Honesty Uke tab by Billy Joel

22 Chords used in the song: F, Fm, C#maj7, C7, A#, C, Am7, Dm, Em, Gm7, G, A, E, A#maj7, Dm7, F9sus4, G7, Am, E7, A7, Ebmaj7, C6

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Artist: Billy Joel

Album: The Essential Billy Joel

Year: 1973

Difficulty:

3.83

(Intermediate)

Key: unknownChords

Intro:

F Fm C#maj7 C7

F                 A#         C                Am7
If you search for tenderness it isn't hard to find
A#               Dm                Em  Gm7 C C7   
You can have the love you need to live   
    F               G                C                     A
And if you look for truthfulness You might just as well be blind
   A#              E             A
It always seems to be so hard to give

Chorus:

A#maj7   C7     A             Dm7  C
Honest-  y   is such a lonely word
A#          C       F    A
Everyone is so untrue
A#maj7   C7     A           Dm7
Honest-  y   is hardly ever heard
    A#            C         F   F9sus
But mostly what I need from you


F             A#             C              Am7
I can always find someone to say they sympathize
A#           Dm              Em     Gm7 C C7
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve
F                     G              C              A
But I don't want some pretty face to tell me pretty lies
A#            E               A
All I want is someone to believe

Chorus:

A#maj7   C7     A              Dm7  C
Honest-  y   is such a lonely word
A#          C       F    A
Everyone is so untrue
A#maj7   C7     A           Dm7
Honest-  y   is hardly ever heard
    A#            C          F  F9sus
But mostly what I need from you

Bridge:

Dm                  A
I can find a lover, I can find a friend
C7                    G
I can have security until the bitter end
A#         C       C7      A#          F
Anyone can comfort me with promises again
     G7      C   A A# F9sus
I know, I know 
F                A#         C                Am
When I'm deep inside of me, don't be too concerned
A#              F                 Em     Gm7 C C7        
I won't ask for nothing while I'm gone
F               G             C              E   Am
When I want sincerity tell me where else can I turn?
       A#                 E7         A7
Cause you're the one that I depend upon

Chorus:

A#maj7   C7     A              Dm7  C
Honest-  y   is such a lonely word
A#          C    F    A
Everyone is so untrue
A#maj7   C7     A             Dm7
Honest-  y   is hardly ever heard
    A#            C         F   F9sus
But mostly what I need from you

Outro: 

F Fm C#maj7 C7 Ebmaj7 C6 C7 F

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About this song: Honesty

"Honesty" was solely written by Billy Joel while production was handled by Phil Ramone. It is the second song from his sixth studio album 52nd Street (1978). The song was also included on South Korean and Japanese edition of Joel's 1985 compilation Greatest Hits Volume 2 as one of the bonus tracks. The song wasn't included on any of Joel's US released compilation packages; however, it appears on the Dutch edition as well as the Japanese edition of Greatest Hits Volume 2, instead of "Don't Ask Me Why" (1980). Read more on Last.fm.

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