The 'music-box' riff over F Bbm
E--5-------5-------------3-
B------6-------6-------2---
G----5---5---5---5-3-5-----
Guitar 1
Intro:
E--16-----------16-----------16----------------12-14-
B--------17-----------17-----------17-------13-------
G-----16----16-----16----16-----16----16-14----------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
Repeat this 4 times.
Verse:
E--16----------16----------16----------16------------
B--------17----------17----------17----------17------
G-----16----16----16----16----16----16----16----16---
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
E--16----------16----------16----------16------------
B--------17----------17----------17----------17------
G-----14----14----14----14----14----14----14----14---
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
E--17----------17------------------------------------
B--------17----------17----17-17-16------------------
G-----14----14----14----14----------16---------------
D--------------------------------------16-18---------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
Play the intro again, then the verse, and then the intro.
Then play this - the pre-chorus:
E--16----------16----------16----------16------------
B--------17----------17----------17----------17------
G-----16----16----16----16----16----16----16----16---
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
E--16----------16----------16----------16------------
B--------17----------17----------17----------17------
G-----14----14----14----14----14----14----14----14---
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
Then play this -the chorus- 3 times.
E----------------------------------------------------
B--14-14-10-10-9-9-7-7-5-4-4-5-7---------------------
G----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
At this point Thom sings "Silent, Silent"
Play the intro twice, then the pre-chorus and chorus, and then the intro once more.
Solo:
E------0-2-0-------0-2-3-2-0-----------2-0-----------
B----4-------4---1-----------1-----4-------4---------
G--4-----------4---------------4-4---4-------4-------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
E----0-2-3-2-0-----------------0-2-------------------
B--1-----------1-------------3-----------------------
G----------------6-------4-5-------------------------
D------------------7-6-7-----------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
Play the pre-chorus and the chorus again.
Then finish off with the intro twice and end nicely on:
E--16--
B--17--
G--16--
D------
A------
E------
OK, and that was only guitar one; guitar two is next (sorry to waste so much space!)
Guitar 2 - capoed at 2nd fret (played live I've noticed it's capoed at 3rd fret, so I think that guitars are probably tuned to Eb on the album, but it's as easy to capo it at 2nd fret.)
Chords:
Dsus2 Bm G A Asus4 Bb C D riff
0 2 0 0 x x x E--3-3-2-2-0-0-----
3 3 0 2 3 3 5 B--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
2 4 0 2 2 3 5 G--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
0 4 0 2 2 3 5 D------------------
x 2 2 0 0 1 3 A------------------
x x 3 x x x x E------------------
Opening riff:
Dsus2, D riff X 2
Dsus2 Bm
A heart thats full up like a landfill,
G
a job that slowly kills you,
A Asus4 A Dsus2
bruises that won't heal.
Dsus2, D riff
Dsus2
You look so tired_nhappy,
Bm
bring down the government
G A Asus4 A Dsus2
They don't, they don't speak for us
Dsus2, D riff
Dsus2
I'll take a quiet life,
Bm
A handshake some carbon monoxide,
G A Asus4 A
no alarms and no surprises X 3
Silent, Silent
E--2-------2-------2-------------O------------------
B------3-------3-------3-------3--------------------
G----2---2---2---2---2---2-0-3---------------------- X 2
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
This is my final fit, my
E--2-------2-------2-------2------------------------
B------3-------3-------3-------3--------------------
G----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
final bellyache with
E--2-------2-------2-------2------------------------
B------3-------3-------3-------3--------------------
G----0---0---0---0---0---O---0---0------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
G A Asus4 A
no alarms and no surprises X 3
Dsus2
please
Dsus2, D riff
Solo:
A Asus4 Bb
A Asus4 Bb
G Bb C
Dsus2
Such a pretty house
Bm
Such a pretty garden
G A Asus4 A
no alarms and no surprises X 3
Dsus2
please.