Started As A Whisper Chords by Susan Ashton

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_ [Dm] _ [G] _ [D] She sat in [C] the [G] church, [D] she sat on [Am] the [G] bathroom
[D] But [C] she thought she'd [G] find a little [D] comfort [C] [G] there
[D] A mother to [G] be, [D] she was just [Am] a child [G] herself
[D] And [C] alone it [G] was an awful [D] lot to [C] [G] bear
[Bb] And all she wanted was a friendly hand to [Dm] her
Ooh, [G] _
[D] yeah, yeah
[G] _ Looking [Am] [G] around, [D] she felt an unusual [C] [G] glimpse
But from [C] the eyes of [G] condemnation [D] staring [F] back
Cold [C] [G] hellos, _
[D] [C] judgmental old [G] tones
And with a hope [C] within her [G] heart [D] began to [C] [G] crack
_ [Bb] _ Faces draped in doubt, [Dm] assuring [D] her
I started as [F] a whisper, [Dm] _
spread in [Gm] the room
[C] I turned and [D] aligned the flairness in [Gm] the [F] picture
[Bb] That's [F] when they received [C] me there
[D] I started as [F] a whisper, [G] [Dm] subtle [E] remarks [C] of [D] disproval
Oh, poor little [Dm] sister, _
[Bb] I started as a whisper
_ But [F] she got the message [Dm] loud and clear
[G] _ _ [Dm] [F] She [G] _ _
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_ [D] picked up [C] her [G] clothes, she [D] fumbled with [C] her dignity
[G] _ [D] And then she [C] grabbed her pride and headed [D] for the [C] door
[Dm] _ Conclusions were [G] made, that [D] no song would [G] preconceive
[D] For a [G] reputation she could [D] not [C] restore
[G] _ _ [Bb] Slowly is the [C] time, [Bb] oh, [C] the [C] time [D] had come
I started as [Dm] a whisper, _ spread in [E] the room
I [C] turned and [Dm] aligned the flairness in [Gm] the picture
[Am] [Bb] That's when they [F] received [C] me there
[Dm] I started as a whisper, [G] _ [Dm] subtle [E] remarks of [C] [Dm] disapproval
Oh, poor little sister, [Bb] I started as a whisper
_ She [F] got the message [D] loud and [C] clear
[G] _ _ [Dm] The [G] _ _ [C] chance [Bm] we have today [Bb] just maybe is [D] our [C] tomorrow
And [G] when it comes down [Bb] to the soul, time may [F] not be bought
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_ _ [D] [Gm] started as a [F] whisper, [C] _ [D] [E] spread in the room
I [C] turned and [D] aligned the [Gm] flairness in the picture
[Am] [Bb] That's when they [F] received [C] me there
[Dm] I started as a whisper, subtle [E] remarks [C] of [D] disapproval
Oh, [Gm] poor little [Dm] sister, [Bb] I started as a [F] whisper
[Bb] I _ _ started as a whisper
[F] She got the [C] message [Dm] loud and [F] _
[G] _ [Dm] clear
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