Silent All These Years
Tori Amos

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Verse 1:

     E           Emaj7    A/E
Ex - cuse me but can I be you for a while
E	     Emaj7       A
My DOG won't bite if you sit real still
E		      Emaj7  A/E	     E
I got the anti-Christ in the kitchen yellin' at me again
Asus2      B
Yeah I can hear that
     E	         Emaj7  A/E
Been saved again by the garbage truck
E		       Emaj7	    A/E     E
I got something to say you know but NOTHING comes
      Emaj7	    A/E	            E		    Asus2
Yes I know what you think of me you never shut up
	   B
Yeah I can hear that


Chorus:

    Aadd9
But what if I'm a mermaid
			       B7
In these jeans of his with her name still on it
	Aadd9
Hey but I don't care
      Badd9	       Aadd9 
Cause sometimes I said sometimes I hear my voice 
B	      C#m     D    B5
And it's been HERE 
A5		 E5
Silent all these years


Verse 2:

So you found a girl who thinks really deep thoughts
What's so amazing about really deep thoughts
Boy you best pray that I bleed real soon
How's that thought for you
My scream got lost in a paper cup
You think there's a heaven where some screams have gone
I got 25 bucks and a cracker do you think it's enough
To get us there


Repeat Chorus


Bridge:
A5
Silent all these
E        B	   A	    B
Years go by will I still be waiting
G#m7  Aadd9                Bsus4     B  
For   somebody else to un       -       derstand
E	 B	   Aadd9	  B
Years go by if I'm stripped of my beauty
	Add9	              Bsus4    B
And the orange clouds raining in       my head
E	 B	   C#m	       B
Years go by will I choke on my tears
     Asus2            E      B
Till finally there is noth - ing left
E	 B
One more casualty
A        B5	  Asus2     Bsus4
You know we're to EASY easy easy


Verse 3:

Well I love the way we communicate
Your eyes focus on my funny lip shape
Let's hear what you think of me now but baby don't look up
The sky is falling
Your MOTHER shows up in a nasty dress
It's your turn now to stand where I stand
Everybody lookin' at you here take hold of my hand
Yeah I can hear them


Repeat Chorus