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Title: "Can't Make A Sound"
By: Elliott Smith
Album: Figure 8
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Tabbed by: Steve Riccio
e-mail: [email protected]
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Chords Used:
       Cx32010
   C#dimxx2023
      C5x3x013
       Dxx0232
       E022100
      Em022000
       Ax02220
Am7*    x02013
     Am7x02010
      A7x02020
       B224442
      B7x21202
       G320003
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[Verse]
C5I have become a sileC#dimnt movie
   Am7*             D  
The hero killed the clown
[Chorus]
Can't make a Emsound
Can't make a B7sound
Can't make a Csound
[Verse]
C5Nobody knows what he's C#dimdoing
Am7*           D  
still hanging around
[Chorus]
Can't make a Emsound
Can't make a B7sound
Can't make a Csound
Can't make a C#dimsound
The Dslow A7motion Cmoves me
The Gmonologue means B7nothing to me
[Break]
C5  C#dim  Am7  D  Am7  B
[Verse]
C5Bored in a role, but he C#dimcan't stop
StandiAm7ng up to sit back Ddown
and A7lose the one thing Bfound
C5Spinning the world like a C#dimtoy top
till there's a Am7ghost in every tDown
[Chorus]
Can't make a Emsound
Can't make a B7sound
Can't make a Csound
Can't make a C#dimsound
DEyes A7locked and Cshining
GCan't you tell me B7what's happening?
[Break]
  C    G    A    E  Am7*  B  
              C          G        A               E  Am7*           B  
Why should you want any other, when you're a world within a world?

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Cant Make A Sound

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#dim

Am7

Title: "Can't Make A Sound"

By: Elliott Smith

Album: Figure 8

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Tabbed by: Steve Riccio

e-mail: [email protected]

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Chords Used:

x32010

C#dim

xx2023

x3x013

xx0232

022100

022000

x02220

Am7

* x02013

Am7

x02010

x02020

224442

x21202

320003

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[Verse]

C5 C#dim

I have become a silent movie

Am7 D

The hero killed the clown

[Chorus]

Can't make a sound

[Verse]

C5 C#dim

Nobody knows what he's doing

Am7 D

still hanging around

[Chorus]

Can't make a sound

C#dim

Can't make a sound

D A7 C

The slow motion moves me

G B7

The monologue means nothing to me

[Break]

C5 C#dim Am7 D Am7 B

[Verse]

C5 C#dim

Bored in a role, but he can't stop

Am7 D

Standing up to sit back down

A7 B

and lose the one thing found

C5 C#dim

Spinning the world like a toy top

Am7 D

till there's a ghost in every town

[Chorus]

Can't make a sound

C#dim

Can't make a sound

D A7 C

Eyes locked and shining

G B7

Can't you tell me what's happening?

[Break]

C G A E Am7 B

Why should you want any other, when you're a world within a world?

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