Manchester Orchestra – The Silence (Guitar)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Recurring Guitar/Piano riff played throughout
eb|-0--3-2---3-2-0----0-----|
Bb|-------3-------2-3--0----|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
Guitar Riff in Em, played occasionally
eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|-2-2-2-2-0-----|
Ab|----------2----|
Eb|---------------|[Intro]
Em D A Em x2
[Verse]
Em D A Em Why do I deserve the silence to feel better about you? Em D At a loss I lost my cool A Em I denied that I found you Em D I tried to be a basket case A Em I did not surprise you Em D I'm trying to find a signal fire A Em Let me know when I should move
[Chorus]
G D But you, amplified in the silence A Em Justified in the way you make me bruise Em D Magnified in the silence A Em Anatomically proved G A Em That you don't need me
Em D A Em x2
[Verse]
Em D Why do I desire the space? A Em I was mourning after you Em D I was lost and lost my shape A Em There was nothing I could do Em D I don't want to waste away A Em It was all I gave to you Em D Take me back and take my place A Em I will rise right up for you
[Chorus]
G D But you, amplified in the silence A Em Justified in the way you make me bruise Em D Magnified in the silence A Em Anatomically proved G A Em That you don't need me
[Bridge]
Em A All the while you waste away, you're asking D G F#m Em "Did I really need another one to take me down?" Em A Everybody knows it's something that you had to live with darling D G F#m Em Nobody's gonna tear you down now Em A There is nothing you keep, there is only your reflection
Em D A Em x2
[Outro ]
Em There was nothing but quiet retractions D A And families pleading, "Don't look in that cabinet, there's far more bad than there's good, Em I don't know how it got there" Em That was something your father had burned in me D Twenty hours out of Homestake eternity A Em "You can go anywhere but you are where you came from" Em Little girl you are cursed by my ancestry D There is nothing but darkness and agony A Em I can not only see, but you stopped me from blinking Em Let me watch you as close as a memory D Let me hold you above all the misery A Em Let me open my eyes and be glad that I got here