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Silent House

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Step 1 / 48Position: 2

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SILENT HOUSE    -       Crowded House
Capo on 4th
Intro
       D5  G5/  C  G/B/       G5/ F  G5/E/Am/         F/Am7/F  
e|----------------/----------------/0------------/---3p0--------/
B|3----3----3----3/3----3----3----3/1----1-----3-/--1---1-----3-/
G|2-0h2----0----0-/2-0h2----0----0-/2-0h2-2----0-/-2-----2----0-/       2x 
D|0-------0----0--/0-------0----0--/3------3--0-0/3-------3--0-0/
A|-------3----2---/----------------/---------2---/----------2---/
E|----------------/-------1----0---/-------------/--------------/
              D5  G5/ C-                                           G/B  
   These walls 
          D5  G5/ F- G5/                                              E  
   Have eyes 
     Am/FRows of photo-     G/Bgraphs
     Am/FAnd faces like     G/Bmine
        D5  G5/ C-                                                 G/B  
   Who do 
           D5  G5/ F- G5/                                             E  
   We become 
     Am/FWithout knowinG/Bg     where
           Am/F        G/B   D5-  Dsus4-  D5-  Dsus4-                                         D5  
     We started     from 
           D5  G5/ C-                                              G/B  
   It's true 
                 D5  G5/ F- G5/                                       E  
   I'm missing you 
     Am/FAnd I stand a-     G/Blone
     Am/FInside your     G/Broom
 D5-  Dsus4-  D5-  Dsus4-  D5-  Dsus4  
                    A7  A+7sus4            Em/A- Gmaj7sus2/                          A  
   Everything that you       made by hand 
                    A7  A+7sus4              Em/A- Gmaj7sus2/                        A  
   Everything that you       know by heart 
 D5-                    D                                       Am  
       I will try to con-     nect
All the pieces you've    Cleft
                G/B*                                       
I will carry it      on
                   D5-                                      D  
And let you for-        get
I'll remember the     Amyears
When your mind was still    Cclear
                  G/B*                                     
All the flickering     lights
                            D**                            
That filled up this    silent     house
         D5  G5/ C-                                                G/B  
   One room 
         D5  G5/ F- G5/                                               E  
   Two beds
     Am/FIn the closeG/Bt     hangs
     Am/FYour favorite      G/Bdress
            D5  G5/ C-                                             G/B  
   Good books 
                   D5  G5/ F- G5/                                     E  
   that you ever had 
     Am/FAre in pieces     G/Bnow
              Am/F           G/B   D-  Em7/D-  D- Em7/ D-                                   D  
     The pages are     shredded 
                    A7  A+7sus4            Em/A- Gmaj7sus2/                          A  
   Everything that you       made by hand 
                    A7  A+7sus4              Em/A- Gmaj7sus2/                        A  
   Everything that you       know by heart 
 D5-                    D                                       Am  
       I will try to con-     nect
All the pieces you've    Cleft
                G/B*                                       
I will carry it      on
                   D5]                                      D  
And let you for-        get
I'll remember the     Amyears
When your mind was still    Cclear
                  G/B*                                     
All the flickering     lights
                            D***                            
That filled up this    silent     house
  D-  Em7/D-  D- Em7/ D-  D  
                    A7  A+7sus4            Em/A- Gmaj7sus2/                          A  
   Everything that you       made by hand 
                    A7  A+7sus4              Em/A- Gmaj7sus2/                        A  
   Everything that you       know by heart 
                       A7  A+7sus4             Em/A- Gmaj7sus2/            A  
   All the names that you        can't recall 
 D5-                    D                                       Am  
       I will try to con-     nect
All the pieces you've    Cleft
                G/B*                                       
I will carry it      on
                   D5-                                      D  
And let you for-        get
I'll remember the     Amyears
When your mind was still    Cclear
                  G/B*                                     
All the flickering     lights
                            D**       G5/ C-                       G/B  
That filled up this    silent     house
              D  G5/ C-          G/B  
   silent house 
D - G5/C - G/B  repeat et al + fade 
          D5xx023x 
G5/        Cx3003x
         G/Bx2003x 
G5/        F1x003x
G5/        E0x003x 
        Am/Fxx3210
Am7/       Fxx3213 
       Dsus4xx003x
          A7x0202x 
A+7sus4     x0303x
        Em/Ax0505x 
Gmaj7sus2/ Ax0707x
           Dx00232 
          Amx0221x
           Cx3201x 
G/B*        x2000x
G/B*        x20003
       Em7/Dxx0030
** = 1x intro
*** = 3x intro&#8195;

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Silent House

by Crowded House

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

G/B

Am/F

Dsus4

Em/A

Em7/D

Em7

SILENT HOUSE - Crowded House

Capo on 4th

Intro

D5 G5 C G B G5 F G5 E Am F Am7 F

/ // / /// //

e|----------------/----------------/0------------/---3p0--------/

B|3----3----3----3/3----3----3----3/1----1-----3-/--1---1-----3-/

G|2-0h2----0----0-/2-0h2----0----0-/2-0h2-2----0-/-2-----2----0-/ 2x

D|0-------0----0--/0-------0----0--/3------3--0-0/3-------3--0-0/

A|-------3----2---/----------------/---------2---/----------2---/

E|----------------/-------1----0---/-------------/--------------/

D5 G5 C G/B

/ -

These walls

D5 G5 F G5 E

/ - /

Have eyes

Am/F G/B

Rows of photo- graphs

Am/F G/B

And faces like mine

D5 G5 C G/B

/ -

Who do

D5 G5 F G5 E

/ - /

We become

Am/F G/B

Without knowing where

Am/F G/B D5 Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D5

- - - -

We started from

D5 G5 C G/B

/ -

It's true

D5 G5 F G5 E

/ - /

I'm missing you

Am/F G/B

And I stand a- lone

Am/F G/B

Inside your room

D5 Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D5 Dsus4

- - - - -

A7 A Em/A A

+7sus4 - Gmaj7sus2/

Everything that you made by hand

A7 A Em/A A

+7sus4 - Gmaj7sus2/

Everything that you know by heart

D5 D Am

I will try to con- nect

All the pieces you've left

G/B

I will carry it on

D5 D

And let you for- get

I'll remember the years

When your mind was still clear

G/B

All the flickering lights

That filled up this silent house

D5 G5 C G/B

/ -

One room

D5 G5 F G5 E

/ - /

Two beds

Am/F G/B

In the closet hangs

Am/F G/B

Your favorite dress

D5 G5 C G/B

/ -

Good books

D5 G5 F G5 E

/ - /

that you ever had

Am/F G/B

Are in pieces now

Am/F G/B D Em7/D D Em7 D D

- - - / -

The pages are shredded

A7 A Em/A A

+7sus4 - Gmaj7sus2/

Everything that you made by hand

A7 A Em/A A

+7sus4 - Gmaj7sus2/

Everything that you know by heart

D5 D Am

I will try to con- nect

All the pieces you've left

G/B

I will carry it on

D5 D

]

And let you for- get

I'll remember the years

When your mind was still clear

G/B

All the flickering lights

***

That filled up this silent house

D Em7/D D Em7 D D

- - - / -

A7 A Em/A A

+7sus4 - Gmaj7sus2/

Everything that you made by hand

A7 A Em/A A

+7sus4 - Gmaj7sus2/

Everything that you know by heart

A7 A Em/A A

+7sus4 - Gmaj7sus2/

All the names that you can't recall

D5 D Am

I will try to con- nect

All the pieces you've left

G/B

I will carry it on

D5 D

And let you for- get

I'll remember the years

When your mind was still clear

G/B

All the flickering lights

D G5 C G/B

** / -

That filled up this silent house

D G5 C G/B

/ -

silent house

D - G5/C - G/B repeat et al + fade

xx023x

G5 C

/ x3003x

G/B

x2003x

G5 F

/ 1x003x

G5 E

/ 0x003x

Am/F

xx3210

Am7 F

/ xx3213

Dsus4

xx003x

x0202x

+7sus4 x0303x

Em/A

x0505x

Gmaj7sus2/ x0707x

x00232

x0221x

x3201x

G/B

* x2000x

G/B

* x20003

Em7/D

xx0030

** = 1x intro

*** = 3x intro 

About Silent House Chords by Crowded House

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