Three Chords and the Truth

Three Chords and the Truth may refer to:

• "Three Chords and the Truth", an oft quoted phrase coined by Harlan Howard in the 1950s which he used to describe country music
• "All I got is a red guitar, three chords and the truth. All I got is a red guitar, the rest is up to you." Bono singing U2's cover version of All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan on their 1988 album Rattle and Hum
• Three Chords and the Truth, a 1997 book by Laurence Leamer about the business and lifestyle of country music and its many stars
• Three Chords and the Truth (Sara Evans album), 1997 album
• Three Chords and the Truth (song), 1997 song by Sara Evans
• Three Chords and the Truth (The Ducky Boys album), 2004
• Three Chords & the Truth (Van Morrison album), 2019
• "Three Chords and the Truth" (John McCutcheon song) from his 2018 album, Trolling for Dreams
• Three Chords and the Truth (James King album), 2013
• "Three Chords and the Truth" (Ry Cooder song) from his 2007 album, My Name Is Buddy
• "Three Chords & the Truth" (Chase Rice song) from his 2017 album, Lambs & Lions
• 3 Chords & the Truth, a 2004 album by Anthony David.
• "Three Chords and the Truth", a stage play by Lynn Aylward presented online at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2021.
• Three chords in punk rock as in: "This is a chord. This is another. This is a third. Now form a band" first published in the punk zine called Sniffin' Glue in 1976
• This phrase is used as a sign-off by Adam Reader on his Professor of Rock channel on YouTube as of 2021.