Give me some truth Chords
by John Lennon
Give me some truth by John Lennon is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Am, F7, Bb, C, Eb, Db and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
F Am F7 Bb C Bb C
d |------------------7--------7----------------8-----10----8-----10-|
a |--------12------7--------6---6---6-5------8-----10----8-----10---|
f# |------11------6--------6-------6--------8-----10----8-----10-----|
d |----10-------------------------------/8----/10---/8----/10-------|
a |--8---------7--------6-------------------------------------------|
d |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Eb Db
d |------------------------------------|----------------------------|
a |------------------------------------|--------11--------11--------|
f# |------------13------------13--------|------11--9h11--11----------|
d |------13--13--13------13----13--13--|----11--------11------------|
a |----13--13------13--13--13----13----|----------------------------|
d |--13--------------13----------------|--11------------------------|
Bb C
d |----------6---------|--------8-------------|
a |--------6---6-------|------8---8-----------|
f# |------6-------6-----|----8-------8---------|
d |----6-----------6/--|--------------8-------|
a |--------------------|--------------8h10-8--|
d |--6-----------------|--8-------------------|
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lead (slide guitar, played over the verse):
F Am F7 Bb C B C
d |---------------------------------------------10------------------|
a |--/15-15-15----15/17\-----------8----------------8---------------|
f# |------------15-------14/15--------8\7---8/10-------8\7---6/8--6--|
d |---------------------------15---------8----------------8---------|
a |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d |----------------------15-17\--------8\6------10------------------|
a |------15-15-15--17\---------/15-----8\6--8---------8-------------|
f# |--/15--------------15-----------15--------/10---6/8---/8-/8-/8-6-|
d |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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legend:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
r = relax