Honesty (chromatic)

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

HONESTY
By: Billy Joel
Key: Bb

-7*-7*   -7*  -7  -7   7   7
If you search for ten-der-ness 
-7 -7 -7*  -7  7   7-6
It is-n’t hard to find
 7   7   7   -6   -6   7   -5  -4  4
You can have the love you need to live 
-4 -7* -7*  -7* -7    -7   7   7
And if you look for truth-ful-ness 
 7    7    -7 -7*  -7  7   7
You might just as well be blind 
-6  7  7    -7  -7* -7 8*  -9  10  -9
It al-ways seems to be so hard to give 

-9  9 -9* -9 -11 -10* -9 8  8-7*
Hon-es-ty is such a lone-ly word 
11 -9*  8 -7* -7  7  7-6 
Ev–‘ry one is so un-true 
-9  9 -9* -9 -11 -10*-9  9   9 
Hon-es-ty is hard-ly ev-er heard 
-9   11 -9*  8  -7* -7    8   8
But most-ly what I need from you 

-7*-7* -7* -7   -7    7   7 
 I can al-ways find some-one  
-7 -7  -7*  -7  7   7 -6
To say they sym-pa-thize.  
7  7  7   -6   -6  -6 -3* -3*   4
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve  
-3*-7* -7*  -7*   -7   -7  7   7
But I don't want some pret-ty face  
-7* -7 -7*  -7  7  7 -6
To tell me pret-ty lies  
 7  7  -7  -7* -7  8*  -9 10  -9
All I want is some-one to be-lieve 

-9  9 -9* -9 -11 -10* -9 8  8-7*
Hon-es-ty is such a lone-ly word 
11 -9*  8 -7* -7  7  7-6 
Ev–‘ry one is so un-true 
-9  9 -9* -9 -11 -10*-9  9   9 
Hon-es-ty is hard-ly ev-er heard 
-9   11 -9*  8  -7* -7    8   8
But most-ly what I need from you 

-9 -9  -9 -9 -9* -9
I can find a lov-er
-9 -9  -9 -9   -9
I can find a friend
-9 -9  -9  -9 -9*-9 -9
I can have se-cur-i-ty 
11 -9   8   8   8 8-7*7
Un-til the bit-ter end
8  8  8   8  -9   8   8
An-y-one can com-fort me
 8    8  -7*-7*-7* -7*
With prom-is-es a-gain
-7  7  -6 -9-9*-98-7*
I know  I    know 

-7*  -7* -7*  -7  -7  7  7 
When I'm deep in-side of me  
 -7  -7*  8   7   7 -6
Don't be too con-cerned  
7   7    7  -6   -6  -6   -5   -3*  5
I won't ask for noth-in' while I'm gone  
-7* -7* -7* -7  -7  7  7
when I want sin-cer-i-ty  
 -6  7    -7   -9  -7  7  7
Tell me where else can I turn  
   -6    7     7  -7 -7 8*  -9  
‘Cause you're the one I de-pend 
10 10-1010-9
up-   on  

-9  9 -9* -9 -11 -10* -9 8  8-7*
Hon-es-ty is such a lone-ly word 
11 -9*  8 -7* -7  7  7-6 
Ev–‘ry one is so un-true 
-9  9 -9* -9 -11 -10*-9  9   9 
Hon-es-ty is hard-ly ev-er heard 
-9   11 -9*  8  -7* -7    8   8
But most-ly what I need from you

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