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Mitchell Tenpenny – Truth About You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsEm G C D

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INTRO:
   Em       G    C       D
   Em       G    C       D

VERSE:
            Em                 G
Yeah, this town's been telling me
                C              D
I've done some things I never did
           Em
Yeah, the grapevine starts
        G
with a glass of wine
     C            D
And you taking a sip
       Em               G
Every word that you're saying's
         C              D
Another stab to my reputation
             Em         G
And I can't take it anymore
     C                  D
But you've opened that door

CHORUS:
               C
Yeah, there's two sides
          G          G
to every breakup
        Em                 D
One's a lie and one's the truth
            C
One of 'em went down and
         G
one was made up
           Em           D
But in the end we both lose
          C               G
Why can't we meet in the middle
        Em            D
Call it even, call a truce
    C
If you quit telling lies about me
D
 I won't tell the truth
         Em G C D
 about you
   Em       G    C       D

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VERSE:
              Em
Like how you picked a fight
 G              C            D
Every time you saw me get a text
    Em                 G
To make yourself feel better
          C                 D
That you still talk to your ex
           Em
Yeah, you told your friends,
     G
you told your mama
      C               D
That I'm the root of all the drama
    Em                     G
But we both know why this ended
      C                 D
Girl, I caught you red-handed

CHORUS:
               C
Yeah, there's two sides
          G
to every breakup
        Em                 D
One's a lie and one's the truth
            C
One of 'em went down and
         G
one was made up
           Em           D
But in the end we both lose
          C               G
Why can't we meet in the middle
        Em            D
Call it even, call a truce
    C
If you quit telling lies about me
D
 Well I won't tell the truth
   C  G  Em      D  C G Em D
 abooout you oh ohh

BREAK:
          Em            G
Yeah, I truly wish the best for you
          C                D
So don't ruin the next for me
            Em
'Cause you really don't
            G
want me to tell the truth
         C           D
Ah, for everyone to see, yeah ah

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CHORUS:
              C
That there's two sides
          G
to every breakup
        Em                 D
One's a lie and one's the truth
            C
One of 'em went down and
         G
one was made up
       Em           D
In the end we both lose
          C               G
Why can't we meet in the middle
        Em            D
Call it even, call a truce
    C                          D
If you quit telling lies about me
Well I won't tell the truth
   C   G     Em
about you oh ohh

OUTRO:
 D               C
Tell the truth about
  C               G
(Won't tell the, won't tell the,
 Em             D           C
won't tell the truth about you)
  C               G
(Won't tell the, won't tell the,
 Em             D           C
won't tell the truth about you)
         D              C  G
I don't wanna tell the truuuth
  C               G
(Won't tell the, won't tell the,
 Em             D
won't tell the truth about you)

How to play Truth About You: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Truth About You by Mitchell Tenpenny on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Truth About You by Mitchell Tenpenny, think in E minor (one sharp: F♯). It takes 4 chords: Em, G, C and D.

The backbone of the song is C – G – Em – D (VI – III – i – VII in E minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.