"More Than A Whisper", by Nanci Griffith, from "One Fair Summer Evening" Chords

Tempo:
93.9 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

G

Bb

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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"More Than A Whisper", by Nanci Griffith, from "One Fair Summer Evening" chords
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[C] Mmm, mmm, mmm, [F]
[C] [G] mmm, mmm, [C] mmm, mmm
I wish that you would call
[G] We have not spoken since last fall
[Gm] Smoky [C] conversations coming on
Do [G] I just read between your lines?
[F] Let me, this winter wine
[G] Sweet up [F] all my thunder night
[C] Recalls your tender eyes
And [F] I need more than a whisper
Much [Bb] more than a whisper
It [G] takes more than a whisper
To wake this [C] weary soul
[F] Give me more than a whisper
If [Bb] you're saying I love you
[G] Cause it's the whispers I have never [C] understood
[F]
[C] And it's snowing up in the Northlands
I [F] read your warm words from the plains
While [Bb] the poets [F] say that I should never
Be thinking of you [C] this way
And they say that I misread your lines
Cause I've [F] been lonely all my life
[Bb] And I'll be reaching for [F] some silver
And leaving my heart out [C] in the fire
And I [F] need more than a whisper
So [Bb] much more than a whisper
[F] It takes more than a whisper
[G] To wake this [C] weary soul
Give [F] me more than a whisper
[Bb] If you're saying I love you
Cause [F] it's the whispers [G] I have never
[C] understood
[F]
[C]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C] Well I will drink my winter wine
When [F] I get home I'll change my mind
[Bb] I'll only whisper [F] that I love you
In those [C] smoky bars at night
I know the poets say I'm lonely
There's still [F] this woman here inside
[Bb] And I've never been a [F] fool
When my [C] heart was on the line
Cause I [F] need more than a whisper
So [Bb] much more than a whisper
[G] It takes more than a whisper
To wake this [C] weary soul
Give me [F] more than a whisper
[Bb] If you're saying I love you
[G] Cause it's the whispers I have never [C] understood
[F] [C]
[F] [G]
[F] [C]
[N]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn Nanci Griffith - (Live 1988 Anderson Fair) More Than A Whisper chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: F, Bb, F, C, F, G and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 70 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 141. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[C] Mmm, mmm, mmm, [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] mmm, mmm, [C] mmm, mmm
_ _ _ I wish that you would call
[G] We have not spoken since last fall
_ [Gm] Smoky [C] conversations coming on
_ Do [G] I just read between your lines?
[F] Let me, this winter wine
[G] _ Sweet up [F] all my thunder night
[C] Recalls your tender eyes
And [F] I need more than a whisper
Much [Bb] more than a whisper
It [G] takes more than a whisper
To wake this [C] weary soul
[F] Give me more than a whisper
If [Bb] you're saying I love you
[G] Cause it's the whispers I have never [C] _ understood
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] And it's snowing up in the Northlands
I [F] read your warm words from the plains
While [Bb] the poets [F] say that I should never
Be thinking of you [C] this way
And they say that I misread your lines
Cause I've [F] been lonely all my life
[Bb] And I'll be reaching for [F] some silver
And leaving my heart out [C] in the fire
And I [F] need more than a whisper
So [Bb] much more than a whisper
[F] It takes more than a whisper
[G] To wake this [C] weary soul
Give [F] me more than a whisper
[Bb] If you're saying I love you
Cause [F] it's the whispers [G] I have never _
[C] _ understood
_ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ Well I will drink my winter wine
When [F] I get home I'll change my mind
[Bb] I'll only whisper [F] that I love you
In those [C] smoky bars at night
I know the poets say I'm lonely
There's still [F] this woman here inside
[Bb] And I've never been a [F] fool
When my [C] heart was on the line
Cause I [F] need more than a whisper
So [Bb] much more than a whisper
[G] It takes more than a whisper
To wake this [C] weary soul
Give me [F] more than a whisper
[Bb] If you're saying I love you
[G] Cause it's the whispers I have never [C] _ understood
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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