A co-worker of mine introduced me to this song. Naturally, I went on UG to
find a good tab on it. When I noticed that the other tabs were wrong, I 
decided to make my own. And this is exactly what he plays. This is from 
seeing his live performances and even a very short tutorial he did with QTV.
If you are having any problems with the dynamics or the strumming of the
song, please listen closely and play along. And, when you've made your final
judgement, please rate and leave a comment.

Chords: lowEADGBe
        Dm:XX0231
       C/G:332010
        Bb:X88766
         F:X33211
     C#dim:X4535X

Intro:

Dm C/G Bb Dm

Verse 1:
    DmThe (xx0231@1)truth comes out as the fire burns low 
   C/Git (3x555x@1)comes to light as only embers glow 
    Bb (x1333x@1)                                      Dm (xx0231@1)  C/Gthe (3x555x@1)whiskey talks, the west wind moans in the night

Verse 2:
    DmThe (xx0231@1)deadfall's gathered and the branches are cut 
    C/Gthe (3x555x@1)kindling crackles and the smoke curls up 
    Bb (x1333x@1)                                          Dm (xx0231@1)  C/Gthe (3x555x@1)small sticks catch then the bigger stuff will burn

Verse 3:
   DmChinook (xx0231@1)dies down as the dark descends 
C/Gpine (3x555x@1)has burned, the ash has cleansed 
    Bb (x1333x@1)                                   Dm (xx0231@1) C/Gthe (3x555x@1)message smolders, is lost, but finally sent

Verse 4:
DmConnie (xx0231@1)says she's never seen the cougars so bold 
        C/Gthey're (3x555x@1)comin in the yard and they're stealin young colts 
     Bb (x1333x@1)                                              Dm (xx0231@1) C/Gthey (3x555x@1)drag em in the brush with the claws sunk in their nose

Verse 5:
    DmThe (xx0231@1)weather's been funny thirty years or so 
    C/Gthe (3x555x@1)winters got warm, not as much snow 
         Bb (x1333x@1)                                       Dm (xx0231@1)C/Ghear (3x555x@1)the big cats comin cuz there's nowhere left to go

Verse 6:
          DmYou (xx0231@1)gotta look out for bear when you're fishing on lee's creek 
        C/Gthey'll (3x555x@1)come round the bend and they'll make your knees weak 
        Bb (x1333x@1)                                       Dm (xx0231@1)   C/Gthere's (3x555x@1)grizzlies where there was no grizzly bears before

Instrumental:

Dm C/C Bb Dm C/G

Dm C/G Bb Dm

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.)
DmHalf (xx0231@1)heard voices from the ghosts, from the graves 
    C/Gthe (3x555x@1)grandfathers tell us at the mouths of the caves 
     Bb (x1333x@1)                                    Dm (xx0231@1)     C/Gonly (3x555x@1)old chiefs older than jesus can save us now, if we're lucky

Verse 8:
DmWhite (xx0231@1)man light a big fire, stay cold 
    C/Gthe (3x555x@1)red man's warmer, but the old man's old 
    Bb (x1333x@1)                              Dmthe (xx0231@1)antelope seeks the buffalo in the night

Bridge:
    Bb (x1333x@1)                               F (133211@1)   C/GThe (3x555x@1)antelope mourns the buffalo in the night

Verse 9:
C#dim (3423xx@1)   DmYou (xx0231@1)gotta look out for bear when you're fishing on lee's creek 
        C/Gthey'll (3x555x@1)come round the bend and they'll make your knees weak 
        Bb (x1333x@1)                                       Dm (xx0231@1)   C/Gthere's (3x555x@1)grizzlies where there was no grizzly bears before

Verse 10:
DmThe (xx0231@1)truth comes out as the fire burns low
   C/GIt (3x555x@1)comes to light as only embers glow
    Bb (x1333x@1)                               Dm (xx0231@1)  C/G (3x555x@1) Bb (x1333x@1)Dmthe (xx0231@1)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.