All the Words Unspoken

 

Written by John Stewart.

 

Charlie Woodward sent me this song to be checked for errors.  There were none, as far as I could hear.  I only renamed one chord and changed the “spacing” of another.  This is Charlie´s work.

 

'All the Words Unspoken' is on "Johnny Moonlight", Neon Dreams, 2000.  The song is also on the live double CD "Front Row Music – Before the War", Neon Dreams, 2001.  This is the version from “Johnny Moonlight”.  John plays the song in the key of D both times.  From John´s introduction on the live version: …"You don´t regret the things you said in life, it´s the things you didn´t say, and the things you don´t say will hold you like a prisoner."

 

(Add a little run to some of those C-chords--high notes e-g-g-c, to the F-chords, add c-b-a).  Jan Hauenstein.

 

 

Capo 2nd fret

 

(C) (F) (C) (F) (C) (F) (C)(G)(C)

 

Yeah, all the words unspoken,

(F)All the dogs in chains,

(C)all the walls still standing,

They will (F)own you, (C)baby (G)Jane.

 

Will (C)they just stay inside your throat

Til (F)one day they're heard?

So (C)take a (C/B)chance and (Am7)free your(Am7/G)self,

And (F)you will (C)free the (G)words.

 

Just say the (F)words,

Say the (C)words,

Oh, say the (F)words,

Won’t you say the (C)words...

 

(F) (C) (F)

 

Well, you (C)wrote to me in letters

That (F)flowed right from your heart,

And you (C)wrote the words "I Love You,"

And they (F)tore my (C)blues a(G)part.

 

Yeah, but (C)when I call you on the phone,

The (F)conversation’s blurred,

So (C)take a (C/B)chance and (Am7)free your(Am7/G)self,

And (F)you will (C)free the (G)words.

 

Just say the (F)words,

Say the (C)words,

Oh, say the (F)words,

Say the (Cj7)words...

 

(C) (F) (Cj7) (F) (Cj7) (F) (C)(G)(C)

 

Oh, all the words unspoken,

And (F)all the dogs in chains,

(C)All the walls still standing

(F)Alone will (C)be re(G)tained.

 

Will (C)they just stay inside your throat

Un(F)til one day they're heard?

So (C)take a (C/B)chance and (Am7)free your(Am7/G)self,

And (F)you will (C)free the (G)words.

 

Won’t you say the (F)words,

Say the (Cj7)words,

Won’t you say the (F)words,

Say the (Cj7)words...  (F) (Cj7) (F)

 

Oh, say the words,

Say the (Cj7)words,

Say the (F)words,

Won’t you say the (Cj7)words?

Just say the (F)words,

Say the (Cj7)words,

Just say the (F)words…(Cj7)

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

Charlie Woodward and janhauenstein@gmx.de