Silent Fighting
Nada Surf
Tuning: Drop 1/2 step Drop low E to D Chords: Dadd6 - x57777 {The top note is not constantly played. Listen to the intro to get a feel for the rhythm of when it is.} Bsus2 - x24422 D - xx0235 Em - 222000 ===== D5 - x577xxx D5/C# - x477xxx B5 - x244xxx E5 - 222xxx G5 - 555xxx ===== {The following chords are a combination of the harmony as well as the melodic line on the G-string. Since the harmony only changes twice I just assigned numbers 1-3 to each chord for each melodic note.} G[1] - 5x40xx G[2] - 5x42xx G[3] - 5x44xx Em[1] - 2x40xx Em[2] - 2x42xx Em[3] - 2x44xx ===== G/D - xx543x Bm/F# - xx4(4)3x {The (4) is implied. It can be played if you want. My preference is to omit it.} Aadd9/E - xx242x Dmaj7add6 - xx0(4)2x {See note above about implied (4).} ===== {The following chords reflect the harmony as well as Listen to the part in the song and you can hear the pattern of how it’s played. I just named the chord the overall harmony plus (A) in parenthesis to denote the pattern of switching between the two listed chords.} D(A) - xx0235 to xx0232 Bm7(A) - x24235 to x24232 ===== G - 5x043x G/F# - 4x043x G/E - 2x043x Dmaj7 - 0x022x Dadd6 Don’t know what to say Bsus2 D I don’t know what to talk about Em Dadd6 I don’t know what to do about me and you Dadd6 I don’t know what to think Bsus2 D I always feel time’s running out Em Dadd6 It’s getting harder harder to get a clue Even when we’re quiet fighting Silent treatment on the street Still there’s no doubt we’re going home together Even when we’re silent fighting Making a scene on the street We’ll be under the covers and out of the weather I just can’t tell the truth Always thinking about leaving you I’ll be the captive you’ll be the captain I’ll be your chaperone I’ll book your first date now [1] - [2] - [3] - [2] [1] - [2] - [3] - [2] Dadd6 Been watching too much television And thinking stupid thoughts So confused about men and women Dadd6 I don’t know what to say Bsus2 D I don’t know what to talk about Em Dadd6 I don’t know what to do about me and you () - /#() - () - - Even when we’re quiet fighting Silent treatment on the street Still there’s no doubt we’re going home together Even when we’re quiet fighting Making a scene on the street I’ll be the captive you’ll be the captain I’ll be your chaperone I’ll book your first date now - / - / - I just can’t tell the truth I’m always thinking about leaving you I just can’t tell the truth I’m always thinking about leaving you But I just can’t tell the truth I’m always thinking about leaving you [1] - [2] - [3] - [2] [1] - [2] - [3] - [2] - / - / - {3 times} I just can’t tell the truth I’m always thinking about leaving you