Learn to play "Try Honesty" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
F#m D F#m D Well I tripped I fell down naked F#m D F#m D Well I scratched my knees they bled F#m D F#m D Sew up my eyes need no more F#m D F#m D In our game there is no score Chorus: Bm Forgive me father A Why should you bother? F#m E Try honesty, try honesty Bm Hop in your dumptruck A Reverse for good luck F#m E Right over me, right over me Bm Take on the whole world A Fight with the young girls F#m E Die tragedy, die tragedy Bm Call me a cheapskate A Come on for Pete's sake F#m E Cry agony, cry agony I'm insane, it's your fault, so sly Your well of lies ran dry And I cut the cord, free fall From so high we seem so small Chorus F#m D F D F#m D F D I talk to you! F#m D F D I'm insane it's your fault die F#m D F D I'm insane it's your fault die F#m D F D I'm insane it's your fault die Bm Forgive me father A F#m E Why should you bother now? Bm Forgive me father A F#m E Why should you bother now? Chorus Bm A F#m E Cry agony, cry agony Bm A F#m E Cry agony, cry agony Bm A F#m E Try honesty, try honesty Bm A F#m E Bm A F#m E Bm Cry agony, cry agony You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA ![]() D ![]() E ![]() F ![]() F#m ![]() Bm ![]() Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Try Honesty" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Try Honesty" by Billy Talent.