Silver String
Words and Music by James Iha, Transcribed by Craig Newnes
Standard Tuning: E A D G B E

Chord Fingerings:
   C  C/B G  F  Fm
E| 0  0   3  1  1
B| 1  1   3  1  1
G| 0  0   0  2  1
D| 2  2   0  3  3 
A| 3  2   2  3  3  
E| x  x   3  1  1

|C | 

C    C/B      G    
 ooh ooh ooh  oooh ooh ooh
C    C/B      G    
 ooh ooh ooh  oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
C    C/B          F            Fm             
 ooh ooh ooh  ooh ooh ooh  ooh ooh
 
|C |

C                    F                 C                  
 and I need you dear  you lay sleeping by my side
G                 F                       C
 and I worry dear  but things you say are bright and gay
      G            C          G
and I warm to your words of encouragement
    F                     C           G
and not a soul knows what I will know

C    C/B          G
 ooh ooh ooh were lovers and were honestly
C   C/B               G  
 together somehow and tied with silver string
              C        C/B      F        Fm
we’ll live forever and ever and if you decide

|C |
 
G            F                  C
 downhearted  and down cause we live apart
G                   C                 G
 no I can’t fake it  not for one more day

C 
 if there's someplace we can go
   G
if we can make a home
     C                 F
it’s up to us to cope  oh ohh
   G                                  
in you I trust in all things theres a must and I will live again

C    C/B          G
 ooh ooh ooh were lovers and were honestly
C   C/B               G  
 together somehow and tied with silver string
              C        C/B      F        Fm
we’ll live forever and ever and if you decide  

and don't lie now  will you still come on to me

C    C/B          G
 ooh ooh ooh were lovers and were honestly
C   C/B               G  
 together somehow and tied with silver string
              C        C/B      G              G             C          
we’ll live forever and ever and if you decide  ooh ooh ooh   oooh