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Vow Of Silence

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[Intro]
 C   Am   Dm7   G(x4)
[Verse 1]
CI’ll Bbnever have a Gchance to Fsay
EbEverything I Bbwant to Fsay,
Ebut Dthat’s EO-AmK, BbI don’t need
to Csay a Dthing EbanyEwayF  
Just Dmwant to Gtake it Cin
E7See the Fworld, E7watch it Fspin
BbLearn to Gplay the CviolinF  
I’ll Dmeven Gtry to Cshed
E7any Fwords E7from my Fhead
Bbthink in GMentalCese instead 
CDon't Bbcall me on a GteleFphone
EbI don't wanna Bbbe alFone
EBut DI Ehave Amgrown Bbout of it
so Cleave a Dmessage Ebat Ethe Ftone
Just Dmwant to Gtake it Cin
E7See the Fworld, E7watch it Fspin
BbLearn to Gplay the CviolinF  
I’ll Dmeven Gtry to Cshed
E7any Fwords E7from my Fhead
Bbthink in GMentalCese instead 
[Chorus]
And DI’ll take a Bbvow of Gsilence
C(Shut Amup, shut Dm7up, shut Gup)
DI’ll take a Bbvow of Gsilence
C(Shut Amup, shut Dm7up, shut Gup
CShut Amup, shut Dm7up, shut Gup)
DI’ll take a Bbvow Gof…C  
[Verse 2]
CSilence Ammeans that Dmyou can't sGpeak
You can't lCet things Amout, they Dmstay inGside
You just Csit and Amnod like a Dmquiet Gfreak
And you Chold your Amtongue and you Dmswallow your Gpride
And if you're Ctravelling down the streeAmt
And suddenly Dmwitness a Gcrime
You've got to Ckeep it to yourAmself
You've gotta Dmkeep it inside your Gquiet little CminAmdDm  
Until the Gend of CtiAmmeDm  
[Chorus]
And you've Ggot to
CShut uAmp, shut uDm7p, shut uGp (Seen and not heard)
CShut uAmp, shut uDm7p, shut uGp (Not a single Cword)
AmFor the Dm7rest Gof your Clife (Shut up, shut up, shut up)
[Bridge]
DmNow CI'm no Esilent Amsnob
But DmTeller Amand SDmilent BoAmb
DmTend to Cdo an Amawful Cjob
DmBut Clet me Etell you, Amson
DmHarpo CMarx Dmis the Cone
I wouldn't be surprised
If he didn't have a tongue
[Chorus]
And DI’ll take a Bbvow of Gsilence
C(Shut Amup, shut Dm7up, shut Gup)
DI’ll take a Bbvow of Gsilence
C(Shut Amup, shut Dm7up, shut Gup
CShut Amup, shut Dm7up, shut Gup)
DI’ll take a Bbvow Gof…C  
DI’ll take a Bbvow Gof…C  
DI’ll take a Bbvow Gof…C  
 C   Am   Dm7   G(x4)
CSiAmlenDm7ceG  
CSiAmlenDm7ceG  

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Vow Of Silence

by Lemon Demon

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Dm7

[Intro]

C Am Dm7 G

(x4)

[Verse 1]

C Bb G F

I’ll never have a chance to say

Eb Bb F

Everything I want to say,

E D E Am Bb

but that’s O-K, I don’t need

C D Eb E F

to say a thing anyway

Dm G C

Just want to take it in

E7 F E7 F

See the world, watch it spin

Bb G C F

Learn to play the violin

Dm G C

I’ll even try to shed

E7 F E7 F

any words from my head

Bb G C

think in Mentalese instead

C Bb G F

Don't call me on a telephone

Eb Bb F

I don't wanna be alone

E D E Am Bb

But I have grown out of it

C D Eb E F

so leave a message at the tone

Dm G C

Just want to take it in

E7 F E7 F

See the world, watch it spin

Bb G C F

Learn to play the violin

Dm G C

I’ll even try to shed

E7 F E7 F

any words from my head

Bb G C

think in Mentalese instead

[Chorus]

D Bb G

And I’ll take a vow of silence

C Am Dm7 G

(Shut up, shut up, shut up)

D Bb G

I’ll take a vow of silence

C Am Dm7 G

(Shut up, shut up, shut up

C Am Dm7 G

Shut up, shut up, shut up)

D Bb G C

I’ll take a vow of…

[Verse 2]

C Am Dm G

Silence means that you can't speak

C Am Dm G

You can't let things out, they stay inside

C Am Dm G

You just sit and nod like a quiet freak

C Am Dm G

And you hold your tongue and you swallow your pride

C Am

And if you're travelling down the street

Dm G

And suddenly witness a crime

C Am

You've got to keep it to yourself

Dm G C Am Dm

You've gotta keep it inside your quiet little mind

G C Am Dm

Until the end of time

[Chorus]

And you've got to

C Am Dm7 G

Shut up, shut up, shut up (Seen and not heard)

C Am Dm7 G C

Shut up, shut up, shut up (Not a single word)

Am Dm7 G C

For the rest of your life (Shut up, shut up, shut up)

[Bridge]

Dm C E Am

Now I'm no silent snob

Dm Am Dm Am

But Teller and Silent Bob

Dm C Am C

Tend to do an awful job

Dm C E Am

But let me tell you, son

Dm C Dm C

Harpo Marx is the one

I wouldn't be surprised

If he didn't have a tongue

[Chorus]

D Bb G

And I’ll take a vow of silence

C Am Dm7 G

(Shut up, shut up, shut up)

D Bb G

I’ll take a vow of silence

C Am Dm7 G

(Shut up, shut up, shut up

C Am Dm7 G

Shut up, shut up, shut up)

D Bb G C

I’ll take a vow of…

D Bb G C

I’ll take a vow of…

D Bb G C

I’ll take a vow of…

C Am Dm7 G

(x4)

C Am Dm7 G

Silence

C Am Dm7 G

Silence

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