Misc Musicals – Hadestown - If Its True (Guitar)

Am
  If it’s true what they say

FM7
  If there’s nothing to be done

Em
  If it’s true that it’s too late

FM7
  And the girl I love is gone

Am
  If it’s true what they say

FM7
{spoken} Is this how the world is?

Em
......To beaten and betrayed

FM7
  And then be told that nothing changes? It’ll always be like

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this.  If it’s true what they say

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I’ll   be on my way

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{spoken} And the boy turned to go

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   Cause he thought no one could hear

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   But everybody knows    that walls have ears

Am
  And the workers heard him (If it’s true what they say)

Am9/F
  With their hammers swinging(What’s the purpose of a man?)

Em
 And they quit their workin’(Just to turn his eyes away?)

Am9/F
  When they heard him singing (Just to throw up both his hands?)

Am
  No hammer swinging (What’s the use of his backbone?)

Am9/F
 No pickaxe ringin’(If he never stands upright?)

Em
  And they stood and listened (If he turns his back on everyone)

Am9/F
  To the poor boy singing (That he could’ve stood beside?)

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 If it’s true what they say

Am   Am/G     FM7
I’ll   be on my way

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But who are they to say

         Em
What the truth is anyway?

Am
      Cause the ones who tell the lies

Am9/F
(Ah) Are the solemnest to swear

Em
     And the ones who load the dice

Am9/F
(Oo) Always say the toss is fair

Am
   And the ones who deal the cards (deal the cah-)

Am9/F
     Are the one who play the tricks

Em
    With their hands over their hearts

Am9/F
(Oo) While we play the game they fix

Am
  And the ones who speak the word

  Am9/F
(speak the word, speak the word) Always say it is the last

Em
(Oo) And no answer will be heard

Am9/F
  To the question no one asks

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  So I’m asking if it’s true

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  I’m asking me and you,    and you, and

    Am7
And you. I believe our answer matters more than anything they say

C/G
    (We stand and listen. Listen)

Em
  I believe if there is still a will then there is still a way

Am9/F
  (We're standing with him.)I believe there is a way.

Am7
  I believe in us together more than anyone alone

C/G
  (We're standin' near him. Near him.)

Em
  I believe that with each other, we are stronger than we know

Am9/F
  (We hear him) I believe we’re stronger than they know

Am7
  I believe that we are many. I believe that they are few.

C/G
  (We're standin'. Standin'. Standin')

A4
  And it isn’t for the few to tell the many what is true.

Am9/F
  (We understand him.) So I ask you:

Am7
  If it’s true what they say (Standin')

C/G
  I’ll be on my way (Standin')

A4
  Tell me what to do (Standin')

Am9/F
  Is it true? Is it true what they say?