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Ben Platt – Honest Man Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Honest Man by Ben Platt on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F C F C G Am F C

[Verse 1]
F C
There’s something about you in the moonlight
Am G Csus4
But your eyes go so well with the day
F C C/B
You won’t let go of your layers
Am G Csus4
But your power can strip me away

[Pre-Chorus]
Am7
It’s easier for us to hide
G
If you come out, then so will I
C F
Promise that I’ll meet you halfway
Am7
‘Cause I see every part of you
G
And I can tell you see me, too
C E
By the way that you say my name

[Chorus]
F C
I am an honest man
G Am
Why can’t you take my hand?
G F
I’m not what you planned but, I’m a safe place to land
F C
I am an honest man

[Verse 2]
F C
You’re so afraid of tomorrow
Am G Csus4
So you build your walls up today
F C C/B
You won’t believe that you’re ready
Am G Csus4
But I’d never lead you astray

[Pre-Chorus]
Am7
It’s easier for us to hide
G
If you come out, then so will I
C F
Promise that I’ll meet you halfway
Am
‘Cause I see every part of you
G
And I can tell you see me, too
C E
By the way that you say my name

[Chorus]
F C
I am an honest man
G Am
Why can’t you take my hand?
G F
I’m not what you planned but, I’m a safe place to land
F C
I am an honest man
G F
See me as I am, show me that I can
F C
You make me an honest man

[Bridge]
Am
I know I played with hearts before
Em
Don’t have a heart to play with yours
E F G
I only swear to do the best I can
Am
‘Cause when you put your trust in me
E
How beautiful our love could be
F G C/F
If only you would take a chance

[Chorus]
F C
I am an honest man
G Am C
Why won’t you take my hand?
G G F
I’m not what you planned but, I’m a safe place to land
F C
I am an honest man
F C
I am an honest man
G Am
Why won’t you hold my hand?
G F
I’m not what you planned but, I’m a safe place to land
F C
I am an honest man
G F
See me as I am, show me that I can
F C
You make me an honest man

[Outro]
G Am
I said all I can, I am who I am
F C
And I am an honest man

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How to play Honest Man: key, chords and progression

Honest Man by Ben Platt sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 10 chords to play it: F, C, G, Am, Csus4, C/B, Am7, E, Em and C/F.

Listen for F – C – G – Am (IV – I – V – vi in C major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord: the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: F and Csus4 are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.