Nothing In The Silence

Nothing In The Silence

By Belle & Sebastian



F#m                      Bm

Something set me thinking,

E                A

When i opened up my eyes

               Bm               E       

That there was nothing there to tell me

         Bm           E

I'd been listening to lies.



          F#m                Bm

But in silence there is truth

            E              A    

There is beauty, there is love

             Bm                E

There is nothing in the silence

          F#m

To be frightened of.



F#m                     

Her retreat and so few words

         E

Is the last thing you'd expect.

            Bm

But there's danger in assuming

           E

That she's being direct.

       Bm

Take a look behind her eyes

             E

And you will see.

               Bm

That she knows nothing of silence

E                F#m    

Silence can only come from me.



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F#m             Bm

Allow me then a little time

     E             A

To listen to their voices.

         Bm          E

It's the glamour and confusion,

         Bm               E

It's the rattling and the noises.



     F#m                    Bm

That obscure the truth, the beauty

        E

And the love.

          Bm           E

And their clarity that silence

       F#m

Is the guardian of.



              F#m

She talks of clarity and silence

   E

Of beauty and of truth.

     Bm

But search her heart for evidence

E       

Search herself for proof.



       Bm

Take a look behind her eyes

             E

And you will see.

               Bm

That she knows nothing of silence

E                F#m

Silence can only come from me.



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