Intro: Am Dm7 Dm Am Dm7 Dm Am Dm7 Dm Am Dm7 Dm Am She tests every word like a fine wine Dm7 Dm Am Dm7 Dm C She holds every thought like her last dime G Dm Am C You could hear a pin drop from miles away G Bm E You could hear a heart stop, as plain as day Chorus: F C G Dm We live in a land where silence is king F C G Whispers have all disappeared F C G Dm7 Cry for an echo, you won't hear a thing F Dm7 Am Silence is king around here F Dm7 Am Dm7 Dm Am Dm7 Dm Am Silence is king around here Dm7 Dm Am Dm7 Dm Am Where are the dreams we were after? Dm7 Dm Am Dm7 Dm C Where is the joy and the laughter? G Dm Am C Were they only habits, we were doomed to lose G Bm E Or is destiny not ours to choose? Chorus: F C G Dm We live in a land where silence is king F C G Whispers have all disappeared F C G Dm7 Cry for an echo, you won't hear a thing F Dm7 Am Silence is king around here F Dm7 Am G-C Silence is king around here Bridge: G Dm Am Am-G-C Desperate measures come from desperate times G Am G-C I don't regret what I have done G Dm Am If my actions make you speak your mind A# D Angry words are better than none Chorus: (## 1ST three lines sung a Capella ##) F C G Dm We live in a world where silence is king F C G Whispers have all disappeared F C G Dm7 Cry for an echo, you won't hear a thing F Dm7 Am Silence is king around here Chorus: F C G Dm We live in a land where silence is king F C G Whispers have all disappeared F C G Dm7 Cry for an echo, you won't hear a thing F Dm7 Am Silence is king around here F Dm7 Am Silence is king around here F Dm7 Am Silence is king around here Chorus: F C G Dm We live in a land where silence is king F C G Whispers have all disappeared F C G Dm7 Cry for an echo, you won't hear a thing F Dm7 Am Silence is king around here F Dm7 Am Silence is king around here F Dm7 Am Silence is king around here