Enjoy The Silence chords by Depeche Mode

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

Song:  Enjoy The Silence
Artists: Depeche Mode
Album:  Violator (Remastered) 1990
URL:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zxx3_wOCoU
Tuning: Standard

Capo 1

INTRO:
[Keyboard swells, rolling Bass notes, then Drum accents,
followed by Lead Guitar]

Riff #1: (on 3rd Bar)
e||—————————————-————————————-——|———————————-—————-———————-——|
BB||—————————————-—————————-—————|—————————————-—————-———————-|
G+G||————————-—————————————————-——|———————————————————-——-——-——|
D MajorD||———-10-10^10-12-13—-—10^10-8—|—-—10-10^10-12-13—-—10^10-8—|
A augmentedA||——10———————————————10————————|—10———————————————10—————-——|
E MajorE||—————————————-—————————————-—|————————————————————-————-—-|

e||—————————————-—————————-—————|—————————————-—————-———————-|
BB||—————————————-—————————-—————|—————————————-—————-———————-|
G+G||—————————————-—————————-—————|—————————————-—————-———————-|
D MajorD||———6—6^6-5——-8-8^8-6—————————|———6—6^6-5——-8-8^8-6————————|
A augmentedA||——6—————————8——-—————————-———|——6—————————8————-————-————-|
E MajorE||—————————————-—————————-—————|—————————————-—————-———————-|

|B minorBm D MajorD | x6


VERSE 1:
B minorBm
Words like violence,
DmDm
Break the silence.
G+G
Come crashing in,
G+G
Into my little world.
B minorBm
Painful to me,
DmDm
Pierce right through me.
G+G
Can't you understand,

Oh my little girl.


CHORUS 1:
E minorEm
All I ever wanted,
G+G
All I ever needed.
  B minorBm     D/AD/A
Is here in my arms,
E minorEm       G+G
Words are very unnecessary,
B minorBm        Bb majorBb
They can only do harm.

INSTRUMENTAL 1:
Keyboards, Drum Snares, followed by Lead Guitar:
:: Riff #1 ::
|B minorBm D MajorD | x4


VERSE 2:
B minorBm
Vows are spoken,
DmDm
To be broken.
B minorBm
Feelings are intense,
DmDm
Words are trivial.
B minorBm
Pleasures remain,
DmDm
So does the pain.
G+G
Words are meaningless,

And forgettable.


CHORUS 2:
E minorEm
All I ever wanted,
G+G
All I ever needed.
  B minorBm     D/AD/A
Is here in my arms,
E minorEm       G+G
Words are very unnecessary,
B minorBm        Bb majorBb
They can only do harm.


INSTRUMENTAL 2:
Keyboards, Drum Snares, followed by Lead Guitar:
:: Riff #1 :: x3
|B minorBm D MajorD | x12


CHORUS 3:
E minorEm
All I ever wanted,
G+G
All I ever needed.
  B minorBm     D/AD/A
Is here in my arms,
E minorEm       G+G
Words are very unnecessary,
B minorBm        Bb majorBb
They can only do harm.


CHORUS 4:
E minorEm
All I ever wanted,
G+G
All I ever needed.
  B minorBm     D/AD/A
Is here in my arms,
E minorEm       G+G
Words are very unnecessary,
B minorBm        Bb majorBb
They can only do harm.


CODA:
Lead Guitar:
:: Riff #1 :: x3
|B minorBm D MajorD | x12
:: Riff #1 :: x3 Keyboard Horns, over:
|B minorBm D MajorD | x12


End:


NOTES.
1. Depeche Mode play this live in Cm. This interpretation is a simplification of the chords it
includes a capo on 1 and the repetitive riff.
2. “…In 1990, a promotional video for "Enjoy the Silence" was shot by French TV (for the TV Show
"Champs-Élysées" with Michel Drucker) featuring Depeche Mode lip-synching the song while standing atop
the World Trade Center at the WTC rooftop World observatory, south Tower #2. …”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enjoy_the_Silence

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