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Silver Lining

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1/24

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 24Position: 15

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Key: G
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 G-  320033
 Em- 022000
 C-  x32010
 D-  xx0232
 Am- x02210
[Intro] G--Em (x3) C--G
Guitar 2:
e|-17--15-------------------|-----------------|
B|--------17--17--17--------|-----------15----|
G|--------------------14-16-|-16--16p14----16-|
D|--------------------------|-----------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------|
             x3
[Verse 1]
and I'm Gnot going Emback
into Grags or in the Emhole
and our Gbruises are Emcoming
but Cwe will never Gfold
and I Gwas your silver Emlining
Gas the story Emgoes
I Gwas your silver Emlining
but Cnow I'm Ggold
[Chorus]
hooAmray hooEmray
I'm your Csilver liGning
hooAmray hooEmray
but Cnow I'm Ggold
[Post chorus] G
[Verse 2]
and I Gwas your silver Emlining
Ghigh up on my Emtoes
we were Grunning through fields of Emhitch-hikers
Cas the story Ggoes
[Chorus]
hooAmray hooEmray
I'm your Csilver liGning
hooAmray hooEmray
but Cnow I'm Ggold
hooAmray hooEmray
I'm your Csilver liGning
hooAmray hooEmray
but Cnow I'm Ggold
e|-17--15-------------------|-----------------|
B|--------17--17--17--------|-----------15----|
G|--------------------14-16-|-16--16p14----16-|
D|--------------------------|-----------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------|
             x3
[Verse 3]
and the Ggrass it was a ticking
and the Gsun was on the rise
I never Gfelt so wicked
as when I Gwilled our love to die
and I Gwas your silver Emlining
Gas the story Emgoes
I Gwas your silver Emlining
but Cnow i'm Ggold
[Chorus]
hooAmray hooEmray
I'm your Csilver liGning
hooAmray hooEmray
but Cnow I'm Ggold
hooAmray hooEmray
I'm your Csilver liGning
hooAmray hooEmray
but Cnow I'm Ggold
[Outro]
but Cnow I'm Ggold
but Cnow I'm Ggold

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Silver Lining

by Rilo Kiley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key: G

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 320033

- 022000

- x32010

- xx0232

- x02210

[Intro] G--Em (x3) C--G

Guitar 2:

e|-17--15-------------------|-----------------|

B|--------17--17--17--------|-----------15----|

G|--------------------14-16-|-16--16p14----16-|

D|--------------------------|-----------------|

A|--------------------------|-----------------|

E|--------------------------|-----------------|

[Verse 1]

G Em

and I'm not going back

G Em

into rags or in the hole

G Em

and our bruises are coming

C G

but we will never fold

G Em

and I was your silver lining

G Em

as the story goes

G Em

I was your silver lining

C G

but now I'm gold

[Chorus]

Am Em

hooray hooray

C G

I'm your silver lining

Am Em

hooray hooray

C G

but now I'm gold

[Post chorus] G

[Verse 2]

G Em

and I was your silver lining

G Em

high up on my toes

G Em

we were running through fields of hitch-hikers

C G

as the story goes

[Chorus]

Am Em

hooray hooray

C G

I'm your silver lining

Am Em

hooray hooray

C G

but now I'm gold

Am Em

hooray hooray

C G

I'm your silver lining

Am Em

hooray hooray

C G

but now I'm gold

e|-17--15-------------------|-----------------|

B|--------17--17--17--------|-----------15----|

G|--------------------14-16-|-16--16p14----16-|

D|--------------------------|-----------------|

A|--------------------------|-----------------|

E|--------------------------|-----------------|

[Verse 3]

and the grass it was a ticking

and the sun was on the rise

I never felt so wicked

as when I willed our love to die

G Em

and I was your silver lining

G Em

as the story goes

G Em

I was your silver lining

C G

but now i'm gold

[Chorus]

Am Em

hooray hooray

C G

I'm your silver lining

Am Em

hooray hooray

C G

but now I'm gold

Am Em

hooray hooray

C G

I'm your silver lining

Am Em

hooray hooray

C G

but now I'm gold

[Outro]

C G

but now I'm gold

C G

but now I'm gold

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