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Silver Chain

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Gminor

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1/27

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 27Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|----------------------|-------|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|--8----|----------------------|--8-----8--10----10---|
G|--3-------------------|--8----|--3-------------------|--8--8-----10-10------|
D|--5-----------5-------|--8----|--5-----------5-------|--8--------10---------|
A|--5--------5-----5----|--6----|--5--------5-----5----|--6--------8----------|
E|--3-------------------|-------|--3-------------------|----------------------|
e|----------------------|-------|----------------------------|-------|
B|----------------------|--8----|----------------------------|--5----|
G|--3-------------------|--8----|--3-----3--3--4-----4--4----|--7----|
D|--5-----------5-------|--8----|--5-----5--5--6-----6--6----|--7----|
A|--5--------5-----5----|--6----|--5-----5--5--6-----6--6----|--5----|
E|--3-------------------|-------|--3-----3--3--4-----4--4----|-------|
[Verse 1]
GmFear and self loathing
Forged a Dmchain of silver ore
By the Ftime I stop singing
          C              |A--3--2--0--|
You won't love me anymore
I Gmran to the river
Crying, Dmriver cure me
But the Friver just laughed
Washing Csand over me
[Chorus]
GmGirl child your A#daddy's
Silver D#chain's nine miles A#long
From every G#link of that Gmchain
Hangs a Fheart D#he has Gmwronged
Little Gmgirl take the A#length
Of your D#father's bright A#chain
And G#bind me to Gmyou
I don't D#care what you do
[Verse 2]
I Gmran to the fire
"Fire Dmpurify me"
The Ffire licked my skin
       C                   |A--3--2--0--|
But it did not set me free
I Gmturned to the bottle
AlcoDmhol cure me
Let me Fsleep without dreaming
AlcoChol lied to me
[Chorus]
GmGirl child your A#daddy's
Silver D#chain's nine miles A#long
From every G#link of that Gmchain
Hangs a Fheart D#he has Gmwronged
Little Gmgirl take the A#length
Of your D#father's bright A#chain
And G#bind me to Gmyou
I don't D#care what you do
[Bridge]
I Gmspoke to the forest I spoke to the trees
I Dmspoke to the river but it did not speak to me
I Fcarved your name in the cypress tree bark
I Ctattooed your name in a ring round my heart
I Gmwore out my welcome I wore out myself
I Dmwore out my reason I wore out my health
I fForgot my name On the Cday that you came...
[Chorus]
GmGirl child your A#daddy's
Silver D#chain's nine miles A#long
From every G#link of that Gmchain
Hangs a Fheart D#he has Gmwronged
Little Gmgirl take the A#length
Of your D#father's bright A#chain
And G#bind me to Gmyou
I don't D#care what you do

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Silver Chain

by Rowland S. Howard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|----------------------|-------|----------------------|----------------------|

B|----------------------|--8----|----------------------|--8-----8--10----10---|

G|--3-------------------|--8----|--3-------------------|--8--8-----10-10------|

D|--5-----------5-------|--8----|--5-----------5-------|--8--------10---------|

A|--5--------5-----5----|--6----|--5--------5-----5----|--6--------8----------|

E|--3-------------------|-------|--3-------------------|----------------------|

e|----------------------|-------|----------------------------|-------|

B|----------------------|--8----|----------------------------|--5----|

G|--3-------------------|--8----|--3-----3--3--4-----4--4----|--7----|

D|--5-----------5-------|--8----|--5-----5--5--6-----6--6----|--7----|

A|--5--------5-----5----|--6----|--5-----5--5--6-----6--6----|--5----|

E|--3-------------------|-------|--3-----3--3--4-----4--4----|-------|

[Verse 1]

Fear and self loathing

Forged a chain of silver ore

By the time I stop singing

C |A--3--2--0--|

You won't love me anymore

I ran to the river

Crying, river cure me

But the river just laughed

Washing sand over me

[Chorus]

Gm A#

Girl child your daddy's

D# A#

Silver chain's nine miles long

G# Gm

From every link of that chain

F D# Gm

Hangs a heart he has wronged

Gm A#

Little girl take the length

D# A#

Of your father's bright chain

G# Gm

And bind me to you

I don't care what you do

[Verse 2]

I ran to the fire

"Fire purify me"

The fire licked my skin

C |A--3--2--0--|

But it did not set me free

I turned to the bottle

Alcohol cure me

Let me sleep without dreaming

Alcohol lied to me

[Chorus]

Gm A#

Girl child your daddy's

D# A#

Silver chain's nine miles long

G# Gm

From every link of that chain

F D# Gm

Hangs a heart he has wronged

Gm A#

Little girl take the length

D# A#

Of your father's bright chain

G# Gm

And bind me to you

I don't care what you do

[Bridge]

I spoke to the forest I spoke to the trees

I spoke to the river but it did not speak to me

I carved your name in the cypress tree bark

I tattooed your name in a ring round my heart

I wore out my welcome I wore out myself

I wore out my reason I wore out my health

F C

I forgot my name On the day that you came...

[Chorus]

Gm A#

Girl child your daddy's

D# A#

Silver chain's nine miles long

G# Gm

From every link of that chain

F D# Gm

Hangs a heart he has wronged

Gm A#

Little girl take the length

D# A#

Of your father's bright chain

G# Gm

And bind me to you

I don't care what you do

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