Honesty

Billy Joel

RockAdvanced for beginners21 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
Intro: Bb     Bbm      Gbmaj7      F7
 
    
 Bb                Eb          F                Dm7  
If you search for tenderness, it isn't hard to find 
 
 Eb               Gm               Am  
You can have the love you need to live  Cm7     F      F7  
 
 Bb                  C                      F       A       Dm  
And if you look for truthfulness you might just as well be blind 
 
    Eb              A             D      D4    D  no3  
It always seems to be so hard to give   
 
 
 Ebm7    F7     D             Gm7    F  
Honesty  is such a lonely word 
 
 Eb          F     Bb   D  
Everyone is so untrue 
 
 Ebmaj7   F7    D              Gm7  
Honesty        is hardly ever heard 
 
 Eb                F          Bb   F4/9  
But mostly what I need from you 
   
 
 Bb           Eb              F             Dm7  
I can always find someone to say they sympathize 
 
 Eb           Gm              Am     Cm7     F     F7    
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve  
 
 Bb                    C              F       A       Dm  
But I don't want some pretty face to tell me pretty lies 
 
 Eb            A             D      D4  D  no3 
All I want is someone to believe   
 
 
 Ebm7    F7     D             Gm7    F  
Honesty  is such a lonely word 
 
 Eb          F     Bb   D  
Everyone is so untrue 
 
 Ebmaj7   F7    D              Gm7  
Honesty        is hardly ever heard 
 
 Eb                F          Bb   F4/9  
But mostly what I need from you 
   
 
 Gm                  D  
I can find a lover, I can find a friend 
 
 F7                            C  
I can have security until the bitter end 
 
 Eb         F        F7      Eb          Bb  
Anyone can comfort me with promises again   
 
     C7      F   D   Eb   F4/9   
I know,   I know-oh-wo-wo-wo 
   
 Bb              Eb          F                  Dm  
When I'm deep inside of me, don't be too concerned 
   
 Eb                Bb              Am   Cm7    F    F7    
I won't ask for nothing while I'm gone 
  
 Bb             C                     F    A     Dm  
When I want sincerity, tell me where else can I turn? 
   
        Eb                  A7        D7  
'Cause you're the one that I depend upon   
 
{c:coda}   
 Bb      Bbm      Gbmaj7      F7      Ebm7      F6      F7      Bb

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Chord set

Bb · Bbm · Gbmaj7 · F7 · Eb · F · Dm7 · Gm · Am · C · A · Dm · D · Ebm7 · Gm7 · Ebmaj7 · Cm7 · C7 · A7 · D7 · F6

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.