Honesty Chords
by Billy Joel
Honesty by Billy Joel is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, Bbm, Gbmaj7, F7, Eb, F, Dm7, Gm, Am, Cm7, C, A, Dm, D, D4, Ebm7, Gm7, Ebmaj7, F4/9, C7, A7, D7 and F6. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Bb Bbm Gbmaj7 F7
Bb Eb F Dm7
If you search for tenderness, it isn't hard to find
Eb Gm Am
You can have the love you need to live Cm7 F F7
Bb C F A Dm
And if you look for truthfulness you might just as well be blind
Eb A D D4 D no3
It always seems to be so hard to give
Ebm7 F7 D Gm7 F
Honesty is such a lonely word
Eb F Bb D
Everyone is so untrue
Ebmaj7 F7 D Gm7
Honesty is hardly ever heard
Eb F Bb F4/9
But mostly what I need from you
Bb Eb F Dm7
I can always find someone to say they sympathize
Eb Gm Am Cm7 F F7
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve
Bb C F A Dm
But I don't want some pretty face to tell me pretty lies
Eb A D D4 D no3
All I want is someone to believe
Ebm7 F7 D Gm7 F
Honesty is such a lonely word
Eb F Bb D
Everyone is so untrue
Ebmaj7 F7 D Gm7
Honesty is hardly ever heard
Eb F Bb F4/9
But mostly what I need from you
Gm D
I can find a lover, I can find a friend
F7 C
I can have security until the bitter end
Eb F F7 Eb Bb
Anyone can comfort me with promises again
C7 F D Eb F4/9
I know, I know-oh-wo-wo-wo
Bb Eb F Dm
When I'm deep inside of me, don't be too concerned
Eb Bb Am Cm7 F F7
I won't ask for nothing while I'm gone
Bb C F A Dm
When I want sincerity, tell me where else can I turn?
Eb A7 D7
'Cause you're the one that I depend upon
{c:coda}
Bb Bbm Gbmaj7 F7 Ebm7 F6 F7 Bb