Eric Clapton - Tell The Truth: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Tell The Truth" 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.

A                         E
Tell the truth, tell me who has been fooling you?
           A                          B
Tell the truth, who has been fooling who?

A                     E
There you sit there, looking so cool
            A                        E
While the whole show is passing you by
A                                   E
You better come to terms with your fellow men soon, because

Chorus:
G                    D                     E
The whole world is shaking now, can't you feel it?
G               D                      B
A new dawn is breaking now, can't you see it?

It does not matter just who you are
Or where you are going or been
Open your eyes and look into your heart

Chorus - x2

Hear what I say, because every word is true
You know I would tell you no lies
Your time is coming, going to be soon, boy


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

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 "Tell The Truth" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Tell The Truth" by Eric Clapton.

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