The Truth Fits Cifras

THE TRUTH FITS
As recorded by Yonder Mountain String Band
(From the 2024 Album NOWHERE NEXT)
 
 
Capo 2nd fret
 
 
[Intro]
Em D C   G D G
 
 
[Verse 1]
G
Follow your head, not your heart
               D
You'll be satisfied
         Em      D     C
Don't go looking for a bluer sky
     G                      D
In a world that's black and white
G
Some days it may feel like
                       D
You swallowed a bitter pill
        Em     D        C
But the way it is, it's always been
           D      G
For you it always will
 
 
[Chorus]
        C        Em         C
Well, I tried so hard to be happy
G                      D
Living how they said I should
      Em         D          C
But a stranger's boots grow heavy
        G          D        G
And the truth fits too damn good
 
 
[Banjo Solo]
G    D  Em D C  G  D
 
 
[Mandolin Solo]
G    D  Em D C   G
 
 
[Verse 2]
G
Right? Wrong? We go along
                     D
With lies we tell ourselves
Em      D               C
Getting through another day or two
G             D
Being someone else
G
Years now I've had my fill
                      D
At a loss for what to say
Em       D       C
You keep pouring shame on me
                      D     G
And it's all spilling out today
 
 
[Chorus]
        C        Em         C
Well, I tried so hard to be happy
G                      D
Living how they said I should
      Em         D          C
But a stranger's boots grow heavy
        G          D
And the truth fits too damn
 
 
[Bridge]
Bm                Em                 C            G
Good for you that you have found the one and only way
Bm              Em           C
I'm just trying to survive today
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
G    D  Em D C  G
 
 
[Fiddle Solo]
C Em C  G  D  Em D C  G
 
 
[Verse 3]
G                                            D
Go ahead and hit me with the ways you don't approve
Em   D          C               G                D
All along those crooked lines I thought I had to move
G                                        D
Every road I stumble down I won't fall behind
   Em      D      C
As all the noises fade away
            D       G
The voice I hear is mine
 
 
[Chorus]
  C        Em         C
I tried so hard to be happy
G                      D
Living how they said I should
      Em         D          C
But a stranger's boots grow heavy
        G          D        Em
And the truth fits too damn good
C         G          D        G
Yeah, the truth fits too damn good
 
 
[Outro]
Em D C   G D G
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