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You Kill Me With Silence

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Tuning: Standard
chords which are pretty identifiable and easy to play along to.
Intro:  G   Eb   G   Eb   D   Eb   D  Eb  
- play twice, but leave out the last Eb before the first verse
Verse 1 - first riff:  G   Eb   G   Eb   D   Eb   D   Eb  
- again, play twice and leave out the last Eb
Verse 1 - second riff:  Cm   Ab   Bb  D  
Verse 2 - first riff: G D
Verse 2 - second riff:  Cm   Bb   Ab  D  
- played just like the second riff in the first verse, except Ab and Bb are reversed
Chorus:  Bb   Ab  Cm  
- alternate Cm with G each second time through - also end the first chorus on just Bb and the second
chorus on Ab
Outro:  Bb   Ab  G  
[Intro]
G  Eb  G  Eb  D  Eb  D  Eb
G  Eb  G  Eb  D  Eb  D
[Verse 1]
GYou're thin iceEb…    G  EbI should be on sDolid grounEbdD  Eb  
An oh so Gquiet vicEbe…  GI Ebcan hear that Dcracking souEbndD  
But CmI remain, despite your Abdeadly aim
To drive another Bblad insane, when you won't Dspeak my name
[Chorus 1]
BbYou kill me with silence, that's your Abstyle girl you're letting me Cmknow
BbThis deafening silence the only rAbeason that you're in coGntrol
BbIt's emotional violence, I can't bAbreathe now but I can't let Cmgo
BbYou kill me with silence
G  Eb  G  Eb
[Verse 2]
GTrue to life things are hotting Dup in here
If I hGad a knife you could cut the Datmosphere
CmSomething else, I like this Bbbed of nails
That's what I Abtell myself - couldn't be much Dworse in Hell
[Chorus 2]
BbYou kill me with silence, that's your Abstyle girl you're letting me Cmknow
BbThis deafening silence the only rAbeason that you're in coGntrol
BbIt's emotional violence, I can't bAbreathe now but I can't let Cmgo
BbYou kill me with silenceAb  
[Outro]
Bb  Ab  G
    Bb      Ab  G… you kill me with silence
    Bb      Ab  G… kill me with silence
Bb  Ab  G

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You Kill Me With Silence

by Duran Duran

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

chords which are pretty identifiable and easy to play along to.

G Eb G Eb D Eb D Eb

Intro:

- play twice, but leave out the last Eb before the first verse

G Eb G Eb D Eb D Eb

Verse 1 - first riff:

- again, play twice and leave out the last Eb

Cm Ab Bb D

Verse 1 - second riff:

Verse 2 - first riff: G D

Cm Bb Ab D

Verse 2 - second riff:

- played just like the second riff in the first verse, except Ab and Bb are reversed

Bb Ab Cm

Chorus:

- alternate Cm with G each second time through - also end the first chorus on just Bb and the second

chorus on Ab

Bb Ab G

Outro:

[Intro]

G Eb G Eb D Eb D Eb

G Eb G Eb D Eb D

[Verse 1]

G Eb G Eb D Eb D Eb

You're thin ice… I should be on solid ground

G Eb G Eb D Eb D

An oh so quiet vice… I can hear that cracking sound

Cm Ab

But I remain, despite your deadly aim

Bb D

To drive another lad insane, when you won't speak my name

[Chorus 1]

Bb Ab Cm

You kill me with silence, that's your style girl you're letting me know

Bb Ab G

This deafening silence the only reason that you're in control

Bb Ab Cm

It's emotional violence, I can't breathe now but I can't let go

You kill me with silence

G Eb G Eb

[Verse 2]

G D

True to life things are hotting up in here

G D

If I had a knife you could cut the atmosphere

Cm Bb

Something else, I like this bed of nails

Ab D

That's what I tell myself - couldn't be much worse in Hell

[Chorus 2]

Bb Ab Cm

You kill me with silence, that's your style girl you're letting me know

Bb Ab G

This deafening silence the only reason that you're in control

Bb Ab Cm

It's emotional violence, I can't breathe now but I can't let go

Bb Ab

You kill me with silence

[Outro]

Bb Ab G

… you kill me with silence

Bb Ab G

… kill me with silence

Bb Ab G

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