Chords of: Truth Hurts by: Lizzo. (A, Am7, C, C6) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Truth Hurts” by Lizzo is in C Major and runs at about 79 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 74 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Am7, C, C6.
Am7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 2:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → A → C → A → Cmaj7 → A7 → Cmaj7 → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am7 | 0:56 | 33% |
| C | 0:39 | 23% |
| A | 0:32 | 19% |
| C6 | 0:11 | 7% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:10 | 6% |
| Am | 0:06 | 4% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
| Cm | 0:03 | 2% |
C – A – C – A – C – A – C – A – Cmaj7 – A – Cm – A – C – A – C – A – Cmaj7 – A7 – Cmaj7 – A – Cmaj7 – Cm6 – A – Cmaj7 – Ebm7b5 – C6 – Em6 – Am7 – C – Am7 – C – A – Cm – A – C – A6 – C – A – C – A – Cmaj7 – A – C – A – Am7 – Fmaj7 – G6 – C7/E – …
