Silent All These Years — Tori Amos
Chords and lyrics for Silent All These Years by Tori Amos (key of A).
Verse 1
Been on a bit of a Tori streak :/
This one's fairly easy - sometimes different chord shapes are used to keep
it easier.
Chords
NC [E][A]{see[D] [G][B]below}
E x 7 6 4 5 x
Emaj7 x 7 6 4 4 x
A/E x 7 7 6 5 x
Asus2 x 0 2 2 0 0
B x 2 4 4 4 2
Aadd9 x 0 2 4 2 0
Amaj9 x 0 2 4 2 4
B7 x 2 4 2 4 2
Badd9 x 2 4 6 4 2
C#m x 4 6 6 5 4
D x x 0 2 3 2
B5 x 2 4 4 x x
A5 x 0 2 2 x x
E5 0 2 2 x x x
Emaj 0 2 2 1 0 0
B/E 0 2 4 4 4 x
Amaj/E 0 0 2 2 2 0
B/F# 2 2 4 4 4 2
G#m7 4 x 4 4 4 x
Bsus4 x 2 4 4 5 x
Aadd9/C# x 4 2 2 0 0
E/B x 2 2 4 5 4
Emaj5 x 5 4 3 4 3
G#m/D# x 6 6 4 4 4
G 3 x 0 0 0 3
A x 0 2 2 2 0
NC - No chord. Instead, just play this TWICE:
Verse
[E]Excuse me but [Emaj7]can I be [A/E]you for a while
My [E]dog won't [Emaj7]bite if you [A/E]sit real [E]still
I got the [Emaj7]anti-Christ in the [A/E]kitchen yellin'[E] at me [Asus2]again
Yeah I can [B]hear that
Been [E]saved [Emaj7]again by the [A/E]garbage truck[E]
I got [Emaj7]something to [A/E]say you know
But [E]nothing comes
Yes [Emaj7]I know what[A/E] you think [E]of me
You never [Asus2]shut-up
Yeah I can [B]hear that
Chorus
But [Aadd9]what if I'm a [B]mermaid
In these [Amaj9]jeans of his
With her [B7]name still on it
Hey but[Aadd9] I don't care
Cause [Badd9]sometimes
I said [Aadd9]sometime I hear my voice
[B] And it's [C#m]been [D]here[B5]
[A5]Silent All These Years
Verse
[E]So you [Emaj7]found a girl
Who thinks [A/E]really deep [E]thougts
What's so [Emaj7]amazing about [A/E]really deep [E]thoughts
Boy you best [Emaj7]pray [A/E]that I [E]bleed real [Asus2]soon
How's [B]that thought for you
My [E]scream got[Emaj7] lost in a [A/E]paper [E]cup
You think there's a [Emaj7]heaven
Where some [A/E]screams have [E]gone
I got 25 [Emaj7]bucks and a [A/E]cracker
Do you [E]think it's [Asus2]enough
To get[B] us there
Chorus
But [Aadd9]what if I'm a [B]mermaid
In these [Amaj9]jeans of his
With her [B7]name still on it
Hey but[Aadd9] I don't care
Cause [Badd9]sometimes
I said [Aadd9]sometime I hear my voice
[B] And it's [C#m]been [D]here[B5]
[A5]Silent All These
Bridge
[Emaj]Years go [B/E]by
Will I [Amaj/E]still be [B/E]waiting
[G#m7] For [Aadd9]somebody else to [Bsus4]un - [B]derstand
[Emaj]Years go [B/E]by
If I'm[Aadd9/C#] stripped of my [B]beauty
And the [Aadd9]orange clouds
Raining [Bsus4] in [B]my head
[Emaj]Years go [B]by
Will I [C#m]choke on my [B]tears
Till [Asus2]finally there is [E/B]not -[B] hing left
[E]One more [B/D#]casualty[A/C#]
You know [B5]we're too [Asus2]easily easily[Bsus4] easilyy
Verse
Well I [E]love the[Emaj7] way we [A/E][E]communicate
Your eyes [Emaj7]focus on my [A/E]funny lip [E]shape
Let's hear what you [Emaj7]think of [A/E]me now
But baby [E]don't [Asus2]look up
The [B]sky is falling
Your [E]mother shows[Emaj7] up in a [A/E]nasty [E]dress
It's your turn [Emaj7]now to [A/E]stand where I[E] stand
Everybody [Emaj7]lookin' at [A/E]you here
[E]Take hold of my [Asus2]hand
Yeah [B]I can hear them
Chorus
But [Aadd9]what if I'm a [B]mermaid
In these [Amaj9]jeans of his
With her [B7]name still on it
Hey but[Aadd9] I don't care
Cause [Badd9]sometimes
I said [Aadd9]sometime I hear my voice
[B] I hear my [Aadd9]voice
I hear my voice
[B] And it's [C#m]been [D]here[B5]
[A5]Silent All These [Emaj5]years
I've [G#m/D#]been
[C#m] [D]here[B5]
[A5] Silent All These [E5]Years
Outro
[Emaj] [G] [A] [Emaj] [Emaj]
Gotta love Tori Amos.
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