Deafening Silence chords by Tankian Serj

Chords with lyrics

Cm: x35543 or xxx121311
Csus2: x35533 or xxx121310

(note: You can use these chords - C minorCm D#D# F minorFm C minorCm - for the verse throughout the song if you prefer them over the
C minorCm Csus2Csus2 tab, or use them both as you desire)

Intro:
G#G# G# G#G# D#D# F minorFm Fm G+G G7G7 C minorCm


  G#G#              D#D#     F minorFm         G+G  G7G7 C minorCm
E MajorE|-4------4---------4--------4--3-----------------1--------1----------------3-8--|
BB|------4---------4--------4------4-------------1--------1--------3-6-----4------|
G+G|----5---------5--------5----------3---------1--------1--------4------/5--------|
D MajorD|-6---------/6-------/6--------------5----/3-------/3--------5------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Credit to schmoop for the tab. You could use it for the chorus too.

Verse:

  C minorCm            Csus2Csus2
E MajorE|-11-------11-------11------10-------10-------10------|
BB|----13-------13-------13------13-------13-------13---|
G+G|-------12-------12---------------12-------12---------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|


C minorCm Csus2Csus2   C minorCm   Csus2Csus2
I  know  who you  are
C minorCm  Csus2Csus2  C minorCm   Csus2Csus2
I   know who you are not
C minorCm  Csus2Csus2   C minorCm   Csus2Csus2
I  know  who you  are
C minorCm  Csus2Csus2   C minorCm   Csus2Csus2
I, I know  who you are not

C minorCm               Csus2Csus2
The silence is deafening to my ears
C minorCm             Csus2Csus2
How could the obvious be ignored?
C minorCm               Csus2Csus2
The silence is threatening then she appears
C minorCm         Csus2Csus2
The ceremony is performed

Chorus:

  G#G#            D#D#
I'm here to paint you with my tears
 F minorFm       G+G  G7G7 C minorCm
Decried my spirit over my fears
 G#G#              D#D#
I can't walk away from all the years
 F minorFm      G+G  G7G7 C minorCm
Serene inside, she disappears


Verse:

C minorCm    Csus2Csus2   C minorCm    Csus2Csus2
Ends of my mind, my thoughts trembling
   C minorCm   Csus2Csus2 C minorCm     Csus2Csus2
The hands of time, time always meddling


C minorCm            D#D#
The silence is deafening to my ears
       F minorFm      C minorCm
How could the obvious be ignored?
C minorCm                D#D#
The silence is threatening then she appears
  F minorFm       D#D#
The ceremony is performed


Chorus:

  G#G#            D#D#
I'm here to paint you with my tears
 F minorFm       G+G  G7G7 C minorCm
Decried my spirit over my fears
  G#G#             D#D#
I can't walk away from all the years
 F minorFm      G+G  G7G7  C minorCm
Serene inside, she disappears

Bridge:

  C minorCm
Nightlights are for children
D MajorD
Mornings for adults
     F minorFm      G+G
Know the egalitarian equinox
  C minorCm          D MajorD
The hands of my mind, my thoughts trembling
  F minorFm         G#G#
The hands of time, time always meddling
C minorCm          D MajorD
Silence is deafening to my ears
  F minorFm        G#G#
How could the obvious be ignored?
  C minorCm             D MajorD
The silence is threatening then she appears
  F minorFm       G#G#    C minorCm
The ceremony will always be performed

  C minorCm       D#D#
The silence is deafening to my ears
G#G#              F minorFm
Seized by the impressions of passers in the night

  F minorFm         G+G   G7G7 C minorCm
E MajorE|---------1--------1----------------3-8--|
BB|-------1--------1--------3-6-----4------|
G+G|-----1--------1--------4------/5--------|
D MajorD|--/3-------/3--------5------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|


Chorus:

  G#G#            D#D#
I'm here to paint you with my tears
 F minorFm       G+G  G7G7 C minorCm
Decried my spirit over my fears
  G#G#             D#D#
I can't walk away from all the years
 F minorFm      G+G  G7G7  C minorCm
Serene inside, she disappears

  G#G#            D#D#
I'm here to paint you with my tears
 F minorFm       G+G  G7G7 C minorCm
Decried my spirit over my fears
  G#G#             D#D#
I can't walk away from all the years
 F minorFm      G+G G7G7   C minorCm
Serene inside, she reappears


C minorCm  Csus2Csus2   C minorCm   Csus2Csus2
I  know  who you  are


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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| \ Slide down
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato