

C#m A E C#m A D

Truth hit's everybody, truth hits everyone

C#m A E C#m A E

Truth hit's everybody, truth hits everyone

C#m A E C#m A D

Truth hit's everybody, truth hits everyone

D C#m

Oh............Now!

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The chords for "Truth Hits Everybody" show the original chord names (including C#m, A, E, D, B, F#7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.