How to Play Silence Is on Ukulele?

Paul Heaton - Silence Is can be played in the key of G using the G, Am, D, C chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open. For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open. For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open. For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Silence Is with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Paul Heaton - Silence Is Ukulele Chords

Chord reference G, Am, D, C

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[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

[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

[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

[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]

[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

[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

[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

[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]

[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

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

[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

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

[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

[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

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

Artist Paul Heaton

Album Crooked Calypso

Genres Alternative, Indie, Rock

Year 2017

Key G

Paul Heaton - Silence Is can be played in the key of G using the G, Am, D, C chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open.
For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Silence Is with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.