AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH As recorded by Poison (from the 1993 Album "Native Tongue")

Transcribed by SheriffOniBob Words by Music by Bret Michaels, , , Arranged by Poison

All Guitars Tuned Down 1/2 Step A Intro Triplet Feel P = 96 (P P = PDP) N.C. 3 V V V V V 1 g g j k l l l l l V g 4 Vf V f V V V V V Vf V f V V V I 4 f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M.V V V Gtr I mf 1/4 1/4 Full P.M. P.M. P.M. M P.M. M P.M. M 5 3 3 0 8 8 T 2 0 5 2 0 0 5 2 0 5 2 4 A 4 2 0 0 5 2 5 2 0 B 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 H P H H P P sl.

D N.C.

3 g 4 gg k f V l l l f V V V V V V I V V f V V V V V V V f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4 1/4 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. M M 2 T 3 3 3 O3 3 5 2 0 0 0 2 5 2 2 0 2 O2 0 2 0 A 4 2 0 0 (0) 2 4 2 0 0 4 B 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 2 0 P H H P P sl. P P P

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A5 G5 D/Fb 3 6 g g l l l V V V g V f V f V V } V V V f V V f V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. Gtrs I, II, III 1/4 1/4 mf P.M. M P.M. P.M. M P.M. P.M. P.M. T 3 3 3 2 0 5 2 x 0 2 0 5 2 5 2 0 0 2 A 2 4 2 4 2 5 2 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 P H H P g gg j k I d V f V V V V V Gtr IV P.M. ||| T A 7 5 5 4 B 0 0

A5 N.C. g 3 8 gg I V V V V V V V V V V f V V V V V t t t V V V f V V gV V V V Gtrs II, III A.H. 1/4 1/2 Full M \\\\\\\ M \\\\\\\ M T 2 A 2 2 2 4 2 4 2 4 4 O4 5 4 2 2 2 0 [4] [4] [4] B 0 2 0 3 0 4 4 5 P P H P P P P P B

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A5 N.C. A5 3 g c 10 gg k j I V V V V V V V V V f V V V V V V V V f V V gV V V V V 1/4 1/2 M \\\\\\\ M T 2 2 2 A 2 2 2 4 4 2 4 4 O4 5 4 2 2 2 B 0 2 0 3 0 4 4 5 0 0 P P P P P

g } gg } I UV W V V U V Gtr IV

T x 2 (2) (2) x 2 A 2 x 2 B 0 0 sl.

B Verse 1 G5 D5 Csus2 A5 D/Fb G5 D5/G D5 c 12 g g l j V V V V V V l j V c V V V g V V f V V V V V V V V V f V V V V V I V V V V V V V f V V V V V V V V V V V f V V V V V V V V f V V V V V V V V |||| T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 A 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 2 3 3 3 3 P P

A5 G5 D5 Csus2 A5 D5/G A5 c c 16 g g l j V V V V V V l j V V g V V f V V V V V V V V V V V W I V V V V V V V f V V V V V V W V V f V V V V V V V V f V V V f V V W ||||| T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 A 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 P P

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C Pre-Chorus C F/C C D G/D c f V V V 20 g g V V V V V f V V V V V V V V V V V V g f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V

Gtrs II, III

T 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 A 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 B 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 sl. sl.

C F/C C D Bm7 E7b9 f V V f V 22 g g V V V V V V f V V V } V V V V V I g f V V V V V V V V V } V V gV V gV V V V V } V V V V V V T 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 7 x 7 7 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 x 7 7 7 7 7 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 7 x 7 7 6 6 6 B 7 7 7 8 8 10 10 x 7 7 0 sl. sl. sl.

D Chorus A5 Csus2 D5 c f V V V V V V V V V V 24 ff V V V V c V V V V V c V c V V V V V I V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 A 2 2 5 4 0 0 (0) B 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 P H sl.

N.C. A5 N.C. A5 Csus2 D5 V c V V V V V V 27 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V c V V V V V c V c V V V V V I V V V V V V V VgV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VgV V V V V V V V V 1/2M 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 A 0 2 2 2 2 5 4 0 0 (0) B 0 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 P H P H P P H sl.

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N.C. A5 N.C. A5 N.C. A 3 c V V 31 g g V V V g V V V k j I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V f V V gV V V V 1/2M 1/2M \\\\ 5 5 T 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 4 2 4 4 4 4 5 4 2 0 2 2 B 0 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 2 0 3 0 4 4 0 0 3 3 3 P H P H P P H P H P P P P

E Verse 2 A5 G5 D5 Csus2 A5 D/Fb G5 D5/G D5 c 34 g g l j V V V V V V l j V c V V V g V V f V V V V V V V V V f V V V V V I V V V V V V V f V V V V V V V V V V V f V V V V V V V V f V V V V V V V V |||| T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 A 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 2 3 3 3 3 P P

A5 G5 D5 Csus2 A5 D5/G A5 c c 38 g g l j V V V V V V l j V V g V V f V V V V V V V V V V V W I V V V V V V V f V V V V V V W V V f V V V V V V V V f V V V f V V W |||| T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 A 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 P P g gg l j j I V V V V f V V V V Gtr IV 1/2M T 2 2 2 A 2 2 2 B 0 0 0 3 3

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F Pre-Chorus C F/C C D G/D c f V V V 42 g g V V V V V f V V V V V V V V V V V V g f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V

T 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 A 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 B 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 sl. sl.

C F/C C D Bm7 E7b9 f V V f V 44 g g V V V V V V f V V V } V V V V V I g f V V V V V V V V V } V V gV V gV V V V V } V V V V V V T 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 7 x 7 7 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 x 7 7 7 7 7 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 7 x 7 7 6 6 6 B 7 7 7 8 8 10 10 x 7 7 0 sl. sl. sl.

G Chorus A5 Csus2 D5 N.C. A5 N.C. V c V V V V V V 46 f f V V V V f V V V V V V V c V V V V V c V c V V V V V V V V I V V V V VgV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VgV V 1/2M 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 A 2 2 5 4 0 0 (0) 0 2 2 B 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 3 3 3 P H sl. P H P H P

A5 Csus2 D5 N.C. A5 V c V V V V V V 50 V V V V g g V V V V V V V c V V V V V g c V c V V V V V V V W I V V V V V gV V V V V V V V f V V V V V V W V V V V V V V f V V V V W 1/2M 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 A 2 2 5 4 0 0 (0) 0 2 2 B 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 P H sl.

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A5 Csus2 D5 c g f V 54 gg V V W U I V V V W U V f V V W U 3 T 3 3 3 3 2 0 2 2 2 A 2 0 0 0 B 0 3 0 0 0

H Guitar Solo: Richie Kotzen A5 G5 D5 Csus2 c 56 g g l j V V V V V V g V V f V V V V V V I V V V V V V V f V V V f V V V V V V Gtrs II, III mf || T 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 A 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 P

3 g gg f V V t t f t t V V V V V V I V f V V V V V V V V V f V V V V V V V V V V } 3 6:4 3 6:4 } Gtr IV A.H. A.H. 1/4 1/2 fff M \\ M T 5 5 [5] [5] 7 5 5 5 [5] [5] [5] [5] 7 5 7 5 A 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 5 7 5 B 7 7 7 5 3 x x E P P E P P P P P sl. P

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A5 D/Fb G5 D5/G D5

58 g g c g V l V j V V V V I V V V f V V V V V V V f V V V V V V V V T 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 A 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 3 3 3 P V V V V V V V } V } V } V } V } V V V V V g g ~ V V V l V I g z 3 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/4M 1/4M 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 7 7 7 5\\\\\\ T x 7 7 7 5 A B P

A5 G5 D5 Csus2 c 60 g g l j V V V V V V g V V f V V V V V V I V V V V V V V f V V V f V V V V V V ||| T 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 A 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 P

f V V V V V V V V gV f V V f P gV g f V V V } V V V V gg u } } ; V V f V I g} }

2 FullM M FullM 1 M1/2 8 8 8 8 8\\\\\\\ 12 12 12 11 10 12 \\\\\\\ T 8 8 8 x 9 13 14 10 10 x 11 9 9 5 A x x B x x x sl. sl. P H sl.

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A5 D5/G G A5 c 62 g g g V l V j V V V W U I V V V V V W U V V f V V V f V V W U T 3 3 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 A 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 P V V V V V V V g VgV V V V f V V V V f W U gg f P V V V V V V V f VgV V I z V V V V 3 V Vf V V

Full 1/2 Full\\\\\\\\\\ M M M 9 10121417141210 9 5 8 O8 8 5 T 10 10 7 5 8 8 5 9 11 9 6 5 7 5 6 A 7 B 9 7 5 7 5 3 0 sl. sl. sl. H H sl. sl. P P sl. P P P sl. H sl. P H sl.

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I Bridge A5 G5 D/Fb F5 E5 D5 V 65 g g V f V V W f V V g V l V W f V V l V W I V V V W Gtr II ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| T 10 8 7 7 9 7 7 7 10 9 7 7 A 10 9 7 7 B 8 7 5 5 sl.

g g V f V V g V V l V W f V V l V W I f V V W V V V W

Gtr III

T 9 7 7 7 10 9 7 7 A 7 5 4 4 10 9 7 7 B 8 7 5 5 sl. g g V V : g l V V f V V V V l P } I f V V V V V V }

Gtr IV Full 1/2 M M \\\\\\\\\\\ T 7 O7 7 O7 5 7 5 A 7 x B 8 7 12 5 5 5 5 x x P sl. sl. sl.

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A5 G5 D/Fb D5 Bm7 E7b9 V f V f V W 67 g g V V l V W V V V V W I g V V V gV W V V V V W V W ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| T 10 8 7 7 8 8 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 A 7 7 7 6 6 B 5 7 7 7 7 0 0 sl.

g g V V l V W V V V f V W I g V f V V W V V V gV W V V V V W V W T 8 8 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 A 7 5 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 B 5 7 7 7 7 0 0 sl. V f V V W g g V V V V V V g V V l V V V V u I u

Full Full Full |||| M M M \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 7 10 12 12 T 7 7 7 7 10 13 15 15 9 7 7 7 7 7 A 7 B sl.

J Chorus A5 Csus2 D5 N.C. A5 N.C. V c V V V V V V 69 f f V V V V f V V V V V V V c V V V V V c V c V V V V V V V V I V V V V VgV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VgV V 1/2M 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 A 2 2 5 4 0 0 (0) 0 2 2 B 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 3 3 3 P H sl. P H P H P

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A5 Csus2 D5 N.C. A5 N.C. V c V V V V V V 73 V V V V V V V V V V V c V V V V V c V c V V V V V V V V I V V V V VgV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VgV V 1/2M 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 A 2 2 5 4 0 0 (0) 0 2 2 B 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 3 3 3 P H sl. P H P H P

K Outro A5 N.C. g 3 77 gg c c I V V V V V V V V V f V V V V V V V V V V f V V gV V V V 1/2 Full \\\\\\\ M \\\\\\\ M T 2 A 2 2 2 4 0 4 2 4 4 O4 5 4 2 2 2 4 4 B 0 2 0 3 0 4 4 5 P H P H H P P P P

A5 N.C. A5

3 V 79 g g g V I V V V V V V V V V V f V V V V V V f V V gV V V V V gV Gtr II 1/2M \\\\\\\ 7 T 2 A 2 2 2 4 0 4 2 4 4 O4 5 4 2 B 0 2 0 3 0 4 4 4 0 0 4 P H P H H P P P 3 P g V gg V I V V V V V V V V V f V V V V V V V f V V gV V V V Gtr III 1/2M 3 \\\\\\\ 5 T 2 2 2 A 2 2 2 4 0 4 2 4 4 O4 5 4 2 B 0 2 0 3 0 4 4 4 P H P H H P P P P

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