Capo 1st fret
Intro - G D A D, G D A x 2
Verse 1:
G D A D
If you never leave the highlands, like you're drowning under rain
G D A D
And your sadness tastes like whiskey, and my body breathes the same
G D A D
And I'll drain my wisdom empty, just to fill that space again
Chorus:
G D G D
But you know nothing is as silent, and my secret is my silence
G D Bm A
And my secret is my silence, and my silence is in vain
Verse 2:
G D A D
I’ m sick of living in these buildings, that were built from blood and rain
G D A D
And from the warm side of the window, the views always look the same
G D A D
But your face it held the stories, full of dreams it can’t contain
Chorus:
G D G D
But you know nothing is as silent, and my secret is my silence
G D Bm A
And my secret is my silence, and my silence is in vain
G D G D
You know nothing is as silent, and my secret is my silence
G D Bm A
And my secret is my silence, and my silence is in vain
Verse 3:
G D Bm A
Whoa-oh oo oh-oh oo-oo oh oh-oo-oh
G D Bm A
Whoa-oh oo oh-oh oo-oo oh oh-oo-oh
G D A D
And you held on to a country from the cail yard to the grave
G D A D
you-spoke-in quickly written verses, hidden in your Gaelic name
G D A
to approach land without a harbour, to find your way home x 4
Chorus:
G D G D
But you know nothing is as silent, and my secret is my silence
G D Bm A
And my secret is my silence, and my silence is in vain
G D G D
You know nothing is as silent, and my secret is my silence
G D Bm A
And my secret is my silence, and my silence is in vain
G D A D, G D A x 2.....
