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It's all done by fingerpicking. I'll try and get out a tab of the intro soon.
[Intro]
C F C F G C C7 F Fm G C G
[Verse 1]
C G F C
Australian man, Scandinavian town
G
Kickin' stones 'round the square
C C7 F Fm
He sat for a while, and he carved out a smile
C G C
As if someone would care
C G F C
He said "I'm a long way from the Gold Coast, the furtherest I've ever known
C G
And this just ain't my home
C C7 F Fm
It was my wife's idea, but she's no longer here
C G C
She left me travelling alone"
[Instrumental]
C F
[Chorus]
F C C F
You know I've never heard silence
F C C F
Ring out like a bell
F C
I ain't never heard silence
G7
Like last night in my expensive hotel
F C C F
You see I'm loving a shadow
F C C F
Trying to catch the rain
F C
I've never silence
G C
'till I heard it today
[Verse 2]
C G F C
She came out of the hotel, I could still smell the smoke
C G
Of a burning heart left inside
C C7 F Fm
She said "men are all ass-holes, and love's a bad joke"
C G C G
She laughed and then started to cry
C G F C
She said "ten years with this man, and a lifetime of plans
C G
You know I loved him to his bones
C C7 F Fm
But know I've lines on my skin, and he's traded me in
C G C
He left me travelling alone"
[Instrumental]
C F
[Chorus]
F C C F
You know I've never felt silence
F C C F
Well it hit me like a train
F C
I've never felt silence
G7
Like blood, coursing through my veins
F C C F
You see I'm loving a shadow
F C C F
And I'm trying to catch the rain
F C G
I've never felt silence
G C
Like I felt it today
F C G
I've never heard silence
C
'till I heard it today
