Silent All These Years Tori Amos
[Verse]
Exc[E]use me but c[Emaj7]an I be y[A/E]ou for a while
My [E]dog won't b[Emaj7]ite if you [A/E]sit real st[E]ill
I got the anti[Emaj7]-Christ in the [A/E]kitchen yellin'[E] at me aga[Asus2]in
Yeah I can h[B]ear that
Been s[E]aved ag[Emaj7]ain by the ga[A/E]rbage truck[E]
I got so[Emaj7]mething to [A/E]say you know
But nothin[E]g comes
Yes [Emaj7]I know what[A/E] you think [E]of me
You never shut-u[Asus2]p
Yeah I can [B]hear that
[Cborus]
But [Aadd9]what if I'm a mer[B]maid
In these je[Amaj9]ans 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 bee[C#m]n he[D]re[B5]
A5 N.C.
Silent All These Years
[Verse]
[E]So you f[Emaj7]ound a girl
Who thinks r[A/E]eally deep t[E]hougts
What's so [Emaj7]amazing about r[A/E]eally deep th[E]oughts
Boy you best [Emaj7]pray tha[A/E]t I b[E]leed real s[Asus2]oon
How's tha[B]t thought for you
My s[E]cream got[Emaj7] lost in a p[A/E]aper [E]cup
You think there's a [Emaj7]heaven
Where some [A/E]screams have g[E]one
I got 25 bu[Emaj7]cks and a cr[A/E]acker
Do you t[E]hink it's enou[Asus2]gh
To get[B] us there
[Cborus]
But [Aadd9]what if I'm a mer[B]maid
In these je[Amaj9]ans 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 bee[C#m]n he[D]re[B5]
[A5]Silent All These
[Bridge]
[Emaj]Years go [B/E]by
Will I s[A/E]till be [B/E]waiting
[G#m7] For [Aadd9]somebody else to [Bsus4]un - d[B]erstand
[Emaj]Years go b[B/E]y
If I'm[Aadd9/C#] stripped of my b[B]eauty
And the [Aadd9]orange clouds
Raining [Bsus4] in [B]my head
[Emaj]Years go [B]by
Will I c[C#m]hoke on my [B]tears
Till f[Asus2]inally there is [E/B]not -[B] hing left
[E]One more [B/D#]casualty[A/C#]
You know [B5]we're too e[Asus2]asily easily[Bsus4] easilyy
[Verse]
Well I [E]love the[Emaj7] way we co[A/E]mmunic[E]ate
Your eyes focu[Emaj7]s on my f[A/E]unny lip s[E]hape
Let's hear what you [Emaj7]think of [A/E]me now
But baby [E]don't loo[Asus2]k up
The [B]sky is falling
Your moth[E]er shows[Emaj7] up in a n[A/E]asty d[E]ress
It's your turn n[Emaj7]ow to sta[A/E]nd where I[E] stand
Everybody loo[Emaj7]kin' at y[A/E]ou here
Ta[E]ke hold of my han[Asus2]d
Yeah [B]I can hear them
[Cborus]
But [Aadd9]what if I'm a mer[B]maid
In these je[Amaj9]ans 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 v[Aadd9]oice
I hear my voice
[B] And it's bee[C#m]n he[D]re[B5]
[A5]Silent All These y[Emaj5]ears
I've be[G#m/D#]en
[C#m] her[D]e[B5]
[A5] Silent All These [E5]Years
[Outro]
[Emaj] [G] [A] [Emaj] [Emaj]
Gotta love Tori Amos.
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