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[Intro] 
 G   Bm7   C   Dx2
 C   Dx2
[Verse]
GSo true fBm7unny how it seems
CAlways in time, but Cm7never in line for dreams
GHead over Bm7heels when toe to Ctoe
This is the Emsound of my souCl,
This is the soEmund
CI bought a ticket to the Gworld,
CBut now I've come back aGgain
CWhy do I find it hard to Gwrite the next line
COh I want the Amtruth to be Fsaid
[Chorus]
GHuh huh huh Bm7hu-uh huh
CI know this Dmuch is tGrue
GHuh huh huh Bm7hu-uh huh
CI know this Dmuch is truCe
C D
[Verse]
GWith a thrill in my Bm7head and a pill on my Ctongue
Dissolve thCm7e nerves that have just Gbegun
GListening to Bm7Marvin (all night long)
EmThis is the sound of my Csoul,
EmThis is the soundC  
CAlways slipping from my Ghands,
CSand's a time of its Gown
CTake your seaside arms and Gwrite the next line
COh I want tAmhe truth to Fbe known
(And it's the same up until the end)
[Chorus]
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
I know this much is true
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
I know this much is true
[Verse]
I bought a ticket to the world,
But now I've come back again
Why do I find it hard to write the next line
Oh I want the truth to be said
[Chorus]
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
I know this much is true
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
I know this much is true
This much is true
I know, I know, I know this much is true

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The story behind the song

"True" captures the feeling of wanting to lay bare one's heart, hoping the truth will be known to someone special. Gary Kemp, the band's principal songwriter, penned this song to express his feelings for Altered Images lead singer Clare Grogan. Musically, he drew influence from the soulful sounds of Marvin Gaye and Al Green, while lyrically he looked to Al Green and The Beatles. Released in April 1983 as the title track from their third studio album, it marked a shift in Spandau Ballet's sound toward soul, incorporating Steve Norman's saxophone. It's a song that speaks to the vulnerability and longing in revealing one's deepest emotions.

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True

by Spandau Ballet

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Cm7

[Intro]

G Bm7 C D

C D

[Verse]

G Bm7

So true funny how it seems

C Cm7

Always in time, but never in line for dreams

G Bm7 C

Head over heels when toe to toe

Em C

This is the sound of my soul,

This is the sound

C G

I bought a ticket to the world,

C G

But now I've come back again

C G

Why do I find it hard to write the next line

C Am F

Oh I want the truth to be said

[Chorus]

G Bm7

Huh huh huh hu-uh huh

C D G

I know this much is true

G Bm7

Huh huh huh hu-uh huh

C D C

I know this much is true

C D

[Verse]

G Bm7 C

With a thrill in my head and a pill on my tongue

Cm7 G

Dissolve the nerves that have just begun

G Bm7

Listening to Marvin (all night long)

Em C

This is the sound of my soul,

Em C

This is the sound

C G

Always slipping from my hands,

C G

Sand's a time of its own

C G

Take your seaside arms and write the next line

C Am F

Oh I want the truth to be known

(And it's the same up until the end)

[Chorus]

Huh huh huh hu-uh huh

I know this much is true

Huh huh huh hu-uh huh

I know this much is true

[Verse]

I bought a ticket to the world,

But now I've come back again

Why do I find it hard to write the next line

Oh I want the truth to be said

[Chorus]

Huh huh huh hu-uh huh

I know this much is true

Huh huh huh hu-uh huh

I know this much is true

This much is true

I know, I know, I know this much is true

About True Chords by Spandau Ballet

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