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     Intro:
              B    B    B    B    A    A    A    A
              B    B    B    B    A    A    A    A
         Verse:
        I cBan't rip your heart out like the swan  Asilvertone....
     and I can't make your soul sing like the mighty clouds of joy
     and BI can't rip your heart out like the swan Asilvertone.... but
    and I can't make your soul sing like the mighty clouds of joy but
   I can bEe there when your  lAonely and I can't
   I can hear you when your  hurting and I can
   Ehold you when your anAgry and I can't
   watch you when your   sleeping and I can
   Eshake you when you're Ahurting yourself and I can't
   talk you down when you don't make sense and I can
   Ebe the blame when there's no Aone else  oh..  oh..
    be the crack in..  your.. defense.......
        B      BoBh..ohB..    oAh..  A(yea)A  A  
                                 your  not A-
     Repeat Verse:
     E-lone    D   Ayour   DnoEt a-lone  D    Ayour  DnEot a-loDneA  
     Ayour   noDt Ea-loneD  A  D  
      Instru.
       B    B    B    B    A    A    A    A
            B       B       B       B       A       A  Aand yAour
    haBnds are warm and your heart is cold and your
     FAingers   smell  of  money..   you could
     sBtick your head in the grate instead and
     pAretend   you found it funny or I could
   be Ethere when your loAnely and I can't hoEld you when your
  aAngry and I can't Eshake you when your hAurting yourself and I can't
  bEe the blame when there's no Aone else but I can
  hEear you when your huArting and I can waEtch you when your
  sAleeping and I can Etalk you down when you Adon't make sense and I can
  bEe the crack in yAour defense.... oh...
      BohB..     Boh.B.oh..  Aoh.A.  yoAur noAt a-
   E-lone    D   Ayour noDt Ea-lone   D   Ayour noDt Ealone     D   Ayour noDt Ealone
     DyAour not DalEone       D   Ayour nDot Ealone
     Repeat to Fade:
       Chords:      E-0              E-0
                    B-0              B-0
                B=  G-8          A=  G-6
                    D-9              D-7
                    A-9              A-7
                    E-7              E-5  
   all other chords just use (normal) open fingering

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Silvertone

by Boo Hewerdine

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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E-5

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Intro:

B B B B A A A A

Verse:

B A

I can't rip your heart out like the swan silvertone....

and I can't make your soul sing like the mighty clouds of joy

B A

and I can't rip your heart out like the swan silvertone.... but

and I can't make your soul sing like the mighty clouds of joy but

E A

I can be there when your lonely and I can't

I can hear you when your hurting and I can

E A

hold you when your angry and I can't

watch you when your sleeping and I can

E A

shake you when you're hurting yourself and I can't

talk you down when you don't make sense and I can

E A

be the blame when there's no one else oh.. oh..

be the crack in.. your.. defense.......

B B B B A A A A

oh..oh.. oh.. (yea)

your not A-

Repeat Verse:

E D A D E D A D E D A

-lone your not a-lone your not a-lone

A D E D A D

your not a-lone

Instru.

B B B B A A A A

and your

hands are warm and your heart is cold and your

Fingers smell of money.. you could

stick your head in the grate instead and

pretend you found it funny or I could

E A E

be there when your lonely and I can't hold you when your

A E A

angry and I can't shake you when your hurting yourself and I can't

E A

be the blame when there's no one else but I can

E A E

hear you when your hurting and I can watch you when your

A E A

sleeping and I can talk you down when you don't make sense and I can

E A

be the crack in your defense.... oh...

B B B B A A A A

oh.. oh..oh.. oh.. your not a-

E D A D E D A D E D A D E

-lone your not a-lone your not alone your not alone

D A D E D A D E

your not alone your not alone

Repeat to Fade:

E E

Chords: -0 -0

B B

-0 -0

B G A G

= -8 = -6

D D

-9 -7

A A

-9 -7

E E-5

-7

all other chords just use (normal) open fingering

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