Billy Talent - Dead Silence: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Dead 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.

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       Dm          C
We're living underneath
     A/C#    Dm
the land of sorrow
Gm              F          A   A/C#
I can hear the bombs rain down
     Dm          C
And how do I explain
        A/C# Dm
there's no tomorrow
Gm            F      A    A/C#
I can hardly make a sound

Chorus:
Gm
Dead silence
Dm
I think we can't
           A#
escape Til death
Do us part
       A  A/C#
In the end

They're marching up the main
street as my heart beats
Louder than machine gun fire
The sound of all the sirens sing like violins
Rattling the cold barbwire
I heard the soldiers say,
"Don't let them get away"
But I could not escape
their bullets and grenades
A casualty of war, a victim of mistake
Another widow has been made

Chorus:
Dead silence will come to rescue me
When violence has took this world away
Dead silence, a fate we can't escape
'Till death do us part in the end
Dead silence will come to rescue me
When violence has took this world away
Dead silence, no time to be afraid
My love, I will see you again

     Dm            Am
Fly away like the wind
             A#           F
Some things God can't forgive
        Gm         Dm
Why is war just a fight
          A#        A
While the innocent die
         Dm       Am
They can tear us apart
            A#           F
I'll still live in your heart
         Gm          Dm
If your spirit gives up
          A#          A   A# F A# F
Don't surrender your love
         A#            F
And the world will survive
       A#           F
If we  stand side by side
         A#          F
One day hope will arrive
       A#           A
Now I must say goodbye

Chorus:
Dead silence will come to rescue me
When violence has took this world away
Dead silence, a fate we can't escape
'Till death do us part in the end
Dead silence will come to rescue me
When violence has took this world away
Dead silence, no time to be afraid
My love, I will see you again
Dead silence will come to rescue me
When violence has took this world away
Dead silence, a fate we can't escape
'Till death do us part in the end
Dead silence will come to rescue me
When violence has took this world away
Dead silence, no time to be afraid
My love, I will see you again

Gm            Dm
  Dead silence
A#             F
  When violence
Gm            Dm A# A A/C#
  Dead silence
Gm            Dm
  Dead silence
A#             F
  When violence
Gm            Dm A# A A/C#
  Dead silence
Gm            Dm
  Dead silence
A#             F
  When violence
Gm            Dm A# A A/C#
  Dead silence
Gm            Dm
  Dead silence
A#             F
  When violence
Gm            Dm A# A A/C#
  Dead silence


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Dead Silence" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Dead Silence" by Billy Talent.