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Aaron Watson – Dancing Around The Truth Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
D
G  Em  Bm
D
G  Em  Bm  D

VERSE:
G                    Em
 Girl, it is what it is
                          Bm  Bm
And it can't be what it's not
G                     Em
Yeah, we missed by a mile or more
        Bm
But we gave it our best shots
C                   Em
I just don't wanna fight
             D
with you anymore

PRE-CHORUS:
               C
So let's fade away nice and slow
      Em
Easy come, easy go
        Am                D
Out on that old hardwood floor

CHORUS:
          G
One last dance
          Em
One last song
         Am7                D
One last hold you right or wrong
           G            Em
Let's put off this heartache
          Am7                  D
One last waltz for old time's sake
Am                 Em
Dam lights, thick smoke
              Am
Let's go for broke
                 Em               C
And don't water down that ninety proof
              Em                 C
We'll say goodbye, come morning light
               Em        D
Tonight we're dancing around
     G   Em  Bm  D
the truth

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VERSE:
G                          Em
 Though I've never been a loser,
                   Bm  Bm
 nor the quitting kind
 G                  Em
But someone has to take the fault
       Bm                     Bm
and I feel it's my turn this time
 C                      Em
I've got my old leather bag
                D
sitting by the door

PRE-CHORUS:
               C
So let's fade away nice and slow
      Em
Easy come, easy go
        Am                D
Out on that old hardwood floor

CHORUS:
               G
With one last dance
          Em
One last song
          Am                D
One last hold you right or wrong
           G            Em
Let's put off this heartache
          Am7
One last waltz for
            D
old time's sake
Am                 Em
Dam lights, thick smoke
              Am
Let's go for broke
                 Em
And don't water down
             C
that ninety proof
              Em
We'll say goodbye,
              C
come morning light
               Em
Tonight we're dancing
   D        G   G
around the truth`

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BREAK:
Bm                  C
 You can keep everything 'cause
                            G  D
 that don't mean a thing to me
Bm                   C
 Girl, I've only got one
 last request
             Am           D C Bm D
Just give me one more memory

CHORUS:
              G
For one last dance
          Em
One last song
          Am                D
One last hold you right or wrong
           G            Em
Let's put off this heartache
          Am7                  D
One last waltz for old time's sake
Am                 Em
Dam lights, thick smoke
              Am
Let's go for broke
                 Em
And don't water down
             C
that ninety proof
       G       Am
We'll say goodbye,
      G       C
come morning light
               Em
Tonight we're dancing
   D        G     Em   Bm
around the truth
               D
Tonight we're dancing
            G    Em   Bm   D
around the truth

How to play Dancing Around The Truth: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Dancing Around The Truth by on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Dancing Around The Truth by Aaron Watson is centred on E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 7 chords: D, G, Em, Bm, C, Am and Am7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – G – Em – Bm (VII – III – i – v in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.