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Truth For A Truth

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---2/4--2-----2/4-2----2/4-2-----2/5--4--2-|
A|----------3---------2--------3-------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------|
[Verse]
EmI'm up here somewhere so hiAmgh in the climb
DToo many people running loose Emin the mind 
EmSend us a king or someone eAmlse that can bring 
DSome order where otherwise B7everything is 
[Chorus]
CEye for an eye, truGth for a truth 
Here I lDie, my arms around yoEmu 
Yes you would be Cblind if you only kGnew 
It was eDye for an eye and tEmruth for truth 
[Interlude]
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--2/4-2-----2/5--4--2-|
A|--------3-------------|
E|----------------------|
[Verse]
EmPack up your wagon girl and Ambutton your coat
DLook up and see me coming Emout of the smoke
EmFootprints of angels leaving Amtracks in the snow
DI'm the last man that sweetheart B7you oughta know 
[Chorus]
When it's Ceye for an eye and tGruth for a truth 
Here I lDie, my arms around yEmou
You would be blCind if you only kGnew 
It was eDye for an eye and tEmruth for a truth 
[Interlude]
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|--2-4-5-----|
A|------------|
E|------------|
[Bridge]
CmIt's good to be hungry
The aAmpple of somebody's Deye
Ain't nothing so B7pretty in this terrible Emlight
All hands on B7deck and all men to the toDwer 
I'm a virtueless Cman in the midnight B7hour 
[Verse]
EmNow it's junk on junk, this bAmed that we made 
DWhere I sleep like a horse standing Emup on the clay 
EmGot to be ready, there's so Ammuch hell to pay 
And I'm guDilty of loving you in the wB7orst kind of way 
[Chorus]
CEye for an eye, tGruth for a truth 
Here I lDie, my arms around Emyou 
You would be bClind if you only kGnew
It was eDye for an eye and tEmruth for truth 
[Outro]
Em Am D Em
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Truth For A Truth

by Jakob Dylan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|-------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|

D|---2/4--2-----2/4-2----2/4-2-----2/5--4--2-|

A|----------3---------2--------3-------------|

E|-0-----------------------------------------|

[Verse]

Em Am

I'm up here somewhere so high in the climb

D Em

Too many people running loose in the mind

Em Am

Send us a king or someone else that can bring

D B7

Some order where otherwise everything is

[Chorus]

C G

Eye for an eye, truth for a truth

D Em

Here I lie, my arms around you

C G

Yes you would be blind if you only knew

D Em

It was eye for an eye and truth for truth

[Interlude]

e|----------------------|

B|----------------------|

G|----------------------|

D|--2/4-2-----2/5--4--2-|

A|--------3-------------|

E|----------------------|

[Verse]

Em Am

Pack up your wagon girl and button your coat

D Em

Look up and see me coming out of the smoke

Em Am

Footprints of angels leaving tracks in the snow

D B7

I'm the last man that sweetheart you oughta know

[Chorus]

C G

When it's eye for an eye and truth for a truth

D Em

Here I lie, my arms around you

C G

You would be blind if you only knew

D Em

It was eye for an eye and truth for a truth

[Interlude]

e|------------|

B|------------|

G|------------|

D|--2-4-5-----|

A|------------|

E|------------|

[Bridge]

It's good to be hungry

Am D

The apple of somebody's eye

B7 Em

Ain't nothing so pretty in this terrible light

B7 D

All hands on deck and all men to the tower

C B7

I'm a virtueless man in the midnight hour

[Verse]

Em Am

Now it's junk on junk, this bed that we made

D Em

Where I sleep like a horse standing up on the clay

Em Am

Got to be ready, there's so much hell to pay

D B7

And I'm guilty of loving you in the worst kind of way

[Chorus]

C G

Eye for an eye, truth for a truth

D Em

Here I lie, my arms around you

C G

You would be blind if you only knew

D Em

It was eye for an eye and truth for truth

[Outro]

Em Am D Em

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