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Shine Silently

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Nils Lofgren?s ?Shine Silently?.
Intro:
| C|  G|  Am|  F7|  C|  C   G|  Csus4  C|  C|
(verse 1)
CJust another room, just anotheGr town
Amsame old crazy people, hangin? aroF7und.
        |  Csus4   C|  Gsus4   G|  Csus4   C|
Still you Shine                    Silently
CStrarin? down in space, comin? down Galone,
Amfeel like packin? all my bags, heaF7din? home.
         |  Csus4   C|  Gsus4   G|  Csus4   C| C  
Still you Shine      Silently
(chorus)
           C7|  C7sus4   C7|  F  Fm  
Shi--------ine              silently
             |  F   C|                     C|  F   G|    G9   Am  G/B|
I don?t need no light, in the darkness
           C7|  C7sus4   C7|  F  D  
Shi--------ine               silently
                                                C|  G9   G|
No I won?t get lost while your love shines on me
| G9   G|
shines on me.
 C   G   Am   F7   C|  C  G|  Csus4   C| C  
(verse 2)
People at the door, people on the phone,
Same old story no time of my own
Still you shine, silently
Nothin? left to say, nothin? left to prove
When it?s said and done there?s nothin? left but you, babe
Shine silently.
(chorus twice, second time insturmental)
(intro)
(chorus)

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Shine Silently

by Nils Lofgren

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus4

Gsus4

C7sus4

G/B

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Nils Lofgren?s ?Shine Silently?.

Intro:

C G Am F7 C C G Csus4 C C

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(verse 1)

C G

Just another room, just another town

Am F7

same old crazy people, hangin? around.

Csus4 C Gsus4 G Csus4 C

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Still you Shine Silently

C G

Strarin? down in space, comin? down alone,

Am F7

feel like packin? all my bags, headin? home.

Csus4 C Gsus4 G Csus4 C C

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Still you Shine Silently

(chorus)

C7 C7sus4 C7 F Fm

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Shi--------ine silently

F C C F G G9 Am G/B

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I don?t need no light, in the darkness

C7 C7sus4 C7 F D

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Shi--------ine silently

C G9 G

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No I won?t get lost while your love shines on me

G9 G

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shines on me.

C G Am F7 C C G Csus4 C C

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(verse 2)

People at the door, people on the phone,

Same old story no time of my own

Still you shine, silently

Nothin? left to say, nothin? left to prove

When it?s said and done there?s nothin? left but you, babe

Shine silently.

(chorus twice, second time insturmental)

(intro)

(chorus)

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