Chord/Tab song: Silent House

Silent House

This is a wonderful song by the Dixie Chicks.

The song is built up from the following chords sequences. By listening
to the song it will be pretty easy to figure out when to play what.
At the bottom of this transcription you will find all the chords together
with the lyrics.

Good luck! / Gustaf Friberg

Intro + Verse + Between verses + Solo chords + Outro
[C]C [C]C [Bb]Eb [F/A]F
[Cm] [F] [Eb] [Dm]
Before prechorus
[s]
[C5] [C5] [Bb5-C5] [C5]
Prechorus
G Eb F G (high chords)

Chorus
C C Gm Gm Bb Bb F F (x2)

(After last chorus)
[C]C [C]C [Bb]Eb [F/A]F
C C Bb F/A Eb F

The chords in order of appearance
(they are easiest played using mainly barre chords):

C Bb F/A Eb F Cm F Dm C5 Bb5 G G Gm


e|-(3)-(1)--1--(6)-(8)--3---1---5-----------3-(10)--3--
B|--5---3---1---8--10---4---1---6-----------3--12---3--
G|--5---3---2---8--10---5---2---7---5---3---4--12---3--
D|--5---3---3---8--10---5---3---7---5---3---5--12---5--
A|--3---1---0---6---8---3---3---5---3---1---5--10---5--
E|--------------------------1---------------3-------3--


Chords wih lyrics:

Intro
[C]C [C]C [Bb]Eb [F/A]F
[Cm] [F] [Eb] [Dm]
C Bb F/A C Eb F
These walls have eyes
[C]Rows of photogr[F]aphs
And f[Eb]aces l[Dm]ike mine
C Bb F/A C Eb F
Who do we become
[Cm]Without knowing whe[F]re
[Eb]We started[Dm] from

[C]C [C]C [Bb]Eb [F/A]F

C Bb F/A C Eb F
It's true I'm missing you
[Cm]As I stand al[F]one [Eb]in your [Dm]room

C5 C5 Bb5[s]-C5 C5 x2

G Eb F G
Everyday that will pass you by
G Eb F G
Every name that you won't recall
G Eb F G
Everything that you made by hand
G Eb F
Everything that you know by heart

[C]And I will try to conn[Gm]ect
All the pieces you l[Bb]eft
I will carry it [F]on
And let you forg[C]et
And I'll remember the y[Gm]ears
When your mind was cl[Bb]ear
How the laughter and l[F]ife
C Bb F/A C Eb F Cm F Eb Dm (same as intro and verse)
Filled up this silent house

[C]One ro[Bb]om[F/A]
C Eb F
Two single beds
[Cm]In the closet h[F]angs
[Eb]Your favorit[Dm]e dress
C Bb F/A C Eb F
The books that you read
[Cm]Are in scattered p[F]iles
Of p[Eb]aper sh[Dm]reds

C5 C5 Bb5[s]-C5 C5 x2

G Eb F G
Everything that you made by hand
G Eb F
Everything that you know by heart

[C]I will try to con[Gm]nect
All the pieces you l[Bb]eft
I will carry it [F]on
And let you forg[C]et
And I'll remember the y[Gm]ears
When your mind was cl[Bb]ear
How the laughter and l[F]ife
C Bb F/A C C Eb F
Filled up this silent house
C Bb F/A Eb F
Silent house

Solo chords:
[C]C [C]C [Bb]Eb [F/A]F
[Cm] [F] [Eb] [Dm]
C Bb F/A C Eb F
In the garden off the living room
[Cm]A chill fills the [F]air
And t[Eb]he lilies bl[Dm]oom

[C]And I will try to conn[Gm]ect
All the pieces you l[Bb]eft
I will carry it [F]on
And let you forg[C]et
And I'll remember the y[Gm]ears
When your mind was cl[Bb]ear
How the laughter and l[F]ife

Filled up this

[C]And I will try to conn[Gm]ect
All the pieces you l[Bb]eft
I will carry it [F]on
And let you forg[C]et
And I'll remember the y[Gm]ears
When your mind was cl[Bb]ear
How the laughter and l[F]ife
C Bb F/A C C Eb F
Filled up this silent house
C Bb F/A Eb F
Silent house

Outro (same as intro and verse)
[C]C [C]C [Bb]Eb [F/A]F
[Cm] [F] [Eb] [Dm]