{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":942447,"song":"Silent Legacy","artist":"Melissa Etheridge","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11615039-silent-legacy-chords-by-melissa-etheridge/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/942447?type=chord","rating":4.53826,"votes":22,"content":"This is Melissa Etheridge's \"Silent Legacy\" from the LP \"Yes I Am\".\r\nThe song is regularly tuned in EADGBe.\r\n\r\nThese are the chords used in the song:\r\n[ch]E[/ch]     022100\r\n[ch]Asus2[/ch] 002200\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch]   244222\r\n[ch]A[/ch]     577655 (I decided to play that A in a barre chord, because it sounds better)\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhy did you steal the matches from the one room motel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\nOnce they gave you answers, now they give you hell[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey will never understand, they wonder where did they go wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\nHow could you be so selfish, why can't you get along[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd as you pray in your darkness[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\nFor wings to set you free[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\nYou are bound to your silent legacy[/tab]\r\n\r\nYou've seen it in the movies and you've heard it on the street\r\nCraving the affection your blood is full of heat\r\nThey don't listen to your reasons as original as sin\r\nDeny all that you feel and they will bring you home again\r\n\r\nAnd as you pray in your darkness\r\nFor wings to set you free\r\nYou are bound to your silent legacy\r\n\r\nYour body is alive, but no one told you what you'd feel\r\nThe empty aching hours trying to conceal\r\nThe natural progression is the coming of your age\r\nBut they cover it with shame and turn it into rage\r\n\r\nAnd as you pray in your darkness\r\nFor wings to set you free\r\nYou are bound to your silent legacy\r\n\r\nYou are digging for the answers until your fingers bleed\r\nTo satisfy the hunger, to satiate the need\r\nThey feed you on the guilt to keep you humble keep you low\r\nSome man and myth they made up a thousand years ago\r\n\r\nAnd as you pray in your darkness\r\nFor wings to set you free\r\nYou are bound to your silent legacy\r\n\r\nMothers tell your children be quick you must be strong\r\nLife is full of wonder, love is never wrong\r\nRemember how they taught you, how much of it was fear\r\nRefuse to hand it down, the legacy stops here\r\n\r\n(try to pick the chords here instead of strumming)\r\n\r\nOh my child...\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd enjoy playing!","plain_text":"This is Melissa Etheridge's \"Silent Legacy\" from the LP \"Yes I Am\".\nThe song is regularly tuned in EADGBe.\n\nThese are the chords used in the song:\nE     022100\nAsus2 002200\nF#m   244222\nA     577655 (I decided to play that A in a barre chord, because it sounds better)\n\n\nVerse:\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\nYou've seen it in the movies and you've heard it on the street\nCraving the affection your blood is full of heat\nThey don't listen to your reasons as original as sin\nDeny all that you feel and they will bring you home again\n\nAnd as you pray in your darkness\nFor wings to set you free\nYou are bound to your silent legacy\n\nYour body is alive, but no one told you what you'd feel\nThe empty aching hours trying to conceal\nThe natural progression is the coming of your age\nBut they cover it with shame and turn it into rage\n\nAnd as you pray in your darkness\nFor wings to set you free\nYou are bound to your silent legacy\n\nYou are digging for the answers until your fingers bleed\nTo satisfy the hunger, to satiate the need\nThey feed you on the guilt to keep you humble keep you low\nSome man and myth they made up a thousand years ago\n\nAnd as you pray in your darkness\nFor wings to set you free\nYou are bound to your silent legacy\n\nMothers tell your children be quick you must be strong\nLife is full of wonder, love is never wrong\nRemember how they taught you, how much of it was fear\nRefuse to hand it down, the legacy stops here\n\n(try to pick the chords here instead of strumming)\n\nOh my child...\n\n\nAnd enjoy playing!","chords":["Am","E","Asus2","F#m","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Asus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,0,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,0,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}