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Silence

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Info: I think you can just skip the Dm in the first verse and play extended C. At the 
end "let it all build up"
you can do a little slide (when playing G) on highest E string from 3rd fret to 5th. 
Although I am not really sure
             C           Dm   F(repeat)
Thought I’d find it easier
Under lCock, chaDmin and keyF  
CThought I’d fiDmnd it easieFr
To just keCep you Dmto meF  
CWhen the wisdoDmm and the pFatience
Of the worlCd’s wasDmted on Fme
That’s when I shuCt down Dmmy relationshiFps
Watch them flCoatinDmg out to sFea
I understCand that it never eFnds
She’s waiting Cround every corner; round every bendF  
And Cit hurts to know that I won’t know if you knew Fhow the summer went
I undersCtand silenceF  
GI understand tFhat it never eCnds
She’s waiting round evGery corner; Fround every bCend
When you’re scaGred and lost Fdon’t let it alCl build Fup
Break the sGilence
CSomeone to call Ga best friendF  
CSomeone to be thDmere when it eFnds
                                C            F  G/      F  
When you’re scared and lost don’t let it all build up
Break the Gsilence

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Silence

by The Maccabees

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Info: I think you can just skip the Dm in the first verse and play extended C. At the

end "let it all build up"

you can do a little slide (when playing G) on highest E string from 3rd fret to 5th.

Although I am not really sure

C Dm F

(repeat)

Thought I’d find it easier

C Dm F

Under lock, chain and key

C Dm F

Thought I’d find it easier

C Dm F

To just keep you to me

C Dm F

When the wisdom and the patience

C Dm F

Of the world’s wasted on me

C Dm F

That’s when I shut down my relationships

C Dm F

Watch them floating out to sea

C F

I understand that it never ends

C F

She’s waiting round every corner; round every bend

C F

And it hurts to know that I won’t know if you knew how the summer went

C F

I understand silence

G F C

I understand that it never ends

G F C

She’s waiting round every corner; round every bend

G F C F

When you’re scared and lost don’t let it all build up

Break the silence

C G F

Someone to call a best friend

C Dm F

Someone to be there when it ends

C F G F

When you’re scared and lost don’t let it all build up

Break the silence

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