The Essence of Silence Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A][Dm][A][Dm]
[G][Dm][G][Am][Dm]
[A][G][Asus4][A]
[F][Dm][G][Dm][A][Dm][A]
[Dm]
[A][Bb][Dm][Bb][Am][Dm][A][Dm][A]
[Dm][A][Dm][A][Am]

[Verse 1]
[Dm]Something [Am]is wrong
My [A]strength has gone
[Dm]Thoughts are corrupting my [A]mind
[Am]I ca[G]n see,

[Verse 2]
[Dm]I pe[Am]rceiv[F]e this[G]
ain't [Am]me[A][Am][Dm][Am]

[Verse 3]
[Dm]Something so [Am]strong[Dm]
[A]My mood has swung
[Dm]I can't get it[A] out of my head
[Am]I be[G] lieve

[Verse 4]
[Am]that[F] my [Am]mind mis[G]leads
[Dm]me[A]
[Dm][Bb][C]

[Verse 5]
(We confuse)
Is it a doubt you [Dm]try to hide
[Bb](Tangle and abuse)
Just have an open look [Dm]in side
[Bb](We [C]appear)
It's just a dreary [Dm]memory stuck in your [Bb]mind
[C](Me[F]mory stuck in your mind)

[Verse 6]
Retrieve your [G]balance
Use your [E]senses [A]to [G]observe
(The essence [F]of silence)
Search for your es[G]sence
Find the [E]silence within
you (The essence is)
[Am]You're searching

[Verse 7]
[Dm]and [A]burs[Dm]ting[A][Dm][Am]
[A]The[Dm]re se[Am]ems [Bb]to b[F]e no cure[A]
When tension endures
De[Dm]lusions corrupting [A]my mind
I [G]can see,

[Verse 8]
[Dm]I pe[Am]rceiv[F]e
[G]this ain't [Am]me[Dm]

[Verse 9]
There [Dm]seems to be no way
When [A]light fades to grey
To [Dm]get them all out my h[A]ead
[Am]I be[G] lieve

[Verse 10]
[Am]that[F] my [Am]mind mis[G]leads
[A]me
[Dm][A][Dm][Bb][C]

[Verse 11]
(We confuse)
Is it a doubt you [Dm]try to hide
[Bb](Tangle and abuse)
Just have an [C]open look [Dm]in
[Bb]side [C](We appear)
It's just a dreary [Dm]memory stuck in your [Bb]mind
[C](Memory stuc[F]k in your mind)

[Verse 12]
Retrieve your [G]balance
Use your [E]senses [A]to [G]observe
(The essence [F]of silence)
Search for your es[G]sence
Find the silence [E]within you (The essence
[A][Am][F][C]
[G][A][Am]
[C]
[Dm]is)[Am]

[Verse 13]
Make a start
Ex[A]plore your [Am]heart[C][G]

[Verse 14]
[Am]When a persistent memo[A]ry[F]
[Am]Penetrates deep in your [C]mind[Am][Bb]
[Am]Allow the [A]silence to destroy
[Dm]Your thoug[Am]hts in every kind

[Interlude 1]
[Am][A][Bb][Dm][Bb]
[C][Dm][F][Bb][Dm]
[Bb][C][Dm][Bb][C][Em]
[C]

[Verse 15]
[D](We confuse)
Is it a [Dm]doubt [D]you [Em]try to h[G]ide
[C](Tangle and abuse)
Just have an open look [Em]in
[C]side (We ap[D]pear)
It's just a dreary [E]memory [Em]stuck in your mind[C]
[Dm](Mem[G]ory stuck in your mind)

[Verse 16]
Retrieve your [A]balance
Use your [F#]senses [Bm]to o[A]bserve
[G](The essence of silence)
Allow the si[A]lence
To [F#]wipe your thoughts [G]away

[Verse 17]
Retrieve your [A]balance
Use [F#]your senses [Bm]to o[A]bserve
(The essence [G]of silence)
Search for your es[A]sence
Find [F#]the silence within
[A]you (The essence lies [A]in silence)