Chords for Silence - Marcus Alexander (Original)

_ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
Hold your breath and [Eb] lend an ear, wait for it [Gm] to break.
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] We [F] the witness [Eb] in the difference of success and of mistake.
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] With [F] just the words [Eb] unwritten, spoken of, the quiet [Gm] is a [F] lie.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] You [F] hold the answer [Eb] but you're too [Eb] afraid to [Bb] try.
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
Take [F] my hand when no [Eb] one sees, to hide the [Gm] plainness sight.
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] We [F] the mixture [Eb] of a certainly uncertain [Gm] oversight.
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] Without [F] a word [Eb] admitted, spoken out, the quiet [Gm] keeps it [F] true.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] You think [F] you're running but [Eb] I'm walking [F] next [Bb] to you.
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
So give [F] it up and let [Eb] me in, your walls are in [Gm] my [F] way.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] You, [F] the story of [Eb] the only one, the one that [Gm] got away.
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] With just [F] the words [Eb] unspoken, covered up, the quiet is [Gm] your [F] mask.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] You thought [F] I'd never say [Eb] but you just had to [Bb] ask.
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Now hold it back and try [Eb] to give your honesty [Gm] away.
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] We [F] defeated by [Eb] this game for two, we never meant [Gm] to play.
_ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] With all [Fm] the words [Bb] conceded, written and [G] the quiet left [Gm] to bleed.
[C] Your _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Bb] broken silence is [Eb] the only [Dm] truth [Bb] I need. _ _ _ _ _ _