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What Is Truth by Johnny Cash
What Is Truth
G
The old man turned off the radio
C
Said: "Where did all the old songs go?
G7
Kids sure play funny music these days!
D7
And they play it in the strangest ways
G
Everything seems so loud and wild
C
It was peaceful back when I was a child."
G7
Well, man, could it be the girls and boys
D7
Are tryin' to be heard above your noise
G
And the lonely voice of youth cries:
C G
"What is truth?"
A little boy of three sittin' on the floor
Looked up and said, " Daddy, what is war?"
"Son that's when people fight and die."
The little boy of three says,"Daddy, why?"
A young man of seventeen in Sunday school
Is being taught the golden rule
By the time another years gone around
It may be his turn to lay his own life down!
Can you blame the voice of youth for asking:
"What is truth?"
A young man sittin' on the witness stand
The man with a book says, "Raise your hand!
Repeat after me, I solemnly swear"
The judge looked down at his long hair
And although the young man solemnly swore
Nobody seemed to hear anymore
And it really didn't matter if the truth was there
It was the cut of his clothes and the length of his hair!
And the lonely voice of youth cries:
"What is truth?"
A young girl dancin' to the latest beat
Has found new ways to move her feet
A young man standin' in the city square
Is tryin' to tell somebody that he cares
"Yeah, the ones that your callin' wild
Are gonna be the leaders in a little while
This old world is breakin' to a new born day
And I solemnly swear that it will be their way!
You'd help that voice of youth find:
'What is truth'!"
And the lonely voice of youth cries:
(Spoken)"What is truth?"
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Intro:
| E | A |C#7 B7| E |
| E | E |
E
The old man turned off the radio,
A
Said, "Where did all of the old songs go?
F#
Kids sure play funny music these days,
B7
And they play it in the strangest ways."
E
Said, "It looks to me like they've all gone wild.
A
It was peaceful back when I was a child."
F#
Well, man, could it be that the the girls and boys
B7
Are tryin' to be heard above your noise?
E A B7 E
And the lonely voice of youth cries, "What is truth?"
E
A little boy of three sittin' on the floor
A
Looks up and says, "Daddy, what is war?"
F#
"Son, that's when people fight and die."
B7
A little boy of three says, "Daddy, why?"
E
A young man of seventeen in Sunday school,
A
Bein' taught the golden rule.
F#
And by the time another year has gone around,
B7
It may be his turn to lay his life down.
E A B7 E
Can you blame the voice of youth for asking, "What is truth?"
Interlude:
| E | A |C#7 B7| E |
| E | E |
E
A young man sittin' on the witness stand.
A
The man with the book says, "Raise your hand.
F#
Re-peat after me. I solemnly swear."
B7
The man looked down at his long hair.
E
And although the young man solemnly swore,
A
Nobody seemed to hear anymore.
F#
And it didn't really matter if the truth was there,
B7
It was the cut of his clothes and the length of his hair.
E A B7 E
And the lonely voice of youth cries, "What is truth?"
Interlude:
| E | A |C#7 B7| E |
| E | E |
E
A young girl dancin' to the latest beat
A
Has found new ways to move her feet.
F#
A young man speakin' in the city square
B7
Is tryin' to tell somebody that he cares.
E
Yeah, the ones that you're callin' wild
A
Are gonna be the leaders in a little while.
F#
This old world's wakin' to a newborn day
B7
And I solemnly swear that it'll be their way.
E A B7 E
You better help that voice of youth find what is truth.
A B7 E
And the lonely voice of youth cries, "What is truth?"
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version 3
Capo:no capo
Standard tuning EADGBE 4/4
INTRO - Moderate tempo / / / - / / / /
D7 G C
e|--------------------------------/---------------------------------/-----------------------
B|--------------------------------/----0----------------------------/-----------------------
G|--------------0-----2-----------/-------------------0----------0--/-----------------------
D|-----4--------------------------/---------------0-----------0-----/---2----------2-----0--
A|--------------------------------/-----------2------------2--------/-----------3------2----
E|--------------------------------/---------------------------------/--------3------3-------
A7 D7 G
e|-----------------------------------/-------------------------------/-------------------------
B|-----------------------------------/-------------------------------/-------------------------
G|------2---2------------------------/------------------0----------0-/--------------0-------0--
D|--------------------4---0----------/--------------0-----------0----/------------0-------0----
A|------------------------------3--2-/--2-----2------------2---------/----2---2--------2-------
-------------------------------------/-------------------------------/---------------------------
SPOKEN
VERSE 1
G G7 C
The old man turns off the radio
C A7
Kids sure play funny music these days!
D7 G
New fangled songs! Ev-ry' thing seems so loud
G7 C
And wild! It was so peaceful back when I was a child!
C A7
Well, man, could it be that the girls and the boys
D7
Are trying to be heard above your noise!
SUNG
G C
And the lonely voice of youth cries
D7 G
What is truth?
e|---2----------------------------------/---3------------------------/------------------------
B|---1-----------3--------3-------------/----------------------------/------------------------
G|---2----------------------------------/----------------------------/--0-----------0------0--
D|--------------------------------------/------------0--2-----0---2--/------------0------0----
A|--------------------------------------/---------2--------2---------/---------2------2-------
E]--------------------------------------/----------------------------/--------------------------
SPOKEN
VERSE 2
G G7 C
Says, Where did all the old songs go?
C A7
Kids sure play funny music these days!
D7 G
New fangled ways! Ev-ry' thing seems so loud and wild!
G7 C
It was peaceful back when I was a child!
C A7
Well, man, could it be that all the girls and boys
D7
Are trying to be heard above all your noise!
SUNG
G C
And the lonely voice of youth cries
D7 G
What is truth?
e|---2----------------------------------/---3------------------------/------------------------
B|---1-----------3--------3-------------/----------------------------/------------------------
G|---2----------------------------------/----------------------------/--0-----------0------0--
D|--------------------------------------/------------0--2-----0---2--/------------0------0----
A|--------------------------------------/---------2--------2---------/---------2------2-------
E|--------------------------------------/----------------------------/------------------------
SPOKEN
VERSE 3
G G7 C
A little boy of three sittin' on the floor
C A7
Looks up and says, "Daddy what is war?"
D7 G
"Son that's when people fight and die!"
G7 C
The little boy of three says, "Daddy why?"
C A7
A young man seventeen in school,
D7
Being taught the golden rule,
G G7 C
By the time another year's gone around,
C A7
He may have to lay his own life down.
SUNG
G C
Can you blame the voice of youth for asking
D7 G
What is truth?
e|---2----------------------------------/---3---------------------------/--------------------------
B|---1-----------3--------3-------------/-------------------------------/--------------------------
G|---2----------------------------------/-------------------------------/--0-----------0------0--
D|--------------------------------------/------------0--2-----0---2-----/------------0------0-----
A|--------------------------------------/---------2--------2------------/---------2------2---------
E|--------------------------------------/-------------------------------/--------------------------
SPOKEN
VERSE 4
G G7 C
A young man sittin' on the witness stand,
C A7
The man with the book says, "Raise your hand!"
D7 G
Repeat after me,"I solemnly swear!"
G7 C
The judge looks down at his long hair,
C A7
And although the young man solemnly swore,
D7
Nobody wanted to hear any more.
G G7 C
And it really didn't matter if the truth was there,
C A7
It was the cut of his clothes and the length of his hair!
SUNG
G C
And the lonely voice of youth cries,
D7 G
What is truth?
OUTRO
e|-------------------------------------/---------------------------/--------
B|-------------------------------------/---------------------------/--------
G|----0-----------0--------------------/----0-----------0----------/--0-----
D|--------------0----------0----2------/------------0-------0---2--/--0-----
A|-----------2----------2--------------/---------2--------2--------/--2-----
E|-------------------------------------/---------------------------/--3----
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