True Believer
Biffy Clyro
Tabbed by james-uk
27 September 2025

First verse (repeated in the outro) is in 4/4 timing.
The rest of song is in 6/8 timing.

D     xx0232
Em/D  xx0453
Gm/D  xx0785

[Verse 1]
          Bm
How about now?
D
Do you want to be forgiven,
A

A
for the fucking millionth time?
Bm

       D
If you don't believe, then what's the difference,
A

  A
unless you read between the lines?

[Intro]
Bm      A       Bm      G
Bm      A       Bm      G
A               N.C.
A               N.C.

[Verse 2]
          Bm   A    Bm   G
How about now, Son?
Bm           A      Bm       G
Where's your joy if all's forbidden?
A               N.C.

A               N.C.
Sacrifice and heed the lie.
Bm      A       Bm      G

Bm        A         Bm    G
Know your place and pay attention,
A               N.C.

    A
but please ignore the warning signs.

[Pre-Chorus]
D    Em/D Gm/D  N.C.
We   both know,
D    Em/D Gm/D  N.C.
on - ly   hope.

[Chorus]
G                        A
  I'm not devout, just a true believer.
G                        A
  Never in doubt, such a true believer.
Bm                   A
  So how you feeling now?
        D                                  G
Are you still so fucking, still so fucking proud?
             Bm                    A
And never in doubt, you've been surrounded,
           D                                 G
and you're trying to raze it all down to the ground.

[Interlude]
          Bm     N.C.
How about now?
Bm     N.C.
A               N.C.
A               N.C.

[Verse 3]
             Bm   A    Bm   G
I don't know how, Son.
Bm     A       Bm      G
Do you want to live forever?
A               N.C.

   A               N.C.
Do nothing for the final time.
Bm     A       Bm      G

Bm       A          Bm    G
Quick to hide, slow to remember.
A               N.C.

    A
But find a future worth your while.

[Pre-Chorus]
D
We   both not – iced,
    N.C.
our grea - test weak – ness.

[Chorus]
G                        A
  I'm not devout, just a true believer.
G                        A
  Never in doubt, such a true believer.
Bm                   A
  So how you feeling now?
        D                                  G
Are you still so fucking, still so fucking proud?
             Bm                    A
And never in doubt, you've been surrounded,
           D                                 G
and you're trying to raze it all down to the ground.
          Bm       Em
How about now?
          Bm       F#m
How about now?

[Bridge]
A                      Bm
  We are light, we are frequencies,
             G               G
fighting our way through the darkness.
Bm         Em
  Only for love, you'll never know,
Bm         F#m
  only for us, my faithful.
A                      Bm
  We are light, we are frequencies,
             G               G
fighting our way through the darkness.
A                      Bm
  We are light, we are frequencies,
             G               G
fighting our way through the darkness.
A                   Bm
  Only love has it,   only love has it.
G                   G
  Only love has it,   only love has it.
A                   Bm
  Only love has it,   only love has it.
G                   G
  Only love has it,   only love.

[Instrumental Break]
N.C.
A                N.C.
G           C
A           Bb
G

[Outro]
          Bm
How about now?
D
Do you want to be forgiven,
A

A
for the fucking millionth time?
Bm

       D
If you don't believe, then what's the difference,
A

  A
unless you read between the lines?