Chords with lyrics
"Silence Is Golden"
(B. Gaudio - B. Crewe)
Intro: [Bb7Bb7]
v v v v
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triplet
Eb MajorEb Bb7Bb7 (as above) [2X]
/ / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
Eb MajorEb AbAb Eb MajorEb AbAb
Oh, don't it hurt ...
Eb MajorEb Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb Bb7Bb7
To see someone do ...
Eb MajorEb AbAb Eb MajorEb AbAb
Oh, don't it pain to ...
Eb MajorEb Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb
Oh, especially when ...
Chorus:
Eb MajorEb G minorGm F minorFm Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Silence is golden, but ...
Eb MajorEb G minorGm C minorCm
Silence is golden...
F minorFm Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
But my eyes ...
Verse 2:
Talking is cheap, people ....
[wordless vocal; key change to E MajorE]
Eb MajorEb Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb B7B7
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Verse 3:
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
How many times will she ...
E MajorE B7B7 E MajorE B7B7
Should I tell her ...
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
And if I tried, I ...
E MajorE B7B7 E MajorE
Mind your ...
[repeat chorus in E MajorE]:
E MajorE G# minorG#m F# minorF#m BB E MajorE
E MajorE G# minorG#m C# minorC#m F# minorF#m BB E MajorE
Coda:
[wordless vocal over chorus chords; repeat to fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers