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A SILENT CAUSE
The Paper Kites--twelvefour
CAPO 4--All Chords Relative to Capo
[INTRO]
G Am D G Am D G
[VERSE]
GI heard that you're moviAmng away
DFumbled in my pocGkets for a fAminal wordD  Am  
CAnd I tell you 'Don't be laGte'
GSmile when you tell me you won’t
GShuffle your fAmeet and you don't
DWant to read betGween the air of siAmlenceD  Am  
CThen the rain begGins
[CHORUS]
DI don't want to love you
I want to learn yCou
But I'd love to know you wGell
[Riff]
Am D G
[VERSE]
GSo long to your faAmmily home
I wonDder if you'll eGver get that feAmeling back?D  Am  
Your faCmily hGome
GCovered my eyes with your hands
GWalked me through aAmll of your plans
DI told you I could sGee it all
But Amall I saw was youD  Am  
Through the spCace in your finGgers 
[CHORUS]
DI don't want to love you
I want to learn yCou
But I'd love to know you wGell
[RIFF]
 Am   D   Gx3
[VERSE]
GYou say all the peAmople you know
DAll are slowly dyGing from a sAmilent causeD  Am  
From their quCiet desperGations
GI walk you home in the rain
GPass by the yeAmllow line train
DThought that I was diffGerent 
When you loAmoked at meD  Am  
But this quGiet desperation is 
KilCling me tDoo
KilCling me tGoo
[CHORUS]
DAnd I don't want to love you
I want to learn yCou
But I'd love to know you wGell
[OUTRO]
G Am D G Am D G

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A Silent Cause

by The Paper Kites

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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A SILENT CAUSE

The Paper Kites--twelvefour

CAPO 4--All Chords Relative to Capo

[INTRO]

G Am D G Am D G

[VERSE]

G Am

I heard that you're moving away

D G Am D Am

Fumbled in my pockets for a final word

C G

And I tell you 'Don't be late'

Smile when you tell me you won’t

G Am

Shuffle your feet and you don't

D G Am D Am

Want to read between the air of silence

C G

Then the rain begins

[CHORUS]

I don't want to love you

I want to learn you

But I'd love to know you well

[Riff]

Am D G

[VERSE]

G Am

So long to your family home

D G Am D Am

I wonder if you'll ever get that feeling back?

C G

Your family home

Covered my eyes with your hands

G Am

Walked me through all of your plans

D G

I told you I could see it all

Am D Am

But all I saw was you

C G

Through the space in your fingers

[CHORUS]

I don't want to love you

I want to learn you

But I'd love to know you well

[RIFF]

Am D G

[VERSE]

G Am

You say all the people you know

D G Am D Am

All are slowly dying from a silent cause

C G

From their quiet desperations

I walk you home in the rain

G Am

Pass by the yellow line train

D G

Thought that I was different

Am D Am

When you looked at me

But this quiet desperation is

C D

Killing me too

C G

Killing me too

[CHORUS]

And I don't want to love you

I want to learn you

But I'd love to know you well

[OUTRO]

G Am D G Am D G

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