Weezer - I'm Just Being Honest: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I'm Just Being Honest" 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.

B              D#m  G#m                       E
Walk into the venue,   you slipped me your CD
B                D#m  G#m               E
Asked me if I'd listen, give you my critique
   B      D#m        G#m         E
I listened to it, but halfway through it
          B  D#m                     G#m E
I had to quit, your band sounds like shit

Chorus:
 B          D#m
So, here we go
          G#m        E
Don't get mad at me, I'm just being honest
B              D#m
I should have lied
          G#m        E
Don't get mad at me, I'm just being honest

Walk into the bedroom, you were standing there
Turned around and smiled at me and said you just cut your hair
But then I told you I thought you looked better before
You said, "Hope you like sleeping on the floor"

Chorus:
So, here we go
Don't get mad at me, I'm just being honest
I should have lied
Now you're mad at me, I'm just being honest
How 'bout from now on you'll write the script,
I'll read the lines
So, here we go
Don't get mad at me, I'm just being honest

E B  F#
And now I'm staring at her napkin
E B   F#                             E   B
With seven digits that I can't make out
     F#
She wrote it down in purple lipstick
E          B         F#
I shoulda never, I shoulda never opened up

And maybe it's because I'm Irish
I just couldn't keep my big mouth shut
Is that an eight, is that a zero?
I should have never, I should have never opened up

Chorus:
So, here we go
Don't get mad at me, I'm just being honest
I should have lied
Now you're mad at me, I'm just being honest
How 'bout from now on you'll write the script,
I'll read the lines
So, here we go
Don't get mad at me, I'm just being honest
(I'm just being honest)

Whoa-oh-oh (I'm just being honest)
Whoa-oh-oh (I'm just being honest)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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 "I'm Just Being Honest" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I'm Just Being Honest" by Weezer.

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