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Silver Lining

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This is how Jenny has played this song acoustically during her solo shows.
I transcribed this after watching her play it live at the Roseland Theater
in Portland, Oregon, on May 30, 2009. Note the capo on the first fret.
STANDARD TUNING
CAPO 1
INTRO:
G Em
G Em
C G
And I'm Gnot going bEmack
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
AmHooray Emhooray
I'm your Csilver liniGng
AmHooray Emhooray
But Cnow I'm gGold
And I Gwas your silver Emlining
GHigh up on my Emtoes
You were Grunning through fields of Emhitch-hikers
CAs the story Ggoes
AmHooray Emhooray
I'm your Csilver liniGng
AmHooray Emhooray
But Cnow I'm gGold
AmHooray Emhooray
I'm your Csilver liniGng
AmHooray Emhooray
But Cnow I'm gGold
[Instrumental break]
 G   Em(3x) 
C G
And the Ggrass it was a Emticking
And the Gsun was on the Emrise
I Gnever felt so Emwicked
As when I Cwilled our love to Gdie
And I Gwas your silver Emlining
GAs the story Emgoes
I Gwas your silver Emlining
But Cnow I'm Ggold
AmHooray Emhooray
I'm your Csilver liniGng
AmHooray Emhooray
But Cnow I'm gGold
AmHooray Emhooray
I'm your Csilver liniGng
AmHooray Emhooray
But Cnow I'm gGold
But Cnow I'm gGold
But Cnow I'm gGold

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Silver Lining

by Jenny Lewis

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

This is how Jenny has played this song acoustically during her solo shows.

I transcribed this after watching her play it live at the Roseland Theater

in Portland, Oregon, on May 30, 2009. Note the capo on the first fret.

STANDARD TUNING

CAPO 1

INTRO:

G Em

C G

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

Am Em

Hooray hooray

C G

I'm your silver lining

Am Em

Hooray hooray

C G

But now I'm gold

G Em

And I was your silver lining

G Em

High up on my toes

G Em

You were running through fields of hitch-hikers

C G

As the story goes

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

[Instrumental break]

G Em

(3x)

C G

G Em

And the grass it was a ticking

G Em

And the sun was on the rise

G Em

I never felt so wicked

C G

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

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

C G

But now I'm gold

C G

But now I'm gold

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