Whole Truth

By Michael Penn

Things to note:

• I did this with a capo on 1... 'tis your choice.
• The F-riff he uses often (as in the opening bars) is basically an F chord-- a twice repeating triplet, with the last 2 notes losing the index finger on the high e string. If that's a bad explanation, try these out:
  1. F Chord
  2. F Chord, open E string
  3. F Chord, muted E sting

  Referring to this by their numbers above:

• There are a few real nasty chords in here I couldn't decipher to save my life... As I've done in the past, I'll describe them here as best as I've figured, and give them my own names... if you know better than I do, by all means, let me know. Here they are...

  • Em2

  • Em3

  • Em4

[intro]
G AM
F (play the triplet riff!)

G AM
F

G   Am
Monday

F
seventeen degrees

G     Am       
  the shadows 

F        G   Am
di- sa - ppear

F                   G
all around you dear

  Am        F       G
until it's loud and 

Am       G
clear... isn't it the

Em         D     Em2
truth, the whole truth

C               G
nothing but the truth

   D/F#   Cadd9    Am
so help    me

Em      Em4    Em3
   the  whole truth
   
C                G
nothing but the truth

D/F#       Cadd9
so help me God

C7

[interlude]
G AM
F

G AM
F


G           Am
I'm the bad guy

F                 G
waiting in the wings

Am       F        G    Am
and the key light hat

F                 G
all my words fall flat

Am      F     G  Am
but I'm used to that

G              Em
getting to the truth


       Em4    Em3
the    whole  truth

C               G
nothing but the truth

   D/F#    CADD9     Am
so help      me
 

Em      D     Em2
   the whole truth
     
C               G
nothing but the truth

   D/F#     Cadd9
so help me   God  ... baby if you

G
want to talk

D                Em       Em4
I'll be there to listen

Bm      
neither rain, not 

C
hail nor sleet or 

G     Am
snow      but

F
Cahuenga is stop and 

G     Am        F    G    
go... This much I do      

Am      G      
know... all I want's the

Em   
truth

    D     Em2
the whole truth

C
nothing but the 

G         D/F#     Cadd9     Am
truth  so help     me

Em     Em4      Em3
the    whole   truth

C
nothing but the 

G        D/F#       
truth... so help me 

Cadd9
God... Baby if you


G
Want to talk

D
I'll be there to

Em      Em4
Listen

Bm 
Neither rain

C
Not hail or sleet (baby if you want to talk...) 

   G       D
or Snow


Em  Em4

Bm C

G
D
Em  Em4

Bm  C

G  Am
F