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The Truth

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CAPO 2
[Verse 1]
Am                G                         C      Em
It was good to be there in the bright lights, mmm
Am              G                           C      Em
But I lost good friends under the spotlight, woah
Am         G                       C     Em
Imagine if everybody knew your name
Am                           G                  C  Em
But they had nothing to say, nothing nice to say
Am                G                     C   Em
It was good to be living up the high life, woah
Am                G                     C   Em
But the comedowns harder in the headlines, woah
Am                              G        C     Em
Everybody tells you, you should play the game
Am                            G                   C    Em
But there's only you to play, there's only you to play
Am     G C
          (one strum)    
Well I tried
[Chorus 1]
                   Am
I set fire to the glory
G                 C      Em
I set fire to the dream
Em                    Am
I set fire to the only thing
G                     C        Em
That lead me from the streets
Am                       G                     C        Em
Don't tell me it's over, cause I don't want to believe
Em                       Am              G              C
Cause now I've opened my eyes and I have found a way to breathe
Em (one strum)         
The truth sets me free
[Verse 2]
Am                        G             C   Em
I broke my back to make a breakthrough, mmm
Am              G                    C    Em
I lost my mind, look what it came to, oh
Am               G                          C      Em
I had to lose it all so I could understand, woah
Am         G                        C
                                     (one strum)
I was just a boy in the shadow of a man
[Chorus 2]
                   Am
I set fire to the glory
G                 C      Em
I set fire to the dream
Em                    Am
I set fire to the only thing
G                     C        Em
That lead me from the streets
Am                       G                     C        Em
Don't tell me it's over, cause I don't want to believe
Em                       Am              G              C
Cause now I've opened my eyes and I have found a way to breathe
Em                Am     G    C   Em
The truth sets me free
Em                    Am   G   C   Em
Oh, the truth sets me free
[Bridge]
                   Am
I set fire to the glory
G                 C      Em
I set fire to the dream
Em                    Am
I set fire to the only thing
G                     C        Em
That lead me from the streets
[Chorus]
Am                       G                     C        Em
Don't tell me it's over, cause I don't want to believe
Em                       Am              G              C
Cause now I've opened my eyes and I have found a way to breathe
Em                Am     G    C   Em
The truth sets me free
Em                    Am   G   C   Em
Oh, it sets me free
[Outro]
Em                   Am  G  C  Em
Oh, the truth sets me
Oh, it sets me free
Em                    Am  G  C  Em
Oh, the truth sets me free
It sets me free
Em                    Am  G  C  Em
Oh, the truth sets me free
Oh, it sets me free
Em                    Am  G  C  Em
Oh, the truth sets me free
Oh, it sets me free

The Truth chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Truth by James Arthur. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

CAPO 2
[Verse 1]
[Chorus 1]
Em (one strum)         
The truth sets me free
[Verse 2]
[Chorus 2]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Oh, it sets me free
It sets me free
Oh, it sets me free
Oh, it sets me free

The Truth Chords by James Arthur

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The chords for "The Truth" show the original chord names (including Am, G, C, Em). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.