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A Silent Cause Tab by The Paper Kites

A Silent Cause tab by The Paper Kites

Guitar Tab

Capo 4


[Intro]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----(0)------(0)------(0)--------------------0----------------------------|
G|--------0--------0--------0-----(0)--(0)------0----------------------------|
D|---4--------2---------0-----------------------0----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------2----0---------2----------------------------|  x2
E|-----------------------------------------3---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0---0---0---0---0---0------------------0----0-------0----0-----------|
G|--------0-------0-------0--------0----0--------------0-------------0-------|
D|---4--------2-------0------------------------0-----0h2----4------2p0-------|
A|-------------------------------2----0--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3------3------3------3------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0----0-------0----0-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------0-------------0---------------------------------------------|
D|-------0-----0h2----4------2p0---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3------3------3------3--------------------------------------------------|


[Verse]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0----0--------0----0--------0----0--------0----0--------------------|
G|---------------0-------------0-------------0-------------0-----------------|
D|-------0-----0h2-----4-----2p0-----0-----0h2-----4-----2p0-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3------3------3------3------3------3------3------3----------------------|

    I heard that you're

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1----1--------1----1--------1----1--------1----1--------------------|
G|----------------2-------------2-------------2-------------2----------------|
D|-------2------2------2------2------2------2------2------2------------------|
A|---0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   moving away

e|-------2----2--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3----0----0--------1----1--------1----1--------------------|
G|-------2------2---------------0-------------0-------------2----------------|
D|---0------0----------0------0------2------0------2------2------------------|
A|-------------------------------3------2------0------0----------------------|
E|-----------------3------3--------------------------------------------------|

    Fumbled in my pockets for a final word,

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3----3--------1----1--------1----1--------------------|
G|--------------4-------------2-------------2----------------|
D|-----4------4------2------2------2------2------------------|
A|--0------0------0------0------0------0---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

    then the rain begins

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0----0--------0----0--------0----0--------0----0--------------------|
G|---------------0-------------0-------------0-------------0-----------------|
D|-------0-----0h2-----4-----2p0-----0-----0h2-----4-----2p0-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3------3------3------3------3------3------3------3----------------------|

Repeat this for each verse.


[Chorus]

e|-------2----2--------2----2------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3-------------3----1----1--------1----1--------------------|
G|-------2------2------2------2---------------0-------------0----------------|
D|---0------0------0------0----------2------2------2------2------------------|
A|-------------------------------3------3------3------3----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    I don't want to love you, I want to learn you, but I'd love to know you well.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0----0--------0----0--------0----0--------0----0--------------------|
G|---------------0-------------0-------------0-------------0-----------------|
D|-------0-----0h2-----4-----2p0-----0-----0h2-----4-----2p0-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3------3------3------3------3------3------3------3----------------------|

At one point in the song, there's a little break after the last verse where the singer goes,
"this quiet desperation is killing me too." After that, you play the chorus chords for that
little bridge part.


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| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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