White Noise
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Intro:
C F C F
[Verso 1]
F*
They paint the walls with colors that
C
You're not meant to notice
G
Beiges and browns, off-whites and
Grayscales
F
Fluorescent lights to shine on the
C
Eggshell ground
G
Now you're lying face down
F
You blend into the background
C F
Of white noise
[Verso 2]
F*
They fill the halls with tunes you
C
Can't get into your head
G
4/4 And Dorian, wrote 'em for ignoring
'Em, yeah
F
It sorta sounds like a retro top 40 but
C
Wrong
G
You're not meant to sing along
F
It isn't that kind of song
C F
It's white noise
[Pré-Refrão]
Dm G7 Dm
But... if you listen closely I swear
G7
To God, I swear
Dm
You can hear the ocean if you
G7
Hold it up to your ear, here
[Refrão]
C F
White noise
(If you listen close between the
C
Waves.)
F
White noise
(You can hear the ocean through your
C
Wake.)
F
White noise
(If you listen close between the
C
Waves.)
F
White noise
F*
(You can hear the ocean through your
C
Wake.)
Instrumental:
C F C F C F C
[Ponte]
F
Check one, two. Check one, two
C
It's high-fidelity, lossless quality
F
It's MP, one, two, three, four, five
F-l-a-c
C
It's polyphonic, the new Philharmonic
F
With a Juilliard doctorate, live from
The Metropolitan
C
It's theoretically dense, it's
Impressive
F
It's microtonal, and it challenges
Western
C
Notions of art, it's post-avant-garde
F
It's going places 'cause it comes from
The heart
C
And it's personality's a lack of
Identity
F
It makes no statement, but does so
Quite loudly
C
It's an aesthetic, I mean, an
Anesthetic
F
And it's an experience for your seventh
Sense, yes
C
Does it cure cancer? (Yes, it cures
Cancer!)
F
Wow! It begs the question just to tell
You the answer
C
Do you believe in the power of silence?
F
Well, if you walk the walk, can you
Talk more-
N.c
(Shh!) Quiet
[Refrão]
C F
White noise
(If you listen close between the
C
Waves.)
F
White noise
(You can hear the ocean through your
C
Wake.)
F
White noise
(If you listen close between the
C
Waves.)
F
White noise
F*
(You can hear the ocean through your
C
Wake.)
[Verso 3]
F*
You fill your head with thoughts you
C
Find you can't even feel
G
Try to make room in your skull, but
It's full of them
F
All of the things that you think and
C
Then think about thinking
G
I know it's hard
F
But they're not who you are
C
They're white noise
How to play White Noise
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.