True

artist:Spandau Ballet

, writer:Gary Kemp

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 {t:True}
{artist:Spandau Ballet}
{key: G} 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZTpLvsYYHw 
{c: Thanks to Kirsten Richardson}
 
[G] [Em7] [Cadd9] [Bm7]
[G] Ha ha ha [Em7] ha ha [Cadd9] [Bm7] x2
[C] [Fadd9]

[G] So true [Bm7] funny how it seems
[C] Always in time, but [Cm7] never in line for [G] dreams
Head over [Bm7] heels when toe to [C] toe
This is the [Em] sound of my [C] soul
This is the [G] sound [D]

[C] I bought a ticket to the [G] world
[C] But now I've come back a-[G]gain
[C] Why do I find it hard to [G] write the next line?
Oh [C] I want the [Cmaj7] truth to be [Fadd9] said
{soc}
[G] Ha ha ha [Em7] ha ha 
I [Cadd9] know this [Bm7] much is true
[G] Ha ha ha [Em7] ha ha
I [Cadd9] know this [Bm7] much is [C] true [Fadd9]
{eoc}
[G] With a thrill in my [Bm7] head and a pill on [C] my tongue
Dissolve the [Cm7] nerves that have just be-[G]gun
Listening to [Bm7] Marvin (all night [C] long)
This is the [Em] sound of my [C] soul
This is the [G] sound [D] 

[C] Always slipping from my [G] hands
[C] Sands of time of its [G] own
[C] Take your seaside arms to [G] write the next line
Oh [C] I want the [Cmaj7] truth to be [Fadd9] known
{soc}
[G] Ha ha ha [Em7] ha ha 
I [Cadd9] know this [Bm7] much is true
[G] Ha ha ha [Em7] ha ha
I [Cadd9] know this [Bm7] much is [C] true [Fadd9]
{eoc}
[Eb] [Ab] x7
[G] [Em7]

[C] I bought a ticket to the [G] world
[C] But now I've come back again [G] [Am7] [G] [C]
[C] Why do I find it hard to [G] write the next line?
Oh [C] I want the [Cmaj7] truth to be [Fadd9] said...
{soc}
[G] Ha ha ha [Em7] ha ha 
I [Cadd9] know this [Bm7] much is true
[G] Ha ha ha [Em7] ha ha
I [Cadd9] know this [Bm7] much is [C] true [Fadd9]
{eoc}
[G] [Em7] [Cadd9] [Bm7]
{c: ad lib to end}
This much is true
This much is true
This much is true
I know, I know, I know this much is true...
[G]

Song Info

Title: True

Artist: Spandau Ballet

Writer: Gary Kemp

Song Types: Pop, R&B/Soul

Key: G

Info: "True" is a song by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released in April 1983 as the title track and third single from their third studio album. It was written by the band's lead guitarist and principal songwriter Gary Kemp to express his feelings for Altered Images lead singer Clare Grogan. Kemp was influenced musically by songs of Marvin Gaye and Al Green he was listening to at the time, and lyrically by Green and the Beatles. "True" reached number one on the UK singles chart in April 1983 and made the top 10 in several other countries, including the US, where it became their first song to reach the Billboard Hot 100.

Kemp wanted to shift the sound of Spandau Ballet into soul and incorporated band member Steve Norman's newfound interest in the saxophone into his writing; the band also updated its look to include wearing suits for the song's music video and tour. "True" was recorded with most of the other tracks from the album at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas. The True album was released as its second single, "Communication", was climbing the UK Singles Chart. DJs were so enthusiastic about playing the title song that the band knew it would be their next single.

The song has since become the band's signature hit. It has been covered by Paul Anka in a swing style, and used in films such as Sixteen Candles and 50 First Dates, as well as TV series such as Modern Family. Other artists have sampled it in their own hits, including P.M. Dawn, who went to number one in the US with "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" in 1991.

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artist:Spandau Ballet

, writer:Gary Kemp

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