The Silent Within chords by Steve Vai

SimplifiedEm · E · B · G · Esus4 …

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Em
E
B
G
Esus4
A
C
Am
F#m
D#m
Asus4
G#m
Bbm

Intro 1

Endless time is arriv

Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) ing in this lost and found
A 
G 
What is now  (A major) was always  (G major) but
C 
never  (C major) seemed to be
Em 
A 
 (E minor) In the breath  (A major) of a heartbeat
Em 
G 
Em 
 (E minor) the walls tumble  (G major) down  (E minor) 
A 
G 
An elusive  (A major) light and  (G major) sound
C 
en (C major) raptured me
Em 
Am 
 (E minor) But I re (A minor) main in my body

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Verse 2

Words fail to describe what

we feel when we die inside

God only

Verse 3
B 
C 
knows  (B major) what  (C major) 
B 
we're feel (B major) ing
C 
Am 
A 
F#m 
When the  (C major) lights grow dim  (A minor)  (A major)  (F sharp minor) 
B 
C 
B 
D#m 
 (B major) Is there  (C major) really a voice  (B major) inside  (D sharp minor) 
B 
C 
A 
 (B major) In the si (C major) lent with (A major) in
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 4
Em 
Esus4 
A 
Em 
 (E minor) Torn  (Esus4) apart     (A major) by a twister  (E minor) 
G 
of greed lust  (G major) and pride
Em 
Am 
 (E minor) When I bleed  (A minor) it's a need
G 
C 
 (G major) to be  (C major) one with you
Em 
A 
Em 
 (E minor) Why is anger  (A major) so hungry  (E minor) 
and love so blind
A 
Am 
Why do we hurt  (A major) when we cry  (A minor) 
G 
C 
B 
C 
 (G major) Well  (C major) God only knows  (B major)  (C major) what
B 
we're dream (B major) ing
C 
In our  (C major) ultimate sin
A 
B 
C 
B 
 (A major) Do  (B major)  (C major) we really hide any (B major) thing
C 
A 
In the si (C major) lent within  (A major) 
G 
 (G major) Silent within,
Am 
Asus4 
A 
 (A minor) with (Asus4)  (A major) in

Verse 5
B 
Oh hide in  (B major) your darkness
And I'm dreaming today
Only for a moment would you hear
G#m 
B 
Oh slow  (G sharp minor) me     (B major) down
G#m 
B 
Run away  (G sharp minor)  (B major) 
Bbm 
God only  (B flat minor) knows and He ain't talkin'
A 
G 
In the sound  (A major) and the light and the  (G major) life

Verse 6
Em 
A 
 (E minor) There's no  (A major) end to the bot
Em 
G 
 (E minor) tom when we  (G major) start to fall,
Em 
A 
G 
 (E minor) There's no  (A major) top to the  (G major) high
C 
when we  (C major) want to climb
Em 
A 
Em 
 (E minor) And this  (A major) heart is a prison  (E minor) bound
G 
Em 
by chains  (G major) of gold  (E minor) 
A 
G 
Where (A major) in lies the  (G major) keys
C 
 (C major) God only

Verse 7
B 
C 
B 
knows  (B major)  (C major) how we're  (B major) falling
C 
Am 
A 
F#m 
B 
While reach (C major) ing  (A minor)  (A major)  (F sharp minor)  (B major) for Him
C 
B 
In this vacu (C major) um of  (B major) time and space
C 
Am 
G 
In the si (C major) lent  (A minor) within  (G major) 
A 
God only knows  (A major) 
Em 
Esus4 
Em 
G 
Em 
With (E minor)  (Esus4)  (E minor) in   (G major)  (E minor) 
A 
G 
C 
 (A major)  (G major)  (C major) 

Interlude 1
Em 
A 
Em 
G 
Em 
A 
G 
C 
 (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (G major)  (C major) 
Em 
A 
Em 
G 
Em 
A 
G 
C 
Em 
A 
 (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (G major)  (C major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
Em 
G 
Em 
A 
G 
C 
 (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (G major)  (C major) 
B 
C 
B 
C 
Am 
A 
B 
F#m 
B 
C 
 (B major)  (C major)  (B major)  (C major)  (A minor)  (A major)  (B major)  (F sharp minor)  (B major)  (C major) 
B 
C 
Am 
G 
A 
 (B major)  (C major)  (A minor)  (G major)  (A major) 
Em 
E 
Em 
 (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
E 
 (E major) 
Em 
A 
It's a  (E minor) drop  (A major) from

Verse 8
Em 
the ocean (E minor) 
G 
A star  (G major) from the sky
Em 
A 
G 
 (E minor) A grain of  (A major) sand from the  (G major) earth
C 
A  (C major) tear from an eye
Em 
A 
 (E minor) When the light  (A major) is before