WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL


Transcribed by Jibesh (*)

 Words and Music by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz
Arranged by Benjie Lucero Jr.
 
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 
 Intro
 
 4/4
 Let ring throughout
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 Verse
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                                       2/4
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                                      Chorus
 4/4
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 Verse 2
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                                         2/4
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 Chorus
 4/4
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 Guitar Solo
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   Chorus
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||o-3-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------------|---2-----3----------||
||--------------------|-3---------------|-------------------|-3------------------||


                    

  
Lyrics:


It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart
Without saying a word you can light up the dark
Try as I may I can never explain
What I hear when you don't say a thing

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me wherever I fall
You say it best, when you say nothing at all

All day long I can hear people talking out loud
But when you hold me you drown out the crowd
Try as they may they can never defy
What's been said between your heart and mine

The smile on your face let's me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me wherever I fall
You say it best, when you say nothing at all

The smile on your face let's me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me wherever I fall
You say it best, when you say nothing at all

You say it best when you say nothing at all
You say it best when you say nothing at all
The smile on your face
The truth in your eyes
The touch of your hand
Let's me know that you need me