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McFly (Danny Jones)
Silence of the City
Am G D/F# E
Verse:
It was TAmuesday afternoon,G  
I got home from work quite soon,
I tuD/F#rned on the tv and,
What Edid I see?
I saw WoAmrld War Three,
GStaring back at me,
I thD/F#ought I might wake up to reEality,
There wasnt gonAmna be,
GYeah,
And all I cD/F#ould see was,
This horErific tragedy.
[chorus]
In the Silence AmOf The City,
No mobGile phones riFng,
In the Silence AmOf The City,
You canGnot hear a thFing,
In the Silence AmOf The City,
The sGmiles are wasFhed away,
In the Silence AmOf The City,
Theres noGthing left to sFay.
Verse:
And New AmYork, New York,
So goGod they named you twice,
The cD/F#ity that never sleeps,
Do you beElieve your eyes?
And Amby this act of war,
Big Gapple is eaten to the D/F#core,E  
And tAmwo tall towers,
CruGmble to the floor,
And ManD/F#hattan isn’t there,
It’s thEere no more!
[chorus]
In the Silence AmOf The City,
No mobGile phones riFng,
In the Silence AmOf The City,
You canGnot hear a thFing,
In the Silence AmOf The City,
The sGmiles are wasFhed away,
In the Silence AmOf The City,
Theres noGthing left to sFay.
And hardeAmned New York cops,
With tGears in their eyes,
Tired D/F#& worn out fire-fighters,
Hoping to hEear cries,
And emergAmency & medics,
Overcome by exGhaustion,
And all rD/F#escue workers,
Filled with dEeep emotion.
In the Silence AmOf The City,
No mobGile phones riFng,
In the Silence AmOf The City,
You canGnot hear a thFing,
In the Silence AmOf The City,
The sGmiles are wasFhed away,
In the Silence AmOf The City,
Theres noGthing left to sFay.
The elevAmenth of September,
GTwo thousand & one,
The D/F#world trade centre,
And the UE.S. Pentagon,
These picAmtures that we see,
GAlmost defies belief,
On the stD/F#reets of New York City,
People are hit Eby sheer grief.
In the Silence AmOf The City,
No mobGile phones riFng,
In the Silence AmOf The City,
You canGnot hear a thFing,
In the Silence AmOf The City,
The sGmiles are wasFhed away,
In the Silence AmOf The City,
Theres noGthing left to sFay.
The New YGork City skyline,
We alFl admired before,
The tGall twin towers,
SFmaj7imply are there no more.
In the SiAmlence Of The CGity,F  
In the SiAmlence Of The CGity,F  
In the SiAmlence Of The CGity,F  
In the SiAmlence Of The CGity,F  
In the SiAmlence Of The CGity,F  
In the SiAmlence Of The CGity,F  
In the SiAmlence Of The CGity,F  
In the SiAmlence.
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I saw no one has yet posted this song.Quite a good song I might add 
especially when you consider how young Danny was (14/15 if i'm not
mistaken).So,I know this song has a lot of those open chords which make it
sound so great but I just didn't have the time to figure them
out.These,however,I think work quite well with the song.

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Silence Of The City

by McFly

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D/F#

Fmaj7

McFly (Danny Jones)

Silence of the City

Am G D/F# E

Verse:

Am G

It was Tuesday afternoon,

I got home from work quite soon,

D/F#

I turned on the tv and,

What did I see?

I saw World War Three,

Staring back at me,

D/F# E

I thought I might wake up to reality,

There wasnt gonna be,

Yeah,

D/F#

And all I could see was,

This horrific tragedy.

[chorus]

In the Silence Of The City,

G F

No mobile phones ring,

In the Silence Of The City,

G F

You cannot hear a thing,

In the Silence Of The City,

G F

The smiles are washed away,

In the Silence Of The City,

G F

Theres nothing left to say.

Verse:

And New York, New York,

So good they named you twice,

D/F#

The city that never sleeps,

Do you believe your eyes?

And by this act of war,

G D/F# E

Big apple is eaten to the core,

And two tall towers,

Crumble to the floor,

D/F#

And Manhattan isn’t there,

It’s there no more!

[chorus]

In the Silence Of The City,

G F

No mobile phones ring,

In the Silence Of The City,

G F

You cannot hear a thing,

In the Silence Of The City,

G F

The smiles are washed away,

In the Silence Of The City,

G F

Theres nothing left to say.

And hardened New York cops,

With tears in their eyes,

D/F#

Tired & worn out fire-fighters,

Hoping to hear cries,

And emergency & medics,

Overcome by exhaustion,

D/F#

And all rescue workers,

Filled with deep emotion.

In the Silence Of The City,

G F

No mobile phones ring,

In the Silence Of The City,

G F

You cannot hear a thing,

In the Silence Of The City,

G F

The smiles are washed away,

In the Silence Of The City,

G F

Theres nothing left to say.

The eleventh of September,

Two thousand & one,

D/F#

The world trade centre,

And the U.S. Pentagon,

These pictures that we see,

Almost defies belief,

D/F#

On the streets of New York City,

People are hit by sheer grief.

In the Silence Of The City,

G F

No mobile phones ring,

In the Silence Of The City,

G F

You cannot hear a thing,

In the Silence Of The City,

G F

The smiles are washed away,

In the Silence Of The City,

G F

Theres nothing left to say.

The New York City skyline,

We all admired before,

The tall twin towers,

Fmaj7

Simply are there no more.

Am G F

In the Silence Of The City,

Am G F

In the Silence Of The City,

Am G F

In the Silence Of The City,

Am G F

In the Silence Of The City,

Am G F

In the Silence Of The City,

Am G F

In the Silence Of The City,

Am G F

In the Silence Of The City,

In the Silence.

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I saw no one has yet posted this song.Quite a good song I might add

especially when you consider how young Danny was (14/15 if i'm not

mistaken).So,I know this song has a lot of those open chords which make it

sound so great but I just didn't have the time to figure them

out.These,however,I think work quite well with the song.

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