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Truth Be Told

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[Intro]
B  B/A#  G#m  F#  E   F#
[Verse 1]
 BLie number B/A#one: You're supG#mposed to have it B/F#all togEmaj7etherF#sus4  
 And when they Bask how you're B/A#doing
 Just G#msmile and tell them B/A#"Never Emaj7better"F#sus4  
 BLie number B/A#two: EveryG#mbody's life is B/A#perfect exEmaj7cept yoursF#sus4  
 So keep your Bmesses and your F#wounds and your G#msecrets safe
 With F#you behind cElosed doorsF#  
[Pre-Chorus]
 EBut truth be F#told, the G#mtruth is B/D#rarely Etold
[Chorus]
I say, "I'm Bfine, yeah, I'm F#/A#fine, oh, I'm G#mfine, hey, I'm F#fine"
But EI'm not, I'm brF#oken
And when it's Bout of conF#trol I say it's G#munder contrF#/A#ol
But Eit's not and You F#know it
I Edon't know why it's so hard to adF#mit it
When being G#mhonest is the F#only way to Efix it
There's no Bfailure, no F#/A#fall
There's no G#msin You don't F#already Eknow
So let the F#truth be BtoldF#  G#m  F#  E  F#  
[Verse 2]
 There's a Bsign on the F#door, says,
 "G#mCome as you F#are" but I Edoubt itF#  
 'Cause if we Blived like that was tF#rue,
 Every G#mSunday morning F#pew would be EcrowdedF#  
 BBut didn't F#You say G#mchurch should look
 F#More like a Ehospital?F#  
 A safe Bplace for the F#sick, the G#msinner and the F#scarred,
 And the Eprodigals like F#me
[Pre-Chorus]
 EBut truth be F#told, the G#mtruth is F#rarely Etold
 Oh am I the F#only one who says:
[Chorus]
"I'm Bfine, yeah, I'm F#fine, oh, I'm G#mfine, hey, I'm F#/A#fine"
But EI'm not, I'm brF#oken
And when it's Bout of conF#trol I say it's G#munder contrF#/A#ol
But Eit's not and You F#know it
I Edon't know why it's so hard to adF#mit it
When being G#mhonest is the F#only way to Efix it
There's no Bfailure, no F#fall
There's no G#msin You don't F#already Eknow
So let the F#truth be Etold
[Bridge]
Can I really F#stand here unaG#mshamed
Knowing that Your Blove for me won't Echange
Oh God, if F#that's really true
Then Blet F#the G#mtruth F#be EtoldF#  
[Chorus]
I say, "I'm Bfine, yeah, I'm F#fine, oh, I'm G#mfine, hey, I'm F#/A#fine"
But EI'm not, I'm brF#oken
And when it's Bout of conF#trol I say it's G#munder contrF#/A#ol
But Eit's not and You F#know it
I Edon't know why it's so hard to adF#mit it
When being G#mhonest is the F#only way to Efix it
There's no Bfailure, no F#fall
There's no G#msin You don't F#already Eknow
Yeah I F#know
There's no Bfailure, no F#fall
There's no G#msin You don't F#already Eknow
So let the F#truth be told

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Truth Be Told

by Matthew West

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B/A#

G#m

B/F#

Emaj7

F#sus4

B/D#

F#/A#

[Intro]

B B/A# G#m F# E F#

[Verse 1]

B B/A# G#m B/F# Emaj7 F#sus4

Lie number one: You're supposed to have it all together

B B/A#

And when they ask how you're doing

G#m B/A# Emaj7 F#sus4

Just smile and tell them "Never better"

B B/A# G#m B/A# Emaj7 F#sus4

Lie number two: Everybody's life is perfect except yours

B F# G#m

So keep your messes and your wounds and your secrets safe

F# E F#

With you behind closed doors

[Pre-Chorus]

E F# G#m B/D# E

But truth be told, the truth is rarely told

[Chorus]

B F#/A# G#m F#

I say, "I'm fine, yeah, I'm fine, oh, I'm fine, hey, I'm fine"

E F#

But I'm not, I'm broken

B F# G#m F#/A#

And when it's out of control I say it's under control

E F#

But it's not and You know it

E F#

I don't know why it's so hard to admit it

G#m F# E

When being honest is the only way to fix it

B F#/A#

There's no failure, no fall

G#m F# E

There's no sin You don't already know

F# B F# G#m F# E F#

So let the truth be told

[Verse 2]

B F#

There's a sign on the door, says,

G#m F# E F#

"Come as you are" but I doubt it

B F#

'Cause if we lived like that was true,

G#m F# E F#

Every Sunday morning pew would be crowded

B F# G#m

But didn't You say church should look

F# E F#

More like a hospital?

B F# G#m F#

A safe place for the sick, the sinner and the scarred,

E F#

And the prodigals like me

[Pre-Chorus]

E F# G#m F# E

But truth be told, the truth is rarely told

Oh am I the only one who says:

[Chorus]

B F# G#m F#/A#

"I'm fine, yeah, I'm fine, oh, I'm fine, hey, I'm fine"

E F#

But I'm not, I'm broken

B F# G#m F#/A#

And when it's out of control I say it's under control

E F#

But it's not and You know it

E F#

I don't know why it's so hard to admit it

G#m F# E

When being honest is the only way to fix it

B F#

There's no failure, no fall

G#m F# E

There's no sin You don't already know

F# E

So let the truth be told

[Bridge]

F# G#m

Can I really stand here unashamed

B E

Knowing that Your love for me won't change

Oh God, if that's really true

B F# G#m F# E F#

Then let the truth be told

[Chorus]

B F# G#m F#/A#

I say, "I'm fine, yeah, I'm fine, oh, I'm fine, hey, I'm fine"

E F#

But I'm not, I'm broken

B F# G#m F#/A#

And when it's out of control I say it's under control

E F#

But it's not and You know it

E F#

I don't know why it's so hard to admit it

G#m F# E

When being honest is the only way to fix it

B F#

There's no failure, no fall

G#m F# E

There's no sin You don't already know

Yeah I know

B F#

There's no failure, no fall

G#m F# E

There's no sin You don't already know

So let the truth be told

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