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Swim In Silence

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Key: F#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 F#-  244322
 E-   022100
 D#m- x68876
 B-   x24442
 G-   320033
 Em-  022000
[Intro]
  F#    E   D#m    E    Bx2
[Verse 1]
  F#Meet me here beneath the Eburning skies
Where the D#mocean comes and
Etakes us from all Bof our lies
  F#You never said that you were Ecoming back
I have D#mwaited although
EI have found the Bplace you hide
[Pre-chorus]
  F#What keeps you so Efar away?
[Chorus]
  BWe can swim in silence
  GYou can pull me under
  EmI will not come up for Banyone
  GI can slowly sink in
  EmWatch you as you leave but
  BI will drown until you GcareEm  
[Post-chorus 1]
    F#   E(I will drown until you D#mcareE)B  
[Verse 2]
  F#I imagine what it Emust be like
To have D#meverything you Eneed
And not be Bsatisfied (satisfied)
  F#Run the water till it Eburns
And you D#mcan’t see through the Ewaves
That crash inBto your prey
[Pre-chorus]
  F#What keeps you so Efar away?
[Chorus]
  BWe can swim in silence
  GYou can pull me under
  EmI will not come up for Banyone
  GI can slowly sink in
  EmWatch you as you leave but
  BI will drown until you GcareEm  
[Post-chorus 2]
  F#(going Eunder)
  F#(going Eunder)
[Bridge]
  F#Cutting close Eto what
we cannot recogF#nize
floating face down in the Elies
Here we are without a F#trace
of the lies we used to Eblame
and you’re so far aF#way
What keeps you so Efar away?
[Chorus]
  BWe can swim in silence
  GYou can pull me under
  EmI will not come up for Banyone
  GI can slowly sink in
  EmWatch you as you leave but
  BI will drown until you GcareEm  
[Short Chorus]
  EmWe can swim in silence
  BYou can pull me under
  GI will not come up for Emanyone
[Final Chorus]
  BWe can swim in silence
  GYou can pull me under
  EmI will not come up for Banyone
YeeGeeeeeaEmaah
OhBhhhhh oh oh
YeGaaaaaEmaaaaaaBah
  GI will drown until you Emcare, oh oh Boh
[Outro]
(B)     G  Em  
 B   G   Em
    B    G(drumbeats)

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Swim In Silence

by Paramore

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

Key: F#

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 244322

- 022100

D#m

- x68876

- x24442

- 320033

- 022000

[Intro]

F# E D#m E B

[Verse 1]

F# E

Meet me here beneath the burning skies

D#m

Where the ocean comes and

E B

takes us from all of our lies

F# E

You never said that you were coming back

D#m

I have waited although

E B

I have found the place you hide

[Pre-chorus]

F# E

What keeps you so far away?

[Chorus]

We can swim in silence

You can pull me under

Em B

I will not come up for anyone

I can slowly sink in

Watch you as you leave but

B G Em

I will drown until you care

[Post-chorus 1]

F# E D#m E B

(I will drown until you care)

[Verse 2]

F# E

I imagine what it must be like

D#m E

To have everything you need

And not be satisfied (satisfied)

F# E

Run the water till it burns

D#m E

And you can’t see through the waves

That crash into your prey

[Pre-chorus]

F# E

What keeps you so far away?

[Chorus]

We can swim in silence

You can pull me under

Em B

I will not come up for anyone

I can slowly sink in

Watch you as you leave but

B G Em

I will drown until you care

[Post-chorus 2]

F# E

(going under)

F# E

(going under)

[Bridge]

F# E

Cutting close to what

we cannot recognize

floating face down in the lies

Here we are without a trace

of the lies we used to blame

and you’re so far away

What keeps you so far away?

[Chorus]

We can swim in silence

You can pull me under

Em B

I will not come up for anyone

I can slowly sink in

Watch you as you leave but

B G Em

I will drown until you care

[Short Chorus]

We can swim in silence

You can pull me under

G Em

I will not come up for anyone

[Final Chorus]

We can swim in silence

You can pull me under

Em B

I will not come up for anyone

G Em

Yeeeeeeeaaah

Ohhhhhh oh oh

G Em B

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaah

G Em B

I will drown until you care, oh oh oh

[Outro]

B G Em

()

B G Em

B G

(drumbeats)

About Swim In Silence Chords by Paramore

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