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The Less You Say

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Aminor

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Standard tuning
Capo 1
The intro and first chorus are fingered.
The other choruses have a different strumming pattern.
Intro: 
 Am-  G-  Em- F  
 Am-  Em7-  F- G  
 Am-  G-  Em- F  
 Am-  Em7- C  
AmYou ever Gcatch yourself just Emthinking of a wFay to get out?
AmIt’s like a Em7reflex moFtion.G  
AmThe words slip Gin and leave a Emtaste that you let lFinger for days, 
AminsiEm7de your Fheart.
CWe fell asleep, just like before, Amthere under trees
AmI can’t do this anymore
CMake this all someAmthing that’s behind us
For Fme, for you, this Cis not the Gend but I’m scared
AmColor your Gwords in a soft subEmtle Fsequence
AmBut you Gforce this on us liEmke we Fshouldn’t care
AmThe fields that Gthey will find Emus in are Fmarked and now
AmThe Gend, the Fend is here
CWe fell asleep, just like before,
AmYou said I can’t do this anymore
CHORUS (x2)
CYou better run, you best not stay
AmThey catch you here this all goes Faway
FThis all goes Caway G  
AmJust give me Ga chance to chEmange your Fmind
AmSpeak with Gthe others you will EmseeF  
AmThe place that Gyou now Emhope to Ffind, your peace 
Amwill cut Gpieces Fright out from me
CYou could Dmmake this all go away
AmYears Swept by us like Seas
EmAnd we slept Gby ourselves to sCee
CWe hid hope in our sleeves
DmAnd all the world knew we believed
AmThis life took me by the Emhand
EmGod knows Gwhere you’ll find Cyourself (in the end)
CYou better run, you best not stay
AmThey catch you here this all goes Faway
FThis all goes Caway. G(x2)
AmThe less you say the more I can’t Gshake
GThe reason you would Fleave is the reason you could Amstay
Oh, The Gless you say the more I can’t Fshake
The reason you would Amleave is the Creason you could Fstay
The reason you could Amstay, Cyou could sFtay
And Lord knows you've got your Amreasons
CYou could Fstay
But just listen to Amwhat I Chave to Fsay.

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The Less You Say

by Emery

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Standard tuning

Capo 1

The intro and first chorus are fingered.

The other choruses have a different strumming pattern.

Intro:

Am G Em F

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Am Em7 F G

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Am G Em F

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Am Em7 C

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Am G Em F

You ever catch yourself just thinking of a way to get out?

Am Em7 F G

It’s like a reflex motion.

Am G Em F

The words slip in and leave a taste that you let linger for days,

Am Em7 F

inside your heart.

C Am

We fell asleep, just like before, there under trees

I can’t do this anymore

C Am

Make this all something that’s behind us

F C G

For me, for you, this is not the end but I’m scared

Am G Em F

Color your words in a soft subtle sequence

Am G Em F

But you force this on us like we shouldn’t care

Am G Em F

The fields that they will find us in are marked and now

Am G F

The end, the end is here

We fell asleep, just like before,

You said I can’t do this anymore

CHORUS (x2)

You better run, you best not stay

Am F

They catch you here this all goes away

F C G

This all goes away

Am G Em F

Just give me a chance to change your mind

Am G Em F

Speak with the others you will see

Am G Em F

The place that you now hope to find, your peace

Am G F

will cut pieces right out from me

C Dm

You could make this all go away

Years Swept by us like Seas

Em G C

And we slept by ourselves to see

We hid hope in our sleeves

And all the world knew we believed

Am Em

This life took me by the hand

Em G C

God knows where you’ll find yourself (in the end)

You better run, you best not stay

Am F

They catch you here this all goes away

F C G

This all goes away. (x2)

Am G

The less you say the more I can’t shake

G F Am

The reason you would leave is the reason you could stay

G F

Oh, The less you say the more I can’t shake

Am C F

The reason you would leave is the reason you could stay

Am C F

The reason you could stay, you could stay

And Lord knows you've got your reasons

C F

You could stay

Am C F

But just listen to what I have to say.

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