Song: Enjoy The Silence Artists: Depeche Mode Album: Violator (Remastered) 1990 URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zxx3_wOCoU Tuning: Standard Capo 1 INTRO: [Keyboard swells, rolling Bass notes, then Drum accents, followed by Lead Guitar] Riff #1: (on 3rd Bar) e||—————————————-————————————-——|———————————-—————-———————-——| B||—————————————-—————————-—————|—————————————-—————-———————-| G||————————-—————————————————-——|———————————————————-——-——-——| D||———-10-10^10-12-13—-—10^10-8—|—-—10-10^10-12-13—-—10^10-8—| A||——10———————————————10————————|—10———————————————10—————-——| E||—————————————-—————————————-—|————————————————————-————-—-|
e||—————————————-—————————-—————|—————————————-—————-———————-| B||—————————————-—————————-—————|—————————————-—————-———————-| G||—————————————-—————————-—————|—————————————-—————-———————-| D||———6—6^6-5——-8-8^8-6—————————|———6—6^6-5——-8-8^8-6————————| A||——6—————————8——-—————————-———|——6—————————8————-————-————-| E||—————————————-—————————-—————|—————————————-—————-———————-| |Bm D | x6 VERSE 1: Bm Words like violence, Dm Break the silence. G Come crashing in, G Into my little world. Bm Painful to me, Dm Pierce right through me. G Can't you understand, Oh my little girl. CHORUS 1: Em All I ever wanted, G All I ever needed. Bm D/A Is here in my arms, Em G Words are very unnecessary, Bm Bb They can only do harm. INSTRUMENTAL 1: Keyboards, Drum Snares, followed by Lead Guitar: :: Riff #1 :: |Bm D | x4 VERSE 2: Bm Vows are spoken, Dm To be broken. Bm Feelings are intense, Dm Words are trivial. Bm Pleasures remain, Dm So does the pain. G Words are meaningless, And forgettable. CHORUS 2: Em All I ever wanted, G All I ever needed. Bm D/A Is here in my arms, Em G Words are very unnecessary, Bm Bb They can only do harm. INSTRUMENTAL 2: Keyboards, Drum Snares, followed by Lead Guitar: :: Riff #1 :: x3 |Bm D | x12 CHORUS 3: Em All I ever wanted, G All I ever needed. Bm D/A Is here in my arms, Em G Words are very unnecessary, Bm Bb They can only do harm. CHORUS 4: Em All I ever wanted, G All I ever needed. Bm D/A Is here in my arms, Em G Words are very unnecessary, Bm Bb They can only do harm. CODA: Lead Guitar: :: Riff #1 :: x3 |Bm D | x12 :: Riff #1 :: x3 Keyboard Horns, over: |Bm D | x12 End: NOTES. 1. Depeche Mode play this live in Cm. This interpretation is a simplification of the chords it includes a capo on 1 and the repetitive riff. 2. “…In 1990, a promotional video for "Enjoy the Silence" was shot by French TV (for the TV Show "Champs-Élysées" with Michel Drucker) featuring Depeche Mode lip-synching the song while standing atop the World Trade Center at the WTC rooftop World observatory, south Tower #2. …” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enjoy_the_Silence
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