Silence
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Intro
D#m G#m D#m G#m D#m G#m A#
[Refrão]
D#m G#m D#m G#m
The sound of silence, it sounds so sweet
D#m G#m
Precipitating violence on these Brighton streets
[Verso 1]
D#m G#m
Tommy boy wasdownlike fifteen Stellas onhis ones like a cappella
D#m G#m
The beginningof the end, this night was alpha and omega
D#m G#m
Neck a Jägerbomb, invader storm, {?} vodka chaser
D#m G#m
Drunken and disorderly, no ordinary behavior
D#m G#m
He was fucking smashed to put it lightly
D#m G#m
Stumbled off his stool and calls the barmaid not politely
D#m G#m
Dicey glances from security, certainly they get lively
D#m G#m
Waiting for a reason to leave Tommy boy untidy
N.C.
What a state, your barred mat, procedure, he vacats the place to meet his dealer
N.C.
Fetch a gram of white, a side of reefer, A shaky fate awaits the shady geezer
N.C.
I need a couple of everything, Ecstasy, cocaine and ketamine
N.C.
Nitrous, amphetamine, mescaline hit, And the little blue pill so my dude stay stiff
D#m G#m
Wasted, Tommy gets white boy wasted, that's white on the gums
D#m G#m
Can't taste it, like a new {?} 'til your face shift, it's adjacent
D#m G#m
To the pavement, stumbled down Brighton pavement
D#m G#m
Like it's fear and loathing in Vegas, There's a yank on the sidewalk pacing, so Tommy squares up like
[Refrão]
D#m G#m D#m G#m
Silence, it sounds so sweet
D#m G#m A#
Precipitating, (Whoo!) on these Brighton streets
[Verso 2]
D#m G#m
Timothy was in the UK only for a few days
D#m G#m
Had a business conference Monday night but then on Tuesday
D#m G#m
He went to see the sights and Ubered out to Brighton
A#
Before he had that return flight to Staten Island
D#m G#m
And you see now, Timmy had the wife and kids at home, so in recent years he left the drink alone
D#m G#m
But he's a whole ocean away, and when in Rome what could go wrong?
D#m G#m
Was the mindset that he had that evening, just one quick drink before leaving
A#
Ordered a dirty martini, soaked in the sights he was seeing
N.C.
Had to go and hit that water closet, and he had himself one hell of a piss
N.C.
Walked back to the bar, left a real good tip, and he saw that his drink had a few more sips
N.C.
So, he drank it down and then walked outside, not knowing that he would be in for a ride
N.C.
'Cause all of a sudden he feels like he's high and his vision is blurring and he don't know why
D#m G#m
Roofied, Timmy got date rape roofied
D#m G#m
Like that Hangover movie, and now he's in for a doozy, feelin' woozy
D#m G#m
And he truly could barely stand upright
A#
That's when he ran into some British dickhead looking to fight, so, Timmy squared up like
[Refrão]
D#m G#m D#m G#m
Silence, it sound so, Shh
D#m G#m
Precipitating violence on these Brighton streets
Interlude
D#m G#m
On a fateful night on a Brighton street
D#m A#
Two lost souls, they face and meet
D#m G#m
One deranged on booze and E
G#m A#
The other spiked with GHB
D#m G#m
So, face to face, with bloodshot eyes
D#m A#
They sowed the seeds of their demise
G#m F#
On this Brighton street where the darkness looms
G#m A#
These two young men will meet their doom
[Verso 3]
D#m
Swing a punch, I dip and duck
G#m
Get fucked, headbutt, Woah, what the fuck?
You yankee cunt, Wait, I've been drugged
A#m
Well, I guess that that makes two of us
D#m
No, really man, wait, hear me out
G#m
Just come a little closer
Ow, you sneaky prick, Oh, you like that shit?
A#
Free dental care, My tooth is chipped
D#m
They're all fucked up anyways, you're a Brit
G#m
Ah, classic American, cultureless
We are the culture
A#m
Suck my dick and then wash it down with some Ozempic
G#m
Wait, what? Your people are fat and dumb
F#m
Oh, yeah? Well, at least we got guns
G#m
Ever since 1781
A#
We've been on top, lad, are you done?
D#m
Not yet you fuckers, an uppercut, but I'm ducking down and I struck his gut
D#m
And I grab his coat and I pick him up, but we both fell down 'cause I kicked his nuts
D#m
Get off me you prick, I can't, I'm stuck, I can't see straight
D#m
No, really get up, 'cause fuck, we're about to get hit by this bus
Outro
D#m G#m D#m G#m
Silence, it sound so sweet
D#m G#m D#m G#m
Precipitating violence on these streets
D#m G#m D#m G#m
The sound of silence, it sounds so (Whoo!)
D#m G#m A#
Precipitating, on these Brighton streets, Ah, fuck it, I'm done
How to play Silence
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D#m. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.