Silent Legacy chords by Melissa Etheridge

Melissa Etheridge

SILENT LEGACY (from the album "Yes I Am")
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INTRO: E Em

Why did you steal the ...
E

Once they gave you answers, now ...
Em

They will never understand, they ...
E

How could you be so selfish, ...
Em


And as you pray in your ...
           F#m                    E                   Em

You are bound to your ...
        F#m                       E   Em

You've seen it in the movies and you've ....

And as you pray in your darkness ....

Your body is alive but no one ...

And as you pray in your darkness ....

You are digging for the answers ....

And as you pray in your darkness ....
                                  E  Em  E  Em

Mothers tell your children be quick ...

Oh my child...

Attempt at the tab near end: (Pluck out E and Em chords basically until jam)
E-----------------------------0----------0------------------------------------
B------------------0---------0------------0-----------------------------------
G-----1-1---------1-1-----2----------------2----------------------------------
D---2----------2-------2-2----------------------------------------------------
A--2----------2---------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         Oh my child...

E-----------------------------0----------0--0---------------------------------
B------------------0---------0------------0--0--------------------------------
G-----1-1---------1-1-----2----------------2--2-------------------------------
D---2----------2-------2-2----------------------------------------------------
A--2----------2---------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         Oh my child...
   E             Em
E--0--0---0-------0--0---0----
B--0---0---0------0---0---0---    Repeat this
G--1----1---1-----2----2---2--    two more times
D--2--------------2-----------    (ad lib the tab, this is a real basic
A--2--------------0-----------     guideline.)
E--0--------------0-----------
               1. Hush
	       2. Hush my child
	       3. Oh my child

Slow buildup with the chords:  E            Em   E   Em       E            Em
                                Oh my ....
Big Solo (chords: E Em E Em E Em E Em E Em   E)
                  Ohhhh......

Chord Formations
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E   x 2 2 1 0 0
Em  x 0 2 2 0 0
F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2

Steve Vetter adds that x02200 is called Aadd2