Blue October - The Honesty: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The 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.

Dm
Let's get it straight, let's get it straight from
     C
the top
                                        G/B
You're beginning with your usual main ingredient

You're good at talking, when you say it are you
Am
meaning it?

I don't wanna give you my heart if you're not
    Dm
completing it
                                          C
I'm blown away at how your family, your friends
just accept it though
                             G/B
No one's ever told you "no", can't expect you
to know how to love
             Am
When it was something you were never taught

Chorus:
F         G        Am
But honesty is the one true way to start again
F         G                   Am
Just be good to yourself and love goes
unspoken instead of always broken
F           G            Am
But, honestly when your heart decides
to let someone in
F        G                       Am
Just be cautious of the next one

You win
I never wanted to play what was meant to screw me up
But I see you're into playing it
Makes me feel sorry for the way you like
displaying it
Now the truth is really told, you are betraying it
I gotta say, I don't think I ever felt
you hold us up
Were you embarrassed by me?
Oh, somethin' I'm gonna have to pay for

Chorus:
But honesty should've been the one true
way to start again
Just be straight with yourself, and love
goes unspoken
Instead of always broken
But honestly, if your heart decides to feel again
Just be careful of the next one

F               G
How completely let down
Am
How completely let down I've been
F                 G
How completely in awe
                   Am
When I can see it all, now I can see it all

But honesty could've been the one true way
to love again
Just be straight with yourself, and love
goes unspoken
Instead of always broken
But honestly, if your heart decides to love again
Just be thankful for the next one
Thankful, thankful, thankful

I'm gonna see it all, I'm gonna see it all
I can't wait, I can't wait
I'm gonna keep it up, I'm gonna keep it up
I can't wait, I can't wait
I'm gonna see it all, I'm gonna see it all
I can't wait, I can't wait
I'm gonna keep it up, I'm gonna keep it up
I can't wait, I can't wait
I'm gonna see it all, I'm gonna see it all
I can't wait, I can't wait
I'm gonna keep it up, I'm gonna keep it up
I can't wait, I can't wait
I'm gonna keep it up, I'm gonna keep it up
I'm gonna keep it up, I'm gonna keep it up
Yeah, yeah, yeah


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

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 "The Honesty" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Honesty" by Blue October.

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