Anything But The Truth Chords
by Jack Johnson
Anything But The Truth by Jack Johnson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, C#m and F#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Jack Johnson plays this song by tapping, but you can play by chords and it sounds good too. I hope you like and enjoy playing.
E A C#m F#m
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Intro: E, A, C#m, F#m (x2)
E
If they tell me that the bees
A
Don't make honey anymore
C#m F#m
Then what am I supposed to tell you
E
And if they tell me that the ocean
A
Is tired of her shores
C#m
Then tell me
F#m
What am I supposed to tell you
A
When I can't tell you anything
F#m
But the truth
A
When I can't tell you anything
F#m
But the truth
E A
What happens to an eagle's nest in a storm
C#m
How does the mama
F#m
Keep the baby warm
E
What if the wind
A
Is telling us that its time
C#m F#m
And what if we're not ready to fly
A
I can't tell you anything
F#m
But the truth
A
I can't tell you anything
F#m
But the truth
E A
Tree tops they touch the ground
C#m F#m
In the morning walk with no sound
E A
Hear no birds, hear no planes
C#m F#m
Through the mud, feel the clay
E A
Build it up, make it sing
C#m F#m
Make it strong, give it waves -->(I got this verse by ear, but I think it's okay)
A
But I can't tell you anything
F#m
But the truth
A
But I can't tell you anything
F#m
But the truth
E
What is this place
A
Who am I
C#m F#m
Why did we come here
E
What is this place
A
Who am I
C#m F#m
Why did we come here
E A
I don't know I don't know
C#m
But I don't know
F#m
That we're meant to know
E A
I don't know I don't know
C#m
But I don't know
F#m
That we're meant to know
Repeat: E, A, C#m, F#m (x2) and then A to finish.