The Truth - Staind

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Staind - The Truth
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Both album and live work great.
You basically play the chords listed in the little overview below in order
and repeat during the whole part. Only the last chord of the verse is Bsus4
which, continues into the chorus.

Enjoy!

Tuning:  half-step down
Chords 
(Verses)
      x00230
       200230     (*)
    300230

(Chorus/Bridge)
      x24400
          320022
          xx0232
      x02200


(*) Aaron plays the D/F# chord using his thumb on the E string 2nd fred. This
    way, your fingers on the G and B string can stay there during the whole
    verse.



         
  It's 3 AM it

          
's cold outsid

        
e and you can'


t sleep
         
  Is it from y

              
our conscience

          
 talking to th

       
e skeletons yo

   
u keep
              
  Every time y

           
ou try to spea

#        
k only crazine

/        
ss comes out
              
  And I can't 

              
turn the other

  
 cheek
              
  And you can'

       
t help how thi

         
s comes out



  (Chorus)
             
  So when did 

             
you decide to 

         
embrace what y

              
ou hate to sur


vive
              
  Cause that's

             
 not what got 

           
us here


         
  It's 8 AM an

            
d still no sle


ep
       
  But you don'

t care
         
  I don't know

              
 why I keep on

  
 calling
           
  Does it get 

   
us anywhere?
              
  Cause every 

              
time I try to 

 
speak
             
  You never le

        
t my words com

   
e out
              
  And I can't 

              
turn the other

  
 cheek
           
  I can't help

          
 how this come

   
s out



  (Chorus)
             
  So when did 

             
you decide to 

         
embrace what y

              
ou hate to sur

 
vive
              
  Cause that's

             
 not what got 

         
us here



  (Bridge)
         
  Honestly I d

             
on't know how 

           
you could see
             
  Something yo

          
u once saw in 

 
me
             
  Just another

        
 volunteer
         
  To wonder if

         
 you ever lie 

             
awake in bed a

             
nd think about

      
 the things yo

u said
         
  Your dedicat

             
ion shows that

             
 you can't see

              
 you're eyes a

    
re closed
         
  And all the 

             
promises you m

             
ade to me they

          
 seem to fade 

             
and leave me w

        
ith this disap

pointment
              
  That these w

             
ords can never

    
 show



              
  When your ri

           
de is over and

#        
 you're hangin

/      
g by a thread
              
  When your ho

              
use of cards i

          
s falling just

       
 remember what

    
 I said



  (Chorus)
             
  So when did 

             
you decide to 

         
embrace you ha

          
te to survive
              
  Cause that's

             
 not what got 

        
us here



  (Bridge)
             
  And Honestly

      
 I don't know 

           
how you could 

 
see
             
  Something yo

          
u once saw in 

 
me
        
  Just another

                
 volunteer
              
  For you to b

 
leed

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