Intro: D5 C5 Bb5 D5 Verse 1: D5 The truth comes out as the fire burns low C5 it comes to light as only embers glow Bb5 D5 C5 the whiskey talks, the west wind moans in the night Verse 2: D5 The deadfall's gathered and the branches are cut C5 the kindling crackles and the smoke curls up Bb5 D5 C5 the small sticks catch then the bigger stuff will burn Verse 3: D5 Chinook dies down as the dark descends C5 pine has burned, the ash has cleansed Bb5 D5 C5 the message smolders, is lost, but finally sent Verse 4: D5 Connie says she's never seen the cougars so bold C5 they're comin in the yard and they're stealin young colts Bb5 D5 C5 they drag em in the brush with the claws sunk in their nose Verse 5: D5 The weather's been funny thirty years or so C5 the winters got warm , not as much snow Bb5 D5 C5 hear the big cats comin cuz there's nowhere left to go Verse 6: D5 You gotta look out for bear when you're fishing on lee's creek C5 they'll come round the bend and they'll make your knees weak Bb5 D5 C5 there's grizzlies where there was no grizzly bears before Instrumental: D5 C5 Bb5 D5 C5 D5 C5 Bb5 D5 Verse 7: (When he plays this verse live, he usually isn't playing anything. But if you're doing this alone then you can play the same progression.) D5 Half heard voices from the ghosts, from the graves C5 the grandfathers tell us at the mouths of the caves Bb5 D5 C5 only old chiefs older than jesus can save us now, if we're lucky Verse 8: D5 White man light a big fire, stay cold C5 the red man's warmer, but the old man's old Bb5 D5 the antelope seeks the buffalo in the night Bridge: Bb5 F5 C5 The antelope mourns the buffalo in the night Verse 9: C#5 D5 You gotta look out for bear when you're fishing on lee's creek C5 they'll come round the bend and they'll make your knees weak Bb5 D5 C5 there's grizzlies where there was no grizzly bears before Verse 10: D5 The truth comes out as the fire burns low C5 It comes to light as only embers glow Bb5 D5 C5 Bb5 D5 the antelope mourns the buffalo in the night And that should be that for The Truth Comes Out by the Corb Lund Band. As I've stated before, please rate and comment my tab when you have made your final judgement. And, if you liked this tab, feel free to stop by my profile page on this site and check out some of the others. And feel free to also join my "UGs Online Debate" group where you get to debate and argue with other UG people over music topics. -I hope you enjoy; my little droogies.
