Silhouettes
by Sleeping At Last
Tabbed by Ben Lind
Capo Fret 4
Chords Used:
D Dmaj7 Bm A Em Asus
|-2- |-2- |-2- |-0- |-0- |-0-
|-3- |-2- |-3- |-2- |-0- |-3-
|-2- |-2- |-4- |-2- |-0- |-2-
|-0- |-0- |-4- |-2- |-2- |-2-
|-x- |-x- |-x- |-x- |-x- |-x-
|-x- |-x- |-x- |-x- |-x- |-x-
INTRO:
(Note: Technically, each chord consists of four notes on the ukulele,
but this is the closest you can get on the acoustic guitar without
spraining a finger.)
E|--14--13----13--11----9--7--|
B|--12--12----11--11----7--7--|
G|--13--13----11--11----7--7--|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
VERSE 1:
D Dmaj7
You wrote your name in invisible ink,
Bm A D
For you were so afraid of what they might think.
Em A
But the scars they left, they were loud and clear,
Em A
Weren't they? Weren't they?
VERSE 2:
D Dmaj7
When it's too much to bare, memories erase.
Bm A D
A disappearing act, deserving of our thanks.
Em A
When it surfaces, just hold your breath
Em A Asus
And swim. Just swim.
VERSE 3:
D Dmaj7
You begged and begged for some kind of change:
Bm A D
Maybe they'd wake up tomorrow and regret the pain
Em A
That they've passed down to you like DNA,
Em A Asus
But no luck, no luck.
VERSE 4:
D Dmaj7
It seems only by the hand of God or death,
Bm A D
Will they truly change their silhouettes.
Em A
For a miracle or a consequence,
Em A Asus
You wait and wait…
INSTRUMENTAL:
D Dmaj7 Bm A D Em A Em A (2x)
VERSE 5:
D Dmaj7
Maybe distance is the only cure?
Bm A D
Far away from hurt is where healing occurs.
Em A
But all you really want to do is make them proud,
Em A
Don't you? don't you?
VERSE 6:
D Dmaj7
It must be so hard, in the mess you're always cleaning up,
Bm A D
To believe in the ghost of unbroken love.
Em A
But I promise you the truth is that
Em A
You're loved. So loved.
Em A D
You're loved. So loved.
