Honestly Acoustic Chords & Tabs
Tiltle: Honestly (acoustic)
Artist: Harem Scarem
Transcribe by: William S.
Email: shakespeare382@yahoo.com
Tuning: ½ step down
I like this song... it took me so long to transcribe this one…
Hope you like it... this one is 95% correct…
INTRO
E C#m
e -------|--------------------|-----------------------|
B -------|----------------0---|-----------------------|
G -------|--------------1---1-|-----------------------|
D -------|-------4----4-------|-----------------------|
A -------|----2-----2---------|-----------2---4/6--4--|
E ----7\-|-0------------------|----0—2/4--------------|
E D C# D Asus
e ---------7--|--------------------|-----------0------|
B -5\4-----5--|-------9--7--5--7---|-----------0------|
G -4----------|--------------------|------------------|
D ------------|--7/9--9--7--5--7---|-------2----------|
A ------4-----|--------------------|---0--------------|
E ------------|--------------------|------------------|
B E D# C#m B
e ------0------|------7----5----4----2--------------------|
B --------4----|------9-9--7-7--5-5--4-4------------------|
G –2/4-------4-|------9----8----6----4--------4-----------|
D -------------|--------------------------4/6----5H6-6----|
A -------------|---------------------------------------7--|
E -------------|---0--------------------------------------|
VERSE ONE
I stand before you accused of many crimes
E C#m
e --------------0-----------|-----------------------------------7--|
B -----------------0--------|---------------------------5\4-----5--|
G --------------------1-----|---------------------------4----------|
D ------------------------2-|--------------------------------------|
A -----------2--------------|--------2-4/6----4--------------4-----|
E -0------------------------|--0-2/4-------------------------------|
But I wanna believe that love can still survive
Asus
e ----------------|----------0---------|----------------------|
B ----------------|------------0-------|----------------------|
G -----4----------|---------------2----|-------------4--------|
D -4/6---5/6-6----|-------2----------2-|-------2—4/6---5/6----|
A -------------7--|--0-----------------|-0—2/4--------------7-|
E ----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
(play this on verse one)
E A
e -------0-------|------------------|
B ---------0-----|------------------|
G -----------1---|-2-2-2-2\1-----1--|
D ----2--------2-|-2-2-2-2----4-----|
A ---------------|------------------|
E -0-------------|------------------|
Verse Two (use verse tab)
You don’t have to say it
I don’t have to read your mind
To know the emptiness has finally arrived
(Play this on second verse)
E D# C#m
e -------0-------|--------------------|
B ---------0-----|---9--------7-------|
G -----------1---|-----9---------8----|
D ----2--------2-|-7-----9----------9-|
A ---------------|----------6---------|
E -0-------------|--------------------|
REFRAIN
How was I to know right from wrong
C#m B Asus E
e ------------4-------|-----------2-------|----------0--------------|
B --------------5-----|-------------2-----|------------0---------5--|
G -------4--------4---|------4--------4---|-----2--------2----------|
D -----6---6--------6-|----4---4--------4-|-------2--------------6--|
A --4-----------------|--2----------------|--0----------------7-----|
E --------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
Words were hardly spoken so
D#m C#m B
e -------------|------------4--------|-----------2--------|
B -------7-----|--------------5------|-------------2------|
G ---------8---|-------4--------4----|------4--------4----|
D -----------9-|-----6---6---------6-|----4---4---------4-|
A ----6--------|--4------------------|-2------------------|
E -0-----------|---------------------|--------------------|
Where did I go wrong
Asus
e -----------0-------|
B -------------0-----|
G ------2--------2---|
D ----2---2--------2-|
A -0-----------------|
E -------------------|
CHORUS
Tell me
Asus
e -------0-------|
B ---------0-----|
G -----------2---|
D -------------2-|
A --0------------|
E ---------------|
Honestly if you still love me
E C#m
e ---------------0-----------|-----------------------------------7--|
B ------------------0--------|---------------------------5\4-----5--|
G ---------------------1-----|---------------------------4----------|
D -------------------------2-|--------------------------------------|
A ------------2--------------|--------2-4/6----4--------------4-----|
E --0------------------------|--0-2/4-------------------------------|
Look in--------to my eyes Honest---------------ly
Asus
e ----------------|----------0---------|----------------------|
B ----------------|------------0-------|----------------------|
G -----4----------|---------------2----|-------------4--------|
D -4/6---5/6-6----|-------2----------2-|-------2—4/6---5/6----|
A -------------7--|--0-----------------|-0—2/4--------------7-|
E ----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
E
e ----------------|
B ----------------|
G -------2H1------|
D ----2------2----|
A --------------2-|
E -0--------------|
Verse Three
Words Have more meaning if they’re said at certain time
E C#m
e --------------0-----------|--------------------------------------7--|
B -----------------0--------|------------------------------5\4-----5--|
G --------------------1-----|------------------------------4----------|
D ------------------------2-|-----------------------------------------|
A -----------2--------------|--------2-4/6-------4--------------4-----|
E -0------------------------|--0-2/4----------------------------------|
I need you now so can feel alive
Asus
e ----------------|----------0---------|----------------------|
B ----------------|------------0-------|----------------------|
G -----4----------|---------------2----|-------------4--------|
D -4/6---5/6-6----|-------2----------2-|-------2—4/6---5/6----|
A -------------7--|--0-----------------|-0—2/4--------------7-|
E ----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
(Play this on verse three)
E D# C#m B
e ------7----5----4----2--------------------|
B ------9-9--7-7--5-5--4-4------------------|
G ------9----8----6----4--------4-----------|
D --------------------------4/6----5H6-6----|
A ---------------------------------------7--|
E ---0--------------------------------------|
Verse four (use verse three tab)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/harem_scarem/honestly_acoustic_tab_ver_3.html ]
How would you know if
You won’t give me sometime
To see if everything could work out you’ll be mine
(play this on verse four)
E
e -------0-------|
B ---------0-----|
G -----------1---|
D ----2--------2-|
A ---------------|
E -0-------------|
REFRAIN II (use refrain tab)
Will I be lost forever
Or someday I may find
The words that I’ve been searching
Are just a piece of rhyme
(repeat chorus)
Oh, tell me
E D# C#m B
e ------7----5----4----2--------------------|
B ------9-9--7-7--5-5--4-4------------------|
G ------9----8----6----4--------4-----------|
D --------------------------4/6----5H6-6----|
A ---------------------------------------7--|
E ---0--------------------------------------|
Honestly if you still love me
E C#m
e ---------------0-----------|-----------------------------------7--|
B ------------------0--------|---------------------------5\4-----5--|
G ---------------------1-----|---------------------------4----------|
D -------------------------2-|--------------------------------------|
A ------------2--------------|--------2-4/6----4--------------4-----|
E --0------------------------|--0-2/4-------------------------------|
Look in--------to my eyes Honest---------------ly
Asus
e ----------------|----------0---------|----------------------|
B ----------------|------------0-------|----------------------|
G -----4----------|---------------2----|-------------4--------|
D -4/6---5/6-6----|-------2----------2-|-------2—4/6---5/6----|
A -------------7--|--0-----------------|-0—2/4--------------7-|
E ----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
e ----------------|--------------------|
B ----------------|---9--------7-------|
G -------2\1------|-----9---------8----|
D ----2------2----|-7-----9----------9-|
A -------------2--|----------6---------|
E -0--------------|--------------------|
Solo (guitar 1 chorus pattern)
C#m B A
e -12-----11-12---11----12-11--------------------------|
B -9---12-12-12------12-12-12--------14--12--10--9--5--|
G -9---------------------------------------------------|
D -9---------------------------12-14-14--13--11--9--6--|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E C#m B
e ----------------7--5--4--2--4--2---------------------|
B -9H10--9—-7H9---------------------2---2/4---0--------|
G ----------------8--6--4--2--4--2---------------------|
D -9H11--9--------------------------2---2/4---1--------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
Asus
e -----2-----4----5-----4-----2H4-2------4-----5-----7------9-------11----12-|
B ---0-----0----0-----0-----0--------5/7---5/7---7/9---9/10---10/12---12-----|
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -0-----0----0-----0-----0--------------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
All the nights I sit and wonder
E Dsus
e ------------0---------------------0-------|
B ---------------0-------------3------3-----|
G ------------------1--------2---2------2---|
D ----2----2-----------2---0--------------0-|
A ------------------------------------------|
E -0----------------------------------------|
There must be more to life I’m sure that
Asus C
e --------------0------------|-------------0--------------|
B ----------------0----------|----------------1-----------|
G -------2-----------2-------|-------0--------------------|
D -----2---2-----------2-----|----2-----2-----------------|
A -0-------------------------|-3--------------------------|
E ---------------------------|---------------------3--2---|
Days have gone by white lying Living with a
E
e -----------0-------------------0----------|---------0----------|
B -------------0------------3-------3-------|------------0-------|
G ------1--------1-------2-----2-------2----|-----2---------2----|
D ----2---2--------2--0-------------------0-|---2---2---------2--|
A ------------------------------------------|-0------------------|
E -0----------------------------------------|--------------------|
Living with a lonely feeling
C (Drums)
e --0--------------------------|
B --1--------------------------|
G --0--------------------------|
D --2--------------------------|
A --3--------------------------|
E -----------------------------|
CHORUS TWO
Honestly if you still love me
E C#m
e ---------------0-----------|-----------------------------------7--|
B ------------------0--------|---------------------------5\4-----5--|
G ---------------------1-----|---------------------------4----------|
D -------------------------2-|--------------------------------------|
A ------------2--------------|--------2-4/6----4--------------4-----|
E --0------------------------|--0-2/4-------------------------------|
Look in--------to my eyes Honest---------------ly
Asus
e ----------------|----------0---------|----------------------|
B ----------------|------------0-------|----------------------|
G -----4----------|---------------2----|-------------4--------|
D -4/6---5/6-6----|-------2----------2-|-------2—4/6---5/6----|
A -------------7--|--0-----------------|-0—2/4--------------7-|
E ----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
E D# C#m B
e ------7----5----4----2--------------------|
B ------9-9--7-7--5-5--4-4------------------|
G ------9----8----6----4--------4-----------|
D --------------------------4/6----5H6-6----|
A ---------------------------------------7--|
E ---0--------------------------------------|
Honestly if you still love me
E C#m
e ---------------0-----------|-----------------------------------7--|
B ------------------0--------|---------------------------5\4-----5--|
G ---------------------1-----|---------------------------4----------|
D -------------------------2-|--------------------------------------|
A ------------2--------------|--------2-4/6----4--------------4-----|
E --0------------------------|--0-2/4-------------------------------|
Look in--------to my eyes Honest---------------ly
Asus E
e ----------------|----------0---------|----------------------|----|
B ----------------|------------0-------|----------------------|----|
G -----4----------|---------------2----|-------------4--------|----|
D -4/6---5/6-6----|-------2----------2-|-------2—4/6---5/6----|----|
A -------------7--|--0-----------------|-0—2/4--------------7-|----|
E ----------------|--------------------|----------------------|-0--|
Legend
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
H = Hammer
