Paul Heaton - Silence Is Ukulele Chords

[Opening]
[G] [Am] [D] [G] [Am] [G] [C] [D] [G]
[D]When you’re [G]staring a few inches from the [Am]wall
[C]And you’re [D]watching simple spider begin its [G]crawl
It’s just a single thread he spins that’ [C]has to break his fall
And [G]silence is the [D]slowest dance of [G]all

[section 2]
[D]From the greenkeeper’s ‘Good morning’ to the [Am]birds (To the birds)
[D]To the father at the funeral, stuck for [G]words (Stuck for words)
There’s a part of us that’s confident, then a [C]padded-out two thirds
Where [G]silence is the [D]slowest song of [G]all

[chorus]
[G]Silence is the cancer that [Am]wakes us in the [D]morn
[G]Turns our every sentence into [Am]weak kneed and with [D]drawn
We [G]wish to speak with everyone
But [C]wish we’d not been [D]born

[chorus]
[G]Silence is the deadly dance
The reason spiders [D]take that chance
[G]Spin that web for flies and ants
Silence is the [D]greatest dance of [G]all [C] [D] [G] [C]

[section 3]
[D]From the [G]noise of New York traffic to Ne [Am]pal
[C]From [D]Hindu-Buddhist peace to barroom [G]brawl
[G]From the CEO of supermarket to the [C]wide boy on the stall
[G]Silence is the [D]waltz that grabs us [G]all

[section 4]
[G]From the friendly wave of postie over [Am]hedge (Over hedge)
To the [D]two-fingered sa [G]lute from brand new reg (Brand new reg)
[D]It could be [G]suicide, or window cleaner [C]standing on that ledge
But [G]silence is the [D]dance that grabs us [G]all

[chorus]
[G]Silence is the cancer that [Am]wakes us in the [D]morn
[G]Turns our every sentence into [Am]weak kneed and with [D]drawn
We [G]wish to speak with everyone
But [C]wish we’d not been [D]born

[chorus]
[G]Silence is the deadly dance
The reason spiders [D]take that chance
[G]Spin that web for flies and ants
Silence is the [D]greatest dance of [G]all [C] [D] [G] [C]

[section 5]
[G]Silence is the mortal knife that [Am]cuts into our [D]throat
[G]Gets the punchline, slices up, [Am]turns us into the [D]joke
Takes the unco [C]rrupted, and [G]wraps in vampire’s [D]cloak
[G]Pacific Heights to Rio slums

[section 6]
[G]To silence everyone succumbs
[G]Across the world, the word is mum’s

[section 7]
[G]Silence bangs the loudest drums
[G]Silence bangs the loudest drums
[G]Silence bangs the loudest drums
[G]Silence bangs the loudest drums of [C]all

[section 8]
[G]Silence bangs the loudest drums
[G]Silence bangs the loudest drums
[G]Silence bangs the loudest drums
[G]Silence bangs the loudest drums

[chorus]
[G]Silence is the cancer that [Am]wakes us in the [D]morn
[G]Turns our every sentence into [Am]weak kneed and with [D]drawn
We [G]wish to speak with everyone
But [C]wish we’d not been [D]born

[chorus]
[G]Silence is the deadly dance
The reason spiders [D]take that chance
[G]Spin that web for flies and ants
Silence is the [D]greatest dance of [G]all

[Closing]
[Am]The greatest dance of [D]all
[G]The greatest dance of all
[C]Greatest dance of [G]all[D]