( * note * )
the “f” chord can be played as an Fmaj7 as well .

capo 4 – standard tuning

~verse 1~
C Am
australian man , scandinavian tan
F G
kicking stones ’round a square
C C7 F F#
he sat for a while and carved out a smile
C G C
as if someone would care
C
said i’m a long way from the gold coast
Am
farthest i’ve ever known
F G
oh this just ain’t my home
C C7
it was my wife’s idea
F F#
but she’s no longer here
C G C
she left me traveling alone

~chorus~
F C
oh i’ve never heard silence
F C
ring out like a bell
F Am
i’ve never heard silence
D G
like last night , in my expensive hotel
F Am
see i’m loving a shadow
F C ( or Am )
and i’m trying to catch the rain
F C
but i’ve never heard silence
G F C
like i heard it today

interlude
C F C F G C C7 F F# C G C

~verse 2~
C
as she walked out of the hotel
Am
i could still smell the smoke
F G
of a burning heart left inside
C C7
she said men are all assholes
F F#
and life’s a bad joke
C G C
she laughed then started to cry
C
see ten years with this man
Am
and a lifetime of plans
F G
well i loved him to his bones
C C7
now i have lines on my skin
F F#
and he’s traded me in
C G C
he left me traveling alone

~chorus~

F C
oh i’ve never heard silence
F C
come and hit me like a train
F Am
i’ve never heard silence
D G
and i’m trying to catch the rain
F C
but i’ve never heard silence
G F Am
like blood , that flows through my veins
F Am
oh i’m loving a shadow
F C ( or Am )
till i heard it today

F C
i’ve never heard silence
G F C
like i heard it today

: )