Truth I Tell Myself Chords

Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

GYou don't have to tell me that I'm sDtubborn

 'cause I'm Emnot and I knoBmw 'cause it runs in my fCamily and Gskips every other geneDration

 You dGon't have to save my sDoul or Emmake me fDeel like I'm Cin control.

 It's not wEmorth the double scotch Cwhiskey that you'd have to Dbuy me.

 You Emlook like yoDu're sGurprised. LikGe when wilDl I getC wise

 But EmI'll just drD/F♯ive the saGme dead enDds I've trieCd and I tDhink I know why

 There's Gno conneDction between what I Bmwant and whEmat Dis Cgood for me. Bm A G Em

 The tDruth I tell mysEmelf not to belCieve

 Guitar Break - G D Em Bm C G D

 YeGah I know I could have been Dsomethin'

 but I'm Emnot and I knoBmw that it's somebody eClse's fault

 Just like everGy other thing that's ever hDappened to me

 Yeah I cGould have been like the Dking like sEmomeone whDo could rCeally sing

EmFolks would line up round the coCrner just so they could come n' Dhear me

 Oh EmThere I Dgo agGain. Them dGevils Dlove their Csin

 WEmell they can't D/F♯end what GI do Dnot beCgin. So I'm sDafe where I'm in.

 There's Gno conneDction between what I Bmwant and whEmat Dis Cgood for me. Bm A G Em

 The tDruth I tell mysEmelf not to belCieve

 There's Gno direcDtion between where I Bmam and wEmhere ID'm suCpposed to be Bm A G Em

 The tDruth I tell mysEmelf not to belCieve

 Guitar Break - G D Em Bm C G D

G D Em D C Em C D

GDon't think that I'm expecting Dyou to stay

 'Cause you wEmon't and I kBmnow 'cause I've seen it a Cmillion times

 It's thiGs charming self-destructivDe disposition of mine

 Yeah and aGll those happy endings aDre for fools

 Who Emfeel like Dthey will nCever loose

EmFolks, who think there's a CGod out there that's gonna Dsave them

 I'll Emget this rDound my Gfriend. And Gthen we can Dstart Cagain

 Just Emlike we D/F♯did when wGe were Dwho we Care. Have we Dcome that far?

Chorus

 There's Gno conneDction between what I Bmwant and whEmat Dis Cgood for me. Bm A G Em

 The tDruth I tell mysEmelf not to belCieve

 There's Gno direcDtion between where I Bmam and wEmhere ID'm sCupposed to be Bm A G Em

 The tDruth I tell mysEmelf not to belCieve

Outro

G D Bm Em D C Bm A G Em D