CAPO III, IV OR V (Depending on how much he's smoked when he plays it!)
This is my favourite Passenger song. I heard Mike sing this live in Brisbane April
2013 - I don't think there's a studio version, but the live version from Berlin is
beautiful. The story behind the song is at the very end :)
Chords Used:
C F G C7 Fm
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It's all done by pinger-ficking. I'll try and get out a tab of the intro soon
[Intro]
C F C F G C C7 F Fm G C G
[Verse 1]
C G F C
Australian man, Scandinavian tan
G
Kickin' stones 'round the square
C C7 F Fm
He sat for a while, and he carved out a smile
C G C
As if someone would care
C G F C
He said "I'm a long way from the Gold Coast, the furtherest I've ever been
C G
And this just ain't my home
C C7 F Fm
It was my wife's idea, but she's no longer here
C G C
She left me travelling alone"
[Instrumental]
C F
[Chorus]
F C C F
You know I've never heard silence
F C C F
Ring out like a bell
F C
I ain't never heard silence
G
Like last night in my expensive hotel
F C C F
You see I'm loving a shadow
F C C F
Trying to catch the rain
F C
I've never silence
G C
'till I heard it today
[Verse 2]
C G F C
She came out of the hotel, I could still smell the smoke
C G
Of a burning heart left inside
C C7 F Fm
She said "men are all ass-holes, and love's a bad joke"
C G C G
She laughed and then started to cry
C G F C
She said "ten years with this man, and a lifetime of plans
C G
You know I loved him to his bones
C C7 F Fm
But know I've lines on my skin, and he's traded me in
C G C
He left me travelling alone"
[Instrumental]
C F
[Chorus]
F C C F
You know I've never felt silence
F C C F
Well it hit me like a train
F C
I've never felt silence
G
Like blood, coursing through my veins
F C C F
You see I'm loving a shadow
F C C F
And I'm trying to catch the rain
F C G
I've never felt silence
G C
Like I felt it today
F C G
I've never heard silence
C
'till I heard it today
THE STORY:
The first verse is about an old Australian guy he met when he was busking
in Switzerland. The old guy was listening to Mike play, then came up to him
afterwards and started chatting to him. He told Mike that he had booked a big
trip around the world with his wife, but sadly, she passed away before they
left. He went on the trip anyway though - Mike thought this was brave of the
old guy, because Mike gets scared travelling around the world even though
he's young and normally travels with others.
The second verse is about a woman he met when he was playing his guitar
outside of the hotel he was staying at. She came out crying and told Mike
that her boyfriend of 12 years had just left her for a younger woman. So they
just talked and smoked the whole night, and he played some songs for her.
