Bastille - The Silence: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Silence" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

 C
Tell me a piece of your history
              G                C
that you're proud to call your own
  C
Speak in words you picked up
        G                    C
as you walked through life alone.

We used to swim in your stories
And be pulled out by their tide
Choking on the words
And drowning with no air inside

           Em                   C
Now you've hit a wall and it's not your fault
    G                 D
my dear, my dear, my dear.
           Em                     C
Now you've hit a wall and you've hit it hard,
    G                 D
my dear, my dear, oh dear.

Chorus:
C           G           D
It is not enough to be dumbstruck;
(Can you fill the silence?)
C                  G             Em      B
you must have the words in that head of yours.
    C                G
And oh, oh, can you feel the silence?
Em              D
I can't take it anymore,
       C           G           D
'cause it is not enough to be dumbstruck.
(Can you fill the silence?)

Tell me a piece of your history
That you've never said out loud
Pull the rug beneath my feet
And shake me to the ground

Wrap me around your fingers
Break the silence open wide
Before it seeps into my ears
And fills me up from the inside

Now you've hit a wall and you're lost for words
My dear, my dear, my dear
Now you've hit a wall and you hit it hard
My dear, my dear, oh dear

Chorus

        C
If you give it a name, then it's already won.
          G                  D
What you good for, what you good for?
        C
If you give it a name, then it's already won.
          G                  D
What you good for, what you good for?
        C                        G
If you give it a name, then it's already won.
          D
What you good for, what you good for?
        C                        G
If you give it a name, then it's already won.
          Em                 D
What you good for, what you good for?

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Silence" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Silence" by Bastille.