Swim In Silence Chords
by Paramore
Swim In Silence by Paramore is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F#. It uses the chords F#, E, Ebm, B, G and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: F# E Ebm E B x2
Verse 1:
F#
Meet me here beneath
E
the burning sky
Ebm
Where the ocean comes and
E B
takes us from all our lives
F#
Never said that you
E
were coming back
Ebm E
I have waited all the while
B
and found the place you hide
Refrain:
F# E
What keeps you so far away?
B
We can swim in silence
G
You can pull me under
Em B
I will not come up for anyone
G
I could slowly sink in
Em
Watch you as you leave
B G Em
I will drown until you care
Post Chorus 1:
F# E
(I will drown
Ebm E B
until you care)
Verse 2:
F# E
I imagine what it must be like
Ebm E
To have everything you need
B
And not be satisfied (satisfied)
F# E
Run the water till it burns
Ebm E
And you can’t see through the waves
B
That crash into your pride
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Post Chorus 2:
F# E
(going under
F# E
going under)
Bridge:
F# E
cut it close to what
F#
we cannot recognize
E
floating face down in the lies
F#
here we are without a trace
E
of the lies we used to blame
F#
and you’re so far away
E
What keeps you so far away?
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
Em
We can swim in silence
B
You can pull me under
G F#
I will not come up for anyone
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Outro: G Em B x2
G Em B G Em B G Em B G drumbeats
I will drown until you care