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There are a few live versions of this I have seen so far, different keys and different lyrics but here
is the simplest version. Great song
Capo - 5th fret
Intro:
    G|     G|     G|    D/F#|     Em|     Em|     Em|    D/F#  
Verse:
     GI should have told you all my secrets, 
But I D/F#never took the chance you Emgave, 
I guess I never was that braveD/F#  
     GI never should have left you hanging, 
When D/F#honesty was in Emdispute,
We dance around the truth
  CI don't know what I'm doing, 
  EmBut there is Dnothing wrong with Cthat, 
All we built left to ruin, 
  Emand I all I Dwanted was a Cchat, 
What the hell are we doing,
  EmI am so Dtempted to turn Cback.D  
  CDon't shout no doubt, 
My Dtongue is Gtied, D/F#  
  EmOur fears will all comDbine, 
to Gwhispers in time
  CHeart out, my mouth
Puts Dup a GfightD/F#  
  EmOur fears will all comDbine
To Gwhispers in Ctime, whispers in Dtime, whispers in 
    G|     G|     G|    D/F#|     Em|     Em|     Em|    D/F#  
time.
  GYou said I was a wasted promise, 
I D/F#thought I was a waste of Emtime, 
You said it was the perfect crime
  CI'm not sure what we're proving,
  EmWith all this Dbattle and the time,
CWhat the hell are we doing,
  EmI'm just so Dtempted to turn Cback.D  
  CDon't shout no doubt, 
My Dtongue is Gtied, D/F#  
  EmOur fears will all comDbine, 
to Gwhispers in time
  CHeart out, my mouth
Puts Dup a GfightD/F#  
  EmOur fears will all comDbine
To Gwhispers in Ctime (whispers in Emtime)
whispers in time (Gwhispers in Dtime)
whispers in time (Cwhispers in Emtime)
whispers in time (Gwhispers in tDime)
  CDon't shout no doubt, 
My Dtongue is Gtied, D/F#  
  EmOur fears will all comDbine, 
to whispers in time
  CHeart out, my mouth
Puts Dup a GfightD/F#  
  EmOur fears will all comDbine
To whispers in Ctime 
  CDon't shout no doubt, 
My Dtongue is Gtied, D/F#  
  EmOur fears will all comDbine, 
to whispers in time
  CHeart out, my mouth
Puts Dup a GfightD/F#  
  EmOur fears will all comDbine
To Gwhispers in Ctime 
whispers in Dtime, 
whispers in Gtime.

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Whispers

by Orla Gartland

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

There are a few live versions of this I have seen so far, different keys and different lyrics but here

is the simplest version. Great song

Capo - 5th fret

Intro:

G G G D/F# Em Em Em D/F#

| | | | | | |

Verse:

I should have told you all my secrets,

D/F# Em

But I never took the chance you gave,

D/F#

I guess I never was that brave

I never should have left you hanging,

D/F# Em

When honesty was in dispute,

We dance around the truth

I don't know what I'm doing,

Em D C

But there is nothing wrong with that,

All we built left to ruin,

Em D C

and I all I wanted was a chat,

What the hell are we doing,

Em D C D

I am so tempted to turn back.

Don't shout no doubt,

D G D/F#

My tongue is tied,

Em D

Our fears will all combine,

to whispers in time

Heart out, my mouth

D G D/F#

Puts up a fight

Em D

Our fears will all combine

G C D

To whispers in time, whispers in time, whispers in

G G G D/F# Em Em Em D/F#

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time.

You said I was a wasted promise,

D/F# Em

I thought I was a waste of time,

You said it was the perfect crime

I'm not sure what we're proving,

Em D

With all this battle and the time,

What the hell are we doing,

Em D C D

I'm just so tempted to turn back.

Don't shout no doubt,

D G D/F#

My tongue is tied,

Em D

Our fears will all combine,

to whispers in time

Heart out, my mouth

D G D/F#

Puts up a fight

Em D

Our fears will all combine

G C Em

To whispers in time (whispers in time)

G D

whispers in time (whispers in time)

C Em

whispers in time (whispers in time)

G D

whispers in time (whispers in time)

Don't shout no doubt,

D G D/F#

My tongue is tied,

Em D

Our fears will all combine,

to whispers in time

Heart out, my mouth

D G D/F#

Puts up a fight

Em D

Our fears will all combine

To whispers in time

Don't shout no doubt,

D G D/F#

My tongue is tied,

Em D

Our fears will all combine,

to whispers in time

Heart out, my mouth

D G D/F#

Puts up a fight

Em D

Our fears will all combine

G C

To whispers in time

whispers in time,

whispers in time.

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