Ain't It De Truth Chords

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[Intro 1]
[D][G][D][F#][Bm][G][D]

[Verse 1]
[D]Life is short,
short [Dm]brother,
[E]Ain't [Em]it t[D]he truth?
And there is no other,
[Ebdim]Ain't it the tru[A]th?
You've got to [D]grab [Em]that rainbow
[G]While [D]you've sti[G]ll got your youth
[D]Ain't [Bm]it t[E]he s[A]olid t[D]ruth?
Was a man called Adam
[Em]Ain't [E]it [A]the [D]truth?
Said now look here madam
Ain't [Ebdim]it the truth?[A]
You got [D]to bite [Em]that ap[Fdim]ple
[F#dim]While you[D] still[G]
got your tooth
[Bm]Ain't it the [E]mellow
[G]tru[D]th?[G][D]
[G]Long as there's wine [E]and gin
[D]to drown your troubles in
[Ebdim]What's all this talk of si[Em]n?
Rise and [Ebdim]shine and f[Em]all in line[A]
Get [D]that new religion
[Em]Ain't [Asus4]it the tr[D]uth for
you is dead pigeon?
[Em]Ain't [E]it the [A]truth?
Cause [Dm]when you're [G]laid ho[Em]rizont[F]al
[G]In [Bm]that [G]telephone booth
[G]There'll[D]
be no [Bm]breathin' smell
[D]It's [A]only [B]natura[Bm]l
Ain't it the [E]gos[Em]pel [A]truth?[D][G]
[D]Lif[Eb]e is short, short,
[Fsus4]brother[F][Bb]
[Eb]And there is no other,
[Edim]that's the truth
[Bb]So if you [Eb]don't love[Fm] livin[F]',[Gbdim]
[Ebdim]you are s[Eb]light[Ab]ly uncouth[Adim]
[Cm]Oh, ain't it t[F]he dignified t[Eb]ruth?
[Ab]Life is a [Adim]rippin' book,
[Eb]man is a fish to cook,
[Edim]go on and bait your hook,
[Fm]rise and [Bb]shine an[B]d heed t[F#]hat line,
[C#m]you got to get[E] your p[A]assin[E]',
[C#m]you gotta, gotta get so[F#]me tr[B]uth,[E]
[C#m]while you're
[E]Still [A]in blo[E]ssom,
[C#m]ain't [F#m]that the truth?[B]
And that [E]wet border[F#m]lin er[F#],[Gdim]
[E]Cleopat[A]ra and Rut[Bbdim]h
[E]Them babies [C#m]did mighty swell
[E]They rang [C#m]that Jezebel
And it for[F#]got to b[A]ell [E]too
[C#m]That wet b[E]ord[F#]erline[Gdim]r
[E]Cleo[C#m]pat ra[A] and Ruth[Bbdim]
[E]Them thieves [C#m]did mighty swell
They [E]rang [C#m]that Jezebel
And it's [F#]gospel [B]truth[E]
Delil[A]ah [Bbdim]Cleopat
[E]ra and [A]Ruth
[F#]They got the gun to [A]hold [E]true