{"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":2696871,"song":"Code Of Silence","artist":"Billy Joel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2696871-code-of-silence-chords-by-billy-joel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2696871?type=chord","rating":4.76823,"votes":11,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Bb2[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F2/A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Bb2[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F2/A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nEverybody's got a million questions[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]\r\nEverybody wants to know the score[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nWhat you went through[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]G7sus[/ch]\r\nIt's something you should be over now[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nEverybody wants to hear the secrets[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]\r\nThat you never told a soul before[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd it's not that strange[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]G7sus[/ch]   [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\n'Cause it wouldn't change what happens anyhow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nBut you swore to yourself a long time ago[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]\r\nThere were some things that people never needed to know[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThis is one that you keep, that you bury so deep[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNo one can tear it out[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd you can't talk about it[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause you're following a code of silence[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou're never gonna lose the anger[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou just deal with it in a different way[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]G/B[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nAnd you can't talk about it[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd isn't that a kind of madness[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G/B[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo be living by a code of silence[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]F2/A[/ch]\r\nWhen you've really got a lot to say[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nYou don't want to lose a friendship[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]\r\nThere's nothing that you have to hide[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd a little dirt[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G7sus[/ch]\r\nCouldn't hurt no one anyway[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nAnd you still have a rage inside you[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]\r\nThat you carry with a certain pride[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nIn the only part of a broken heart[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G7sus[/ch]      [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nThat you could ever save[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nBut you've been through it once, you know how it ends[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]\r\nYou don't see the point of going through it again[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd this ain't the place and this ain't the time[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd neither's any other day[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSo you can't talk about it[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause you're following a code of silence[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou're never gonna lose the anger[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou just deal with it in a different way[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]G/B[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nSo you can't talk about it[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd isn't that a kind of madness[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G/B[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo be living by a code of silence[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]F2/A[/ch]\r\nWhen you've really got a lot to say[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]              [ch]F/Eb[/ch]                           [ch]Bb/D[/ch]\r\nI know you well enough to tell You've got your reasons[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                     [ch]F/Eb[/ch]                    [ch]Bb/D[/ch]\r\nThat's not the kind of code you're inclined to break[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                       [ch]F/Eb[/ch]              [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nSome things unknown are best left alone forever[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd if a vow is what it takes[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F2[/ch]\r\nHaven't you paid for your mistakes?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]Cm[/ch]        [ch]Ab/C[/ch]         [ch]B/C[/ch]         [ch]G/C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nAfter the moment passes[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd the impulse disappears[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nYou can still hold back[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\n'Cause you don't crack very easily[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nIt's a time-honored resolution[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]\r\nBecause the danger is always near[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nIt's with you now[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]G7sus[/ch]         [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nBut that ain't how it was supposed to be[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nAnd it's hard to believe after all these years[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]\r\nThat it still gives you pain and it still brings tears[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd you feel like a fool, 'cause in spite all your rules[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou've got a memory[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut you can't talk about it[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause you're following a code of silence[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou're never gonna lose the anger[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou just deal with it in a different way[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]G/B[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nBut you can't talk about it[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd isn't that a kind of madness[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G/B[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo be living by a code of silence[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]F2/A[/ch]\r\nWhen you've really got a lot to say[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Repeat and fade]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Bb2[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F2/A[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nAm           G/B    C\nAm           Bb2    G\nAm           G/B    C\nC            F2/A\n\nAm           G/B    C\nAm           Bb2    G\nAm           G/B    C\nC            F2/A\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nCm        Ab/C         B/C         G/C\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Repeat and fade]\nAm           G/B    C\nAm           Bb2    G\nAm           G/B    C\nC            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