Tears for Fears - Quiet Ones: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Quiet Ones" 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.

Em               G    D
It's always the quiet ones
Who are stranger than fiction
They hide under tables like a child

What kind of chemistry is it?
Leaden or golden?
Nobody sees them driving us wild

F#m        B
It's your life
         F#m                 B
Don't just collide with the waves
Cm  A#            G#
Oh look into her eyes
                         A#
You'll see such silence stalling
Cm               A#             F/A G#
Nothing seems to matter in this life

Wake up your majesty there are
Thieves in the temple
Picking the sunspots out of the sun

Looking for symmetry in man
Another dead Beatle
Down through the path we see how they run

Chorus:
It's your life
Don't just collide with the waves
Oh look into her eyes
You'll see such silence stalling
Nothing seems to matter in this life

Oh so many reasons why
You hear the silence calling
Nothing seems to matter in this life

Gm  G#
Oh salvation
Gm                  G#
Shine a light on a different world
     Gm          G#
And carry our thoughts on golden rays

Oh look into her eyes
You'll see such silence stalling
Nothing seems to matter in this life
(Silence calling)

Oh so many reasons why
You hear the silence calling
Nothing seems to matter in this life
(Silence calling)

Look into her
Silence stalling
Nothing matters
Silence calling


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Quiet Ones" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Quiet Ones" by Tears for Fears.