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Honesty by Billy Joel - Guitar Chords

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Version 1 Version 2

            [Intro]
Bb   Bbm/Ab   Gbmaj7   F7

[Verse 1]
Bb                   Eb
   If you search for tenderness
F           F/Eb    Dm7
   It isn't hard to find.
Eb                    Gm7             Am7   Cm7   F7
   You can have the love you need to live.
Bb                     C7sus4   C7
   And if you look for truthfulness
          F/C     C#dim   Dm
You might just as well be blind.
   Eb              A7            Dsus4   D7
It always seems to be so hard to give.

[Chorus]
Ebmaj7  F7     D7/F#        Gm   Gm/F
Ho - nesty is such a lonely word.
Eb          F7     Bb   D7
Everyone is so untrue.
Ebmaj7   F7    D7/F#       Gm7    F
    Honesty is hardly ever heard.
    Eb            F7         Bb    F9sus4
But mostly what I need from you.

[Verse 2]
Bb              Eb
   I can always find someone
F     F/Eb          Dm7
   To say they sympathise.
Eb              Gm7             Am7   Cm7   F7
   If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.
Bb                       C7sus4   C7
   But I don't want some pretty face
   F/C     C#dim   Dm
To tell me pretty lies.
Ebmaj7           A7           Dsus4   D7
All I want is someone to believe.

[Chorus]
Ebmaj7  F7     D7/F#           Gm   Gm/F
Ho - nesty is such a lonely word.
Eb          F7     Bb   D7
Everyone is so untrue.
Ebmaj7   F7    D7/F#       Gm    F
    Honesty is hardly ever heard.
    Eb            F7         Bb   Bbm/Ab   Gbmaj7   F7
But mostly what I need from you.

[Bridge]
Gm
   I can find a lover.
D/G
   I can find a friend.
Fm6                      C7/E
   I can have security until the bitter end.
Eb         F       F7
Anyone can comfort me
     Eb/Bb        Bb
With promises again.
C7sus4  C7   F   D7/F# D F9sus4
I know     I kn - ow.

[Verse 3]
Bb                 Eb
   When I'm deep inside of me
F           F/Eb    Dm7
   Don't be too concerned.
Eb                 Gm7               Am7   Cm7   F F7
   I won't ask for nothin' while I'm gone.
Bb                    C7sus4   C7
   But when I want sincerity
        F/C        C#dim    Dm
Tell me where else can I turn.
        Ebmaj7               A7         D7sus4   D7
Because you're the one that I depend upon.

[Chorus]
Ebmaj7  F7     D7/F#           Gm   Gm/F
Ho - nesty is such a lonely word.
Eb          F7     Bb   D7
Everyone is so untrue.
Ebmaj7   F7    D7/F#       Gm    F
    Honesty is hardly ever heard.
    Eb            F7         Bb   Bbm/Ab   Gbmaj7   F7
But mostly what I need from you.

[Outro]
Ebmmaj7   F6   F7   Bb 
        

We also have 49 songs by Billy Joel

• A Matter Of Trust
• All About Soul
• All For Leyna
• Allentown
• An Innocent Man
• And So It Goes
• Angry Young Man
• Baby Grand
• Big Shot
• Captain Jack
• Dont Ask Me Why
• Everybody Loves You Now
• Goodnight Saigon
• Honesty
• I Go To Extremes
• Its Still Rock And Roll To Me
• Just The Way You Are
• Keeping The Faith
• Leave A Tender Moment Alone
• Leningrad
• Lullabye Goodnight My Angel
• Miami 2017
• Movin Out
• My Life
• New York State Of Mind
• Only The Good Die Young
• Piano Man
• Pressure
• Say Goodbye To Hollywood
• Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
• Shes Always A Woman
• Shes Got A Way
• Summer Highland Falls
• Tell Her About It
• The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
• The Downeaster Alexa
• The Entertainer
• The Longest Time
• The River Of Dreams
• The Stranger
• This Night
• To Make You Feel My Love
• Tomorrow Is Today
• Uptown Girl
• Vienna
• We Didnt Start The Fire
• You May Be Right
• Youre My Home
• Zanzibar

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