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Okke Punt & Yori Swart - When You Speak
(It's not yet perfect, but a good start I think)
[Riff 1] (Main riff, played during Intro and Verses)
e|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
B|-3----------3--|3-------3-----|3-------3-----|3-----3--------|
G|-----0---0-----|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0----------|
D|---2-----------|--0-------0---|--2-------2---|--0------------|
A|---------------|--------------|3-----3-------|2-----2h3p2----|
E|-0-----0----2--|3-----3-------|--------------|---------------|
e|---------------|--------------|--------------|3--------------|
B|-3----------3--|3-------3-----|3-------3-----|--------3------|
G|-----0---0-----|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0-------0--|
D|---2-----------|--0-------0---|--2-------2---|--0-------0----|
A|---------------|--------------|3-----3-------|3-----3--------|
E|-0-----0----2--|3-----3-------|--------------|---------------|
e|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
B|-3----------3--|3-------3-----|3-------3-----|3-----3--------|
G|-----0---0-----|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0----------|
D|---2-----------|--0-------0---|--2-------2---|--0------------|
A|---------------|--------------|3-----3-------|2-----2h3p2----|
E|-0-----0----2--|3-----3-------|--------------|---------------|
e|---------------|--------------|---------------|3-------------|--------------|3--------------|
B|-3----------3--|3-------3-----|-3-------3-----|--------3-----|3-------3-----|---------------|
G|-----0---0-----|----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|---------------|
D|---2-----------|--0-------0---|---0-------0---|--0-------0---|--0-------0---|---------------|
A|---------------|--------------|-3-----3-------|3-----3-------|3-----3-------|3--------------|
E|-0-----0----2--|3-----3-------|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
[Riff 2] (For Chorus)
e|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
B|-3-------3-----|3-------3-----|3-------3-----|3--------3-----|
G|-----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0--------0-|
D|---2-------2---|--0-------0---|--0-------0---|--0--------0---|
A|---------------|3-----3-------|--------------|---------------|
E|-0-----0-------|--------------|3-----3-------|2------2-------|
[Intro]
Riff 1
[Verse]
Riff 1
[Okke]
You Emhave to Gwait
can't Cseem to explGain
Em G CCadd7
the way I feel today
you Emknow that it's Gstrange
thought I'd Cnever say Gthis
Em G CCadd7 CCadd7
but I, I've
[Chorus]
4x Riff 3
I’ve Emseen your Cface
a Gmillion times DbeforEme
beCfore you met GmeD
and Emall your Cgrace
I Gnever can DignorEme
Cwhen you sGpeak
Dwhen you speak
[Interlude]
1x Riff 1
[Verse]
1x Riff 1
[Yori]
I've Emwaited all these Gyears
never Conce that you appGeared
Em G CCadd7
I don't care if you're sorry
but Emyou don't have to Gfear
I never Cthought I'd say Gthis
Em G CCadd7 CCadd7
but I, I've
[Chorus]:
4x Riff 3
I’ve Emseen your Cface
a Gmillion times DbeforEme
beCfore you met GmeD
and Emall your Cgrace
I Gnever can DignorEme
Cwhen you sGpeak
Dwhen you speak
[Bridge]
e|---------------|3-------------|--------------|3-------------|
B|-3-------3-----|--------3-----|3-------3-----|--------3-----|
G|-----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|
D|---0-------0---|--0-------0---|--0-------0---|--0-------0---|
A|-3-----3-------|3-----3-------|2-----2-------|2-----2-------|
E|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
e|---------------|3-------------|--------------|3-------------|
B|-3-------3-----|--------3-----|3-------3-----|--------3-----|
G|-----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|
D|---0-------0---|--0-------0---|--0-------0---|--0-------0---|
A|-1-----1-------|1-----1-------|0-----0-------|0-----0-------|
E|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
e|---------------|--------------|3-------3-----|2-------2-----|
B|-0-------0-----|3-------3-----|----3-------3-|----3-------3-|
G|-----0-------0-|----0-------0-|--2-------2---|--2-------2---|
D|---0-------0---|--0-------0---|0-----0-------|0-----0-------|
A|-3-----3-------|3-----3-------|--------------|--------------|
E|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
e|3-------3-2---|5-------------|
B|----3---------|--------------|
G|--2-----------|--------------|
D|0-----0---0---|0-------------|
A|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|
[Chorus]:
8x Riff 3
I’ve Emseen your Cface
a Gmillion times DbeforEme
beCfore you met GmeD
and Emall your Cgrace
I Gnever can DignorEme
Cwhen you sGpeakD
I’ve Emseen your Cface
a Gmillion times DbeforEme
beCfore you met GmeD
and Emall your Cgrace
I Gnever can DignorEme
Cwhen you sGpeak
Dwhen you speak
[Outro]
1x Riff 1
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When You Speak
by Okke Punt
Chords in this song · guitar
Em
G
C
D
Okke Punt & Yori Swart - When You Speak
(It's not yet perfect, but a good start I think)
[Riff 1] (Main riff, played during Intro and Verses)
e|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
B|-3----------3--|3-------3-----|3-------3-----|3-----3--------|
G|-----0---0-----|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0----------|
D|---2-----------|--0-------0---|--2-------2---|--0------------|
A|---------------|--------------|3-----3-------|2-----2h3p2----|
E|-0-----0----2--|3-----3-------|--------------|---------------|
e|---------------|--------------|--------------|3--------------|
B|-3----------3--|3-------3-----|3-------3-----|--------3------|
G|-----0---0-----|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0-------0--|
D|---2-----------|--0-------0---|--2-------2---|--0-------0----|
A|---------------|--------------|3-----3-------|3-----3--------|
E|-0-----0----2--|3-----3-------|--------------|---------------|
e|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
B|-3----------3--|3-------3-----|3-------3-----|3-----3--------|
G|-----0---0-----|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0----------|
D|---2-----------|--0-------0---|--2-------2---|--0------------|
A|---------------|--------------|3-----3-------|2-----2h3p2----|
E|-0-----0----2--|3-----3-------|--------------|---------------|
e|---------------|--------------|---------------|3-------------|--------------|3--------------|
B|-3----------3--|3-------3-----|-3-------3-----|--------3-----|3-------3-----|---------------|
G|-----0---0-----|----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|---------------|
D|---2-----------|--0-------0---|---0-------0---|--0-------0---|--0-------0---|---------------|
A|---------------|--------------|-3-----3-------|3-----3-------|3-----3-------|3--------------|
E|-0-----0----2--|3-----3-------|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
[Riff 2] (For Chorus)
e|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
B|-3-------3-----|3-------3-----|3-------3-----|3--------3-----|
G|-----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0--------0-|
D|---2-------2---|--0-------0---|--0-------0---|--0--------0---|
A|---------------|3-----3-------|--------------|---------------|
E|-0-----0-------|--------------|3-----3-------|2------2-------|
[Intro]
Riff 1
[Verse]
Riff 1
[Okke]
Em G
You have to wait
C G
can't seem to explain
Em G C
Cadd7
the way I feel today
Em G
you know that it's strange
C G
thought I'd never say this
Em G C C
Cadd7 Cadd7
but I, I've
[Chorus]
4x Riff 3
Em C
I’ve seen your face
G D Em
a million times before
C G D
before you met me
Em C
and all your grace
G D Em
I never can ignore
C G
when you speak
D
when you speak
[Interlude]
1x Riff 1
[Verse]
1x Riff 1
[Yori]
Em G
I've waited all these years
C G
never once that you appeared
Em G C
Cadd7
I don't care if you're sorry
Em G
but you don't have to fear
C G
I never thought I'd say this
Em G C C
Cadd7 Cadd7
but I, I've
[Chorus]:
4x Riff 3
Em C
I’ve seen your face
G D Em
a million times before
C G D
before you met me
Em C
and all your grace
G D Em
I never can ignore
C G
when you speak
D
when you speak
[Bridge]
e|---------------|3-------------|--------------|3-------------|
B|-3-------3-----|--------3-----|3-------3-----|--------3-----|
G|-----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|
D|---0-------0---|--0-------0---|--0-------0---|--0-------0---|
A|-3-----3-------|3-----3-------|2-----2-------|2-----2-------|
E|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
e|---------------|3-------------|--------------|3-------------|
B|-3-------3-----|--------3-----|3-------3-----|--------3-----|
G|-----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|
D|---0-------0---|--0-------0---|--0-------0---|--0-------0---|
A|-1-----1-------|1-----1-------|0-----0-------|0-----0-------|
E|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
e|---------------|--------------|3-------3-----|2-------2-----|
B|-0-------0-----|3-------3-----|----3-------3-|----3-------3-|
G|-----0-------0-|----0-------0-|--2-------2---|--2-------2---|
D|---0-------0---|--0-------0---|0-----0-------|0-----0-------|
A|-3-----3-------|3-----3-------|--------------|--------------|
E|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
e|3-------3-2---|5-------------|
B|----3---------|--------------|
G|--2-----------|--------------|
D|0-----0---0---|0-------------|
A|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|
[Chorus]:
8x Riff 3
Em C
I’ve seen your face
G D Em
a million times before
C G D
before you met me
Em C
and all your grace
G D Em
I never can ignore
C G D
when you speak
Em C
I’ve seen your face
G D Em
a million times before
C G D
before you met me
Em C
and all your grace
G D Em
I never can ignore
C G
when you speak
D
when you speak
[Outro]
1x Riff 1
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