Honesty Uke tab by Billy Joel

17 Chords used in the song: C7, Bb, Eb, F, Dm, Gm, Am, Cm7, F7, Csus4, C, A, A7, Dsus4, D, Gm7, F9sus4

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Artist: Billy Joel

Album: The Essential Billy Joel

Year: 1973

Difficulty:

3.63

(Intermediate)

Key: unknownChords

Intro: C7

Bb                 Eb
If you search for tenderness
F                Dm
It isn't hard to find
Eb                   Gm               Am Cm7 F7
You can have the love you need to live
Bb                     Csus4   C
But if you look for truthfulness
          F        A       Dm
You might just as well be blind
Eb                 A7              Dsus4-D
It always seems to be so hard to give


Eb     F    D            Gm7 F
Honesty is such a lonely word
Eb         F        Bb - D
Everyone is so untrue
Eb      F7       D          Gm Gm7
Honesty is hardly ever heard
    Eb              F        Bb
And mostly what I need from you

Bb            Eb
I can always find someone
F                Dm
To say they sympathize
Eb             Gm             Am Cm7 F7
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve
Bb              Csus4            C
But I don't want some pretty face
   F        A       Dm
To tell me pretty lies
Eb             A7            Dsus4-D
All I want is someone to believe

Eb     F    D                Gm7 F
Honesty is such a lonely word
Eb         F        Bb - D
Everyone is so untrue
Eb      F7       D          Gm Gm7
Honesty is hardly ever heard
    Eb              F        Bb
And mostly what I need from you

Gm
I can find a lover
D
I can find a friend
F
I can have security
C
Until the bitter end
Eb        F       F7
Anyone can comfort me
    Eb          Bb
With promises again
   C7           F     D Eb F9sus4     
I know,(I know) I know

Bb            Eb
When I'm deep inside of me
F                Dm
Don't be too concerned
Eb                 Gm             Am Cm7 F7
I won't ask for nothin' while I'm gone
Bb             Csus4      C
But when I want sincerity
          F        A      Dm
Tell me where else can I turn
Eb                      A7             Dsus4-D
Because you're the only one that I depend on

Eb     F    D                Gm7 F
Honesty is such a lonely word
Eb           F        Bb - D
Everyone is so untrue
Eb      F7       D          Gm Gm7
Honesty is hardly ever heard
    Eb              F        Bb
And mostly what I need from you

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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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