If It's True (hadestown) Uke tab by Anaïs Mitchell

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If it's true what they say
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If there's nothing to be done
Em
If it's true that it's too late
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And the girl I loved is gone
Am
If it's true what they say
 F
Is this how the world is?
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To be beaten and betrayed and then be told that nothing changes
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It'll always be like this?
 
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If it's true what they say
Am                F
I'll be on my way

And the boy turned to go
'Cause he thought no one could hear
But everybody knows that walls have ears

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And the workers heard him
Am
If its true what they say
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With their hammers swinging
Am
Whats the purpose of a man
Em
And they quit their working
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Just to turn his eyes away
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When they heard him singing
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Just to throw up both his hands?

No hammer swinging
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whats the use of his backbone?
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No pickax ringing
Am
if he never stands upright
Em
And they stood and listened
Am
If he turns his back on everyone
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to the poor boy singing
F
that he could've stood beside

 
 
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If it's true what they say
Am            F
I'll be on my way
Am                   F
But who are they to say
          Em             Am
What the truth is anyway
 
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Cause the ones who tell the lies
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Are the solemnest to swear
Em
And the ones who load the dice
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Always say the toss is fair
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And the ones who deal the cards
(Deal the cards)
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Are the ones who take the tricks
Em
With their hands over their hearts
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While we play the game they fix
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And the ones who speak the words
(Speak the words)
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Always say it is the last
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And no answer will be heard
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To the question no one asks

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So Im asking if its true
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Im asking me and you and you and you
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I believe our answer matters more than anything they say
(We stand stand and listen)

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I believe if there is still a will
Em
Then there is still a way
(We're standing with him)

Em
I believe there is a way
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I believe in us together
                Am
More than anyone alone
(We're standing near him)

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I believe that with each other, 
       F
we are stronger than we know
(We hear him)

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I believe we're stronger than they know
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I believe that we are many
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I believe that they are few
(We're standing)
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And it isn't for the few
          Am            F
To tell the many what is true
(We understand him)

 
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So I ask you
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If It's true what they say
(We're standing)

Em
I'll be on my way
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Tell me what to do
                 G              Em
Is it true? Is it true what they say?