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START TELLIN' THE TRUTH - Toronto
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Written by: Brian Allen
Album: "Get It On Credit" (1982, Solid Gold Records)
"Toronto: The Greatest Hits" (2002, Solid Gold Records)
Transcribed by: Anne Drury (zerofret)
E-mail: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: March 7, 2006
Notes:
-4/4 time, key of F Major
-for the entire 3rd Verse and for the second staff of the Intro, the part
that's tabbed out and the chords listed above it are two different parts
INTRO:
Figure 1 - (1st staff only is Fig. 1)
F5
E ----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
B ----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
G -10-----10-10---|-10-----10-10--10-|-10-----10-10---|-10-----10-10--10-|
D -10-----10-10---|-10-----10-10--10-|-10-----10-10---|-10-----10-10--10-|
A -8------8--8----|-8------8--8---8--|-8------8--8----|-8------8--8---8--|
E ----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
Dm Eb F
E ----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
B ----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
G -10-----10-10---|-10-----10-10--10-|-10-----10-10---|-10-----10-10--10-|
D -10-----10-10---|-10-----10-10--10-|-10-----10-10---|-10-----10-10--10-|2x
A -8------8--8----|-8------8--8---8--|-8------8--8----|-8------8--8---8--|
E ----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
F
E ----------------|------------------|
B ----------------|------------------|
G -10-----10-10---|-10---------------|
D -10-----10-10---|-10---------------|
A -8------8--8----|-8----------------|
E ----------------|------------------|
1ST VERSE:
Dm Bb C
Every little white lie takes two (To cover up the first one)
Bb Dm C
Said and done, nothin' you can do
Bb C
E -6---------------|-8---6-----------|-8---------------|-10--8-----------|
B -6---------------|---------6-------|-8---------------|---------8-------|
G -7---------------|-------------7---|-9---------------|-------------9---|
D -8---------------|-----------------|-10--------------|-----------------|2x
A -8---------------|-----------------|-10--------------|-----------------|
E -6---------------|-----------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
1. Got your act down pretty well, I know you be-lieve yourself,but
2. Little voice in the back of your mind gonna keep you awake at night
(For staff above, 1st time through Bb chord is played as an upstroke, 2nd
time as a downstroke.)
CHORUS: (play Figure 1 with Chorus)
Dm Eb F
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -7=--------------|-8=--------------|-10=-------------|-----------------|
D -7=--------------|-8=--------------|-10=-------------|-----------------|
A -5=--------------|-6=--------------|-8-=-------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Start tellin' the,Start tellin' the truth (It's time to get real)
(Lies lies lies)
Dm Eb F
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -7=--------------|-8=--------------|-10=-------------|-----------10-10-|
D -7=--------------|-8=--------------|-10=-------------|-----------10-10-|
A -5=--------------|-6=--------------|-8-=-------------|-----------8--8--|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Start tellin' the,Start tellin' the truth
F
E -----------------|-----------------|
B -----------------|-----------------|
G -10=-------------|-----------------|
D -10=-------------|-----------------|
A -8-=-------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|
2ND VERSE:
Dm Bb C
E -------1-0-------|-------1-0-------|-(1)/3-----------|-----------------|
B -----3-----3=----|-----3-----3=----|-(3)/5-----------|-----------------|
G ---2-------------|---3-------------|-(3)/5-----------|-----------------|
D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Thought you had it figured out,then boom (They hit you with a
big one)
Bb Dm C
E -----------------|---------1=------|-0---------------|-----------------|
B ---------3=------|-------3---------|-1---------------|-----------------|
G -------3---------|-----2-----------|-0---------------|-----------------|
D -----3-----------|---0-------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
A ---1-------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Now you know I'm talkin''bout you, Well,
Bb C
E -6---------------|-8---6-----------|-8---------------|-10--8-----------|
B -6---------------|---------6-------|-8---------------|---------8-------|
G -7---------------|-------------7---|-9---------------|-------------9---|
D -8---------------|-----------------|-10--------------|-----------------|2x
A -8---------------|-----------------|-10--------------|-----------------|
E -6---------------|-----------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
1. I know where
you're comin' from, Too scared to turn and run
2. I've worn those shoes before, Runnin' blind for an open door
Play CHORUS
GUITAR SOLO:
F (end of Chorus)
E ------------------------|------------------------|
B ------------------------|-----------6--8-8^wr--6-|
G -10=--------------------|-------5-7--------------|
D -10=--------------------|------------------------|
A -8-=--------------------|------------------------|
E ------------------------|------------------------|
Dm Eb
E ------------------------|------------------------|
B -8~---6-----------------|---13^(15)r13^(15)--13^w|
G ------------------------|------------------------|
D ------------------------|------------------------|
A ------------------------|------------------------|
E ------------------------|------------------------|
F
E ------------------------|------------------------|
B =-13-11-10-10----10-----|------------------------|
G --------------12---10-10|=---------12^(14)=r12p10|
D ------------------------|------------------------|
A ------------------------|------------------------|
E ------------------------|------------------------|
Dm Eb
E ----------------------------------|----------------------|
B ----------------------------------|----------------------|
G h12=-^(14)=r12p10h12=-^(14)=r12p10|h12-------------------|
D ----------------------------------|----10---10h12p10-12--|
A ----------------------------------|----------------------|
E ----------------------------------|----------------------|
F
E ------------------------|------------------------|
B ------------------------|------------------------|
G ------------------------|----8^(10)~-------------|
D ---10h12p10--8h10p8--7h8|p7----------------------|
A ------------------------|------------------------|
E ------------------------|------------------------|
Db
E --------------------------|------------------------------|
B ---11^(13)r11--11--9--11--|-11^(13)r11p9-11^(13)~--------|
G --------------------------|------------------------------|
D --------------------------|------------------------------|
A --------------------------|------------------------------|
E --------------------------|------------------------------|
Eb
E ---11^(13)r11^(13)-----11-|-9-8-8~-----------------------|
B --------------------------|------------------------------|
G --------------------------|------------------------------|
D --------------------------|------------------------------|
A --------------------------|------------------------------|
E --------------------------|------------------------------|
Fm
E ---13---15--16-15-16-15-|-16=p15p13----13----------------|
B ---x--------------------|-----------16----16^(18)--------|
G ---x--------------------|--------------------------------|
D ------------------------|--------------------------------|
A ------------------------|--------------------------------|
E ------------------------|--------------------------------|
[rake]
Eb
E -----15~---------13-------|------------------------------|
B --------------------16----|-13~--------------------------|
G -----------------------15-|-------------------12--13--15-|
D --------------------------|------------------------------|
A --------------------------|------------------------------|
E --------------------------|------------------------------|
F
E --------------------------|------------------------------|
B ----------------------/15-|-13~--------------------------|
G --------------------------|------------------------------|
D -15~----------------------|------------------------------|
A --------------------------|------------------------------|
E --------------------------|------------------------------|
F
E --------------------------|-18^(20)-----18^(20)----------|
B -18~----------------------|------------------------------|
G --------------------------|------------------------------|
D --------------------------|------------------------------|
A --------------------------|------------------------------|
E --------------------------|------------------------------|
3RD VERSE:
Dm Eb F
E ----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
B ----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
G -10-----10-10---|-10-----10-10--10-|-10-----10-10---|-10-----10-10--10-|
D -10-----10-10---|-10-----10-10--10-|-10-----10-10---|-10-----10-10--10-|2x
A -8------8--8----|-8------8--8---8--|-8------8--8----|-8------8--8---8--|
E ----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
1. Every little white lie takes two (To cover up the first one)
2. Said and done, nothin' you can do
Dm Eb F N.C.
E ----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
B ----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
G -10-----10-10---|-10-----10-10--10-|-10-------------|------------------|
D -10-----10-10---|-10-----10-10--10-|-10-------------|------------------|
A -8------8--8----|-8------8--8---8--|-8--------------|------------------|
E ----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
Thought you They hit you with a
had it figured out, then boom big one
Play CHORUS
Repeat and fade
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^...bend (w=whole tone) /...slide up
r...release bend =...hold note
h...hammer on ~...vibrato
p...pull off
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