Code Of Silence

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[Intro]
Am G/B C
Am Bb2 G
Am G/B C
C F2/A
Am G/B C
Am Bb2 G
Am G/B C
C F2/A
[Verse 1]
Cm
Everybody's got a million questions
Abmaj7
Everybody wants to know the score
Bb
What you went through
G7sus
It's something you should be over now
Cm
Everybody wants to hear the secrets
Abmaj7
That you never told a soul before
Bb
And it's not that strange
G7sus G/B
'Cause it wouldn't change what happens anyhow
Cm
But you swore to yourself a long time ago
Abmaj7
There were some things that people never needed to know
Bb
This is one that you keep, that you bury so deep
F
No one can tear it out
[Chorus]
G Am
And you can't talk about it
F G
'Cause you're following a code of silence
Am
You're never gonna lose the anger
F G
You just deal with it in a different way
G/B C C/E
And you can't talk about it
F G
And isn't that a kind of madness
G/B C
To be living by a code of silence
F F2/A
When you've really got a lot to say
[Verse 2]
Cm
You don't want to lose a friendship
Abmaj7
There's nothing that you have to hide
Bb
And a little dirt
G7sus
Couldn't hurt no one anyway
Cm
And you still have a rage inside you
Abmaj7
That you carry with a certain pride
Bb
In the only part of a broken heart
G7sus G/B
That you could ever save
Cm
But you've been through it once, you know how it ends
Abmaj7
You don't see the point of going through it again
Bb
And this ain't the place and this ain't the time
F
And neither's any other day
[Chorus]
G Am
So you can't talk about it
F G
'Cause you're following a code of silence
Am
You're never gonna lose the anger
F G
You just deal with it in a different way
G/B C C/E
So you can't talk about it
F G
And isn't that a kind of madness
G/B C
To be living by a code of silence
F F2/A
When you've really got a lot to say
[Bridge]
Eb F/Eb Bb/D
I know you well enough to tell You've got your reasons
Eb F/Eb Bb/D
That's not the kind of code you're inclined to break
Eb F/Eb Gm7
Some things unknown are best left alone forever
Abmaj7
And if a vow is what it takes
F2
Haven't you paid for your mistakes?
[Interlude]
Cm Ab/C B/C G/C
[Verse 3]
Cm
After the moment passes
Abmaj7
And the impulse disappears
Bb
You can still hold back
Gm7
'Cause you don't crack very easily
Cm
It's a time-honored resolution
Abmaj7
Because the danger is always near
Bb
It's with you now
G7sus G/B
But that ain't how it was supposed to be
Cm
And it's hard to believe after all these years
Abmaj7
That it still gives you pain and it still brings tears
Bb
And you feel like a fool, 'cause in spite all your rules
F
You've got a memory
[Chorus]
G Am
But you can't talk about it
F G
'Cause you're following a code of silence
Am
You're never gonna lose the anger
F G
You just deal with it in a different way
G/B C C/E
But you can't talk about it
F G
And isn't that a kind of madness
G/B C
To be living by a code of silence
F F2/A
When you've really got a lot to say
[Repeat and fade]
Am G/B C
Am Bb2 G
Am G/B C
C F2/A

Code Of Silence chords and lyrics

Free chords for Code Of Silence by Billy Joel. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
Am           G/B    C
Am           Bb2    G
Am           G/B    C
C            F2/A
Am           G/B    C
Am           Bb2    G
Am           G/B    C
C            F2/A
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Interlude]
Cm        Ab/C         B/C         G/C
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Repeat and fade]
Am           G/B    C
Am           Bb2    G
Am           G/B    C
C            F2/A

Code Of Silence Chords by Billy Joel

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