Rule The Quiet chords by Lydia The Bard

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: F#

Intro:

Am  E  Am  E  E7


Verse 1:
Am                   E
All these years I've sat and obeyed
     Am                  E
As I hear every word you say
E
("Did you hear Dolores has a crush on Mariano ")
    Am                       E
Get used to the noise, it'll soon go away
         Am           E7
But it's louder every day
E7
("I thought he was engaged to Isabela.")
  Am                  E
A problem shared is a problem halved
       F            E7
As you sit there unaware
E7
("Oh my God, you're right! How embarrassing.")
          Am             E
That your little sin has crept through the wall
E

("Do you think she can hear us now " "God, I hope not!")
    F             E7
And sunk under my skin


Pre-Chorus:
    Am
You say, "Just ignore," "Close the door," as if I don't hear
     E
Mind echoes with your noise, as your voice tells me all your fears
   F
So full up with you that I'm too afraid to
E
Make my own sound
Am
No one seems to care what I want and what I need
  E
A second to be silent, have some quiet, feel the noise recede
    F                                    E
And finally take a breath as I'm only hearing me
         F        E
The only noise is me!


Chorus:
Am               C              F
Give me silence, I'll make them quiet
      E
Can't think before you speak
E
Then you'll learn quiet
Am                  C             F
Muzzle the violent, force them to quiet
     E
I'll finally be free
              Am
I'll rule the quiet


Verse 2:
                     E
Time you learn to be seen and not heard
          Am           E
Let's not hear another word
      Am                  E
Don't wanna know what you do, where you go
        Am          E
So give me a silent show
     Am                    E
If a tree were to fall and no one was there
         F               E
Would it make a sound at all?
    Am                    E
The answer's "Yes," worry less bout the tree
          F                  E
And more about those in your halls


Pre-Chorus:
     Am
Grew up in this house, as the walls whispered desperately
    E
For family I obeyed, masquerade, it took all of me
   F                                  E
To know what I knew and to never ever say a word
Am
Heard every crack that appeared over all these years
    E
The ones brought by plaster and ones brought through pain and tears
  F
I left them to break, if the magic's gone
     E
Then it can't hurt me


Chorus:
Am               C              F
Give me silence, I'll make them quiet
      E
Can't think before you speak
E
Then you'll learn quiet
Am                  C             F
Muzzle the violent, force them to quiet
     E
I'll finally be free
              Am
I'll rule the quiet


Bridge:
         E
And when I'm through
F                 E
Silence falls and I'm made anew
Am       E
Use your words, dear
F             E
Oh, wait, you can't!
Am    E       F                        E
I can finally hear now that you've stopped talking
F        E      Am
At last, I hear me!


Out-Chorus:
Am               C              F
Give me silence, I'll make them quiet
      E
Can't think before you speak
E
Then you'll learn quiet
Am                  C             F
Muzzle the violent, force them to quiet
     E
I'll finally be free
E
I'll rule the quiet
                 C              F
Give me silence! I'll make them quiet!
      E
Can't think before you speak
E
Then you'll learn quiet
Am                  C             F
Muzzle the violent, force them to quiet
     E
I'll finally be free
              Am
I'll rule the quiet