The Silent Man

												
1. A question well served,      "Is
2. Has man been a victim of his
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silence like a fever?
woman, of his father?
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"A voice never heard?"           "Or a
If he elects not to bother,     will he
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message with no receiver?"
suffocate their faith?
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                  Thumb
Pray they won't ask.                         Be  -
Desperate to fall                   Be  -
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hind the stained glass
hind the Great Wall
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there's always one more mask.
that separates us all.
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Chorus
When there is reason, Tonight I'm awake
         (Tonight I'm awake)
let ring
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         When there's no answer.            Arrive
(The Silent Man)
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the silent man.                    If there is bal -
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ance         tonight   he's awake
       (Tonight he's awake)           (The Silent man)
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If they have to suffer                 there lies
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the silent man.
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Sin without deceivers,   a God with no believers
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I could sail by on the winds
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of silence and maybe they won't notice    But this
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time, I think it'd be better if I swim.
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The silent man.  There lies
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h = hammeron
p = pulloff
/ = slide
x = ghost note
t = tap (right hand)
~ = vibrato
bf = bend full
rb = release bend
dive = dive with bar
* = picked harmonic
tr = trill
p.s. = pick scrape
b = bend/step written over note