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Silent House Tab

by Dixie Chicks


== Silent House == 

This is a wonderful song by the Dixie Chicks.

The song is built up from the following chords sequences. By listening
to the song it will be pretty easy to figure out when to play what.
At the bottom of this transcription you will find all the chords together
with the lyrics.

Good luck! / Gustaf Friberg

Intro + Verse + Between verses + Solo chords + Outro
   
   *
   

Before prechorus
         s
  - 

Prechorus
  * * (high chords) 

Chorus
        (x2)

(After last chorus)
   
   *
     *

The chords in order of appearance
(they are easiest played using mainly barre chords):

            *               *  
e|-(3)-(1)--1--(6)-(8)--3---1---5-----------3-(10)--3--
B|--5---3---1---8--10---4---1---6-----------3--12---3--
G|--5---3---2---8--10---5---2---7---5---3---4--12---3--
D|--5---3---3---8--10---5---3---7---5---3---5--12---5--
A|--3---1---0---6---8---3---3---5---3---1---5--10---5--
E|--------------------------1---------------3-------3--

Chords wih lyrics:

Intro
   
   *
   

             *
These walls   have eyes
              
Rows of photographs
         
And faces like mine
            *
Who do      we become
                 
Without knowing where
        
We started from

   
   *

                    *
It's  true    I'm missing you
                    
As I stand alone in your room

         s
  -  x2

                            * *
Everyday that will pass you by
                            * *
Every name that you won't recall
                            * *
Everything that you made by hand
                            *
Everything that you know by heart

                     
And I will try to connect
                    
All the pieces you left
                
I will carry it on
                
And let you forget
                       
And I'll remember the years
                     
When your mind was clear
                      
How the laughter and life
                           *     (same as intro and verse)
Filled up this silent house

      
One room
           *
Two single beds
             
In the closet hangs
          
Your favorite dress
                *
The books   that you read
                
Are in scattered piles
         
Of paper shreds

         s
  -  x2

                            * *
Everything that you made by hand
                            *
Everything that you know by heart

                
I will try to connect
                    
All the pieces you left
                
I will carry it on
                
And let you forget
                       
And I'll remember the years
                     
When your mind was clear
                      
How the laughter and life
                            *
Filled up this silent house
          *
Silent house

Solo chords:
   
   *
   

                          *
In the garden   off the living room
                
A chill fills the air
               
And the lilies bloom


                     
And I will try to connect
                    
All the pieces you left
                
I will carry it on
                
And let you forget
                       
And I'll remember the years
                     
When your mind was clear
                      
How the laughter and life

Filled up this

                     
And I will try to connect
                    
All the pieces you left
                
I will carry it on
                
And let you forget
                       
And I'll remember the years
                     
When your mind was clear
                      
How the laughter and life
                            *
Filled up this silent house
          *
Silent house

Outro (same as intro and verse)
   
   *