WARM WHISPERS
Written by Missy Higgins
2 beats per chord
` = 2 beats
_ = syncopated change (on 4+)
(capo at third fret for recorded key of Bb)
INTRO: [elec piano]
_ `
Your warm
VERSE:
_ ` _ `
Whispers________ out of the dark they carry my heart your warm
_ ` _ `
Whispers________ into the dawn they carry me through and I'm
CHORUS:
_
Weeping warm honey and milk that you
_
Stay surrounding me surrounding me your warm
VERSE: [band]
_ ` _ `
Whispers________ letting me drown in a pool of you your warm__
_ ` _ `
__ Whispers________ keeping the noise from breaking through and I'm
CHORUS:
_
Weeping warm honey and milk that you
_
Stay surrounding me surrounding me yeah I'm
CHORUS-SHORT:
_
Weeping warm honey and milk that you
Stay sur-rounding
CODA:
[breakdown]
` ` ` `
Me your warm
` ` ` `
Whispers your warm
[tutti]
` ` `
Whispers and I'm
` ` ` `
Weeping warm honey and milk your warm whispers_____ yeah I'm
` ` ` `
Weeping warm honey and milk your warm whispers_____
` ` ` `
(scat)
` ` `
(scat) your warm
` ` ` `
Whispers your warm__
` ` ` `
__ Whispers your warm
` ` ` `
Whispers
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CHORDS:
E|----------------------------------------| Omit 1st-string
B|-0----3----0---1---3----1------3-----0--|
G|-0----2----0---0---2----0------0-----0--|
D|-2----0----0---2---4----0------2-----0--| Low third in D-chord
A|-2-------------3---5-----------3-----2--|
E|-0----2----3------------3------------0--|
<- Original piano key
VERSE:
Sparse voicings and syncopation
1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4
E|-----------------|-------------|
B|-0---0---------0-|-------------|
G|-0---0---2-2---0-|-------------|
D|-2---2---0-0---0-|-------------|
A|-----------------|-------------|
E|-0---0---2-2---3-|-------------|
CODA:
Piano melody can be played off chord shapes
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B|-------3---0---0-|-------------|-----0-3---1-0---|-------------|
G|-----0-----------|-------------|-0-2-----------2-|-------------|
D|-2-4-------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
A|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|