-------------------------------------------- SOMEBODY TELL THE TRUTH - BAND OF HEATHENS -------------------------------------------- Tabbed By: F4R3W311 Date: Oct 5, 2011 Tuning: Standard Watch the video for the opening riff. Its not hard. Intro Riff: e|-----------------| (repeat) b|--2--------------| g|--2--------------| d|--2--------------| a|--0----------2---| E|------3(b)---0---| Intro riff is played where the "E" chord is thought the song. Listen to the song for timing. Verse 1 -------

^EIve been smoking a lot of cigarettes ^EIve been shuffling my feet ^EMaking payments on some long past dues ^A7This slice of ^C7life aint ^D7cheap ^E

Verse 2 -------

^EIve been doing a little drinking ^EIt dont tickle my bone ^EWhats a man to do with these old walking shoes ^A7If they ^C7never get you ^D7home Never get you ^Ehome

Chorus 1 --------

^A7Somebody ^Dtell the ^A7truth.^C7.....whats a man to ^Edo ^A7Somebody ^Dtell the ^A7truth.^C7.....whats a man to ^Edo ^BWhen the one you love......dont love you Somebody ^A7tell the truth.^C7.....whats a man to ^Edo

Verse 3 -------

^EPicking up rocks in this old river bed ^EIm just trying to forget ^ESome days you take from it what you want ^A7Some days you ^C7take what you ^D7get ^E

Verse 4 -------

^EI have seen the whites of your knuckles ^EAnd Ive seen the blood in your spit ^EYou can give up, you can give in ^A7But you can ^C7never ^D7quit Oh you can never ^Equit

Chorus 2 --------

^A7Somebody ^Dtell the ^A7truth.^C7.....whats a man to ^Edo ^A7Somebody ^Dtell the ^A7truth.^C7.....whats a man to ^Edo ^A7Somebody ^Dtell the ^A7truth.^C7.....wont somebody tell the ^Etruth ^BWhen the one you love......dont love you Somebody......^A7tell the truth.^C7.....Tell the ^Etruth ^ESomebody tell the truth ^ESomebody tell the truth ^ESomebody tell the truth ^ESomebody tell the truth ^ESomebody tell the truth

Chord Chart: ***I realize that these are probably not the proper names for the chords*** ***I don't care what the proper names for the chords are*** ***Just play them as shown in the chart below*** E A7 C7 D7 B D e|--0-----0------0------0------x-----2----| B|--0-----2------5------7------x-----3----| G|--1-----0------0------0------4-----2----| D|--2-----2------5------7------4-----0----| A|--2-----0------0------0------2-----x----| E|--0-----x------x------x------x-----x----|

Band of Heathens - Somebody tell the truth