INTRO: Em G D
VERSE:
D
If I could tell the truth
Em
People just might see
G
Who I really am
A
Not who I have to be
G A D
I get so damn tired
Em
Of playing by the rules
G A
Afraid of what I'd lose
D
If I could tell the truth
CHORUS:
D A G
Nobody wants to listen
D
When it comes down to this
Em G
They'd rather take the truth and twist it
A
Than to tell it like it is
D A G A
I don't know how we got here
Bm A G
There's really no excuse
Em
I do it to get by
D G A
But I wouldn't live this lie
D
If I could tell the truth
BREAK Em G D
VERSE:
D
If I could tell the truth
Em
Girl we'd end up in a fight
G
And I would still be wrong
A
And you would still be right
G A D
We could stay right here
Em
Another year or two
G A
But I'm already gone
D
If I could tell the truth
CHORUS:
D A G
Nobody wants to listen
D
When it comes down to this
Em G
They'd rather take the truth and twist it
A
Than to tell it like it is
D A G A
I don't know how we got here
Bm A G
There's really no excuse
Em
I do it to get by
D G A
But I wouldn't live this lie
D A-D
If I could tell the truth
TAG:
Em
I'd do it to get by
D G A
But I wouldn't live this lie
D Em G D D
If I could tell the truth
