IntroCFCFGCC7FFmGCGVerse 1CGFC
Australian man, Scandinavian tan
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Kickin' stones 'round the square
CC7FFm
He sat for a while, and he carved out a smile
CGC
As if someone would care
CGFC
He said "I'm a long way from the Gold Coast, the furtherest I've ever been
CG
And this just ain't my home
CC7FFm
It was my wife's idea, but she's no longer here
CGC
She left me travelling alone"
InstrumentalCFChorusFCCF
You know I've never heard silence
FCCF
Ring out like a bell
FC
I ain't never heard silence
G
Like last night in my expensive hotel
FCCF
You see I'm loving a shadow
FCCF
Trying to catch the rain
FC
I've never silence
GC
'till I heard it today
Verse 2CGFC
She came out of the hotel, I could still smell the smoke
CG
Of a burning heart left inside
CC7FFm
She said "men are all ass-holes, and love's a bad joke"
CGCG
She laughed and then started to cry
CGFC
She said "ten years with this man, and a lifetime of plans
CG
You know I loved him to his bones
CC7FFm
But know I've lines on my skin, and he's traded me in
CGC
He left me travelling alone"
InstrumentalCFChorusFCCF
You know I've never felt silence
FCCF
Well it hit me like a train
FC
I've never felt silence
G
Like blood, coursing through my veins
FCCF
You see I'm loving a shadow
FCCF
And I'm trying to catch the rain
FCG
I've never felt silence
GC
Like I felt it today
FCG
I've never heard silence
C
'till I heard it today
THE STORY:
The first Verse is about an old Australian guy he met when he was busking
in Switzerland. The old guy was listening to Mike play, then came up to him
afterwards and started chatting to him. He told Mike that he had booked a big
trip around the world with his wife, but sadly, she passed away before they
left. He went on the trip anyway though - Mike thought this was brave of the
old guy, because Mike gets scared travelling around the world even though
he's young and normally travels with others.
The second Verse is about a woman he met when he was playing his guitar
outside of the hotel he was staying at. She came out crying and told Mike
that her boyfriend of 12 years had just left her for a younger woman. So they
just talked and smoked the whole night, and he played some songs for her
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.