Honest Chords

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                             Honest - Kodaline
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Tabbed by: thetcutkid
E-mail: thetcutkid@yahoo.co.uk
 
Tuning: Standard, no capo
 
Where people seem to be going wrong is assuming the intro and verse chords are Em and Am
when they’re actually
Dmadd9, Fmaj7 and Am.
 
Look at this live performance by the band www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIoLe7c_iZ0
 
The guitar is tuned down half a step in the video and there are only glimpses of his
fretting hand but you can
see that the guitarist is definitely not playing Em.
 
I think he plays the intro like this :-
 
      Dmadd9      Fmaj7          Dmadd9      Am
e|------0-----------0--------------0----------0-----------------------------|
B|------3-----------1--------------3----------1-----------------------------|
G|------2-----------2--------------2----------2-----------------------------|
D|------3-----------3--------------3----------2-----------------------------|
A|------x-----------3--------------x----------0-----------------------------|
E|------x-----------x--------------x----------x-----------------------------|
 
When you’re playing Dmadd9, if you fret the B string at the 3rd fret with your little
finger but also keep your
first finger down at the 1st fret, on the same string, at the same time, it makes the
move to Fmaj7 a doddle.
 
As an alternative, I’ve been experimenting with playing the intro with Asus4 instead
of the repeat of Dmadd9, so
it looks like this :-
 
      Dmadd9      Fmaj7          Asus4       Am
e|------0-----------0--------------0----------0-----------------------------|
B|------3-----------1--------------3----------1-----------------------------|
G|------2-----------2--------------2----------2-----------------------------|
D|------3-----------3--------------2----------2-----------------------------|
A|------x-----------3--------------0----------0-----------------------------|
E|------x-----------x--------------x----------x-----------------------------|
 
Again, play the B string at the 3rd fret with your little finger but also keep your
first finger down at the 1st
fret for a super smooth change to Am.
 
I’ll put the chords up over the full song below the way I play it, as to my ear,
there’s also an additional couple
of chords further on.
 
Hope this helps someone.
 
Intro
 
Dmadd9  Fmaj7   Dmadd9  Am
 
 
Verse 1
 
Dmadd9  Fmaj7     Dmadd9       Fmaj7                Dmadd9           Am      Dmadd9      Am
We don’t communicate can you not say what’s on your mind
Dmadd9  Fmaj7     Dmadd9       Fmaj7                Dmadd9           Am      Cadd9      C
And I see it every day you hide the truth behind your eyes
G                             Am            Cadd9        C
Honestly, there’s no need for you to hide
G                              Am             Cadd9        C
Talk to me, can’t you see, I’m on your side.
 
 
Bridge
 
Cmaj7   F       G    AM
Honest          Honest
 
 
Chorus
 
Am          F                   G
Say what it is you’re tryin’ to say
                     Am
But if you lie to me again
            F              G
I'll be the one that walks away
                   Am   F  G
Is it in you to be honest, honest
G   C   C   C    C   C   Cmaj7  F
Is  it  in  you  to  be  hon....est
 
 
Verse 2
 
Dmadd9     Fmaj7                      Dmadd9       Fmaj7         Dmadd9     Am      Dmadd9      Am
I still remember the day we met I was hanging on your every word
Dmadd9      Fmaj7           Dmadd9       Fmaj7              Dmadd9           Am      Cadd9      C
I didn't think I would ever let somebody see into my world
G                            Am            Cadd9        C
Honestly, can’t you see, I’m on your side
 
 
Chorus
 
Am            F                 G
Say what it is you’re tryin’ to say
                      Am
But if you lie to me again
            F                   G
I'll be the one that’s walking away
                   Am   F  G
Is it in you to be honest, honest
G   C   C   C    C   C   Cmaj7  F
Is  it  in  you  to  be  hon....est
 
 
Middle 8
 
F                                          Am
Is it all in my head or was it something I said
                                                     F
Because I’m tryin’ to forgive, and now I’m tryin’ to forget
                                                  Am
You’re telling me all of this, no more hearing of it
                                         F
It was all just a lie, was it all just a lie
                                              Am
Now I’m walking away ‘cos everything that you say
                                G
All that you ever tell to me is lies, lies
 
 
Bridge
 
Cmaj7   F       G    AM         G   C   C   C    C   C   Cmaj7  F
Honest          Honest          Is  it  in  you  to  be  hon....est
 
 
Chorus
 
Am          F                   G
Say what it is you're tryin’ to say
                     Am
But if you lie to me again
            F              G
I'll be the one that walks away
                   Am   F  G
Is it in you to be honest, honest
G   C   C   C    C   C   Cmaj7  F
Is  it  in  you  to  be  hon....est
 
G   C   C   C    C   C   Cmaj7  F
Is  it  in  you  to  be  hon....est
 
 
Chords :-
 
      Dmadd9   Fmaj7    Am    Cadd9   C     G   Cmaj7   F (barre or thumb)
e|------0--------0-------0------3-----0-----3-----0-----1---------------|
B|------3--------1-------1------3-----1-----3-----1-----1---------------|
G|------2--------2-------2------0-----0-----0-----0-----2---------------|
D|------3--------3-------2------2-----2-----0-----2-----3---------------|
A|------x--------3-------0------3-----3-----2-----2-----3---------------|
E|------x--------x-------x------x-----x-----3-----0-----1---------------|
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