Silence Of The City

mcfly ( danny jones ) silence of the city Am G D/F# E Verse : Am G it was tuesday afternoon , i got home from work quite soon , D/F# i turned on the tv and , E what did i see? Am i saw world war three , G staring back at me , D/F# E i thought i might wake up to reality , Am there wasnt gonna be , G yeah , D/F# and all i could see was , E this horrific tragedy . [ Chorus ] Am in the silence of the city , G F no mobile phones ring , Am in the silence of the city , G F you cannot hear a thing , Am in the silence of the city , G F the smiles are washed away , Am in the silence of the city , G F theres nothing left to say . Verse : Am and new york , new york , G so good they named you twice , D/F# the city that never sleeps , E do you believe your eyes? Am and by this act of war , G D/F# E big apple is eaten to the core , Am and two tall towers , G crumble to the floor , D/F# and manhattan isnt there , E its there no more! [ Chorus ] Am in the silence of the city , G F no mobile phones ring , Am in the silence of the city , G F you cannot hear a thing , Am in the silence of the city , G F the smiles are washed away , Am in the silence of the city , G F theres nothing left to say . Am and hardened new york cops , G with tears in their eyes , D/F# tired & worn out fire - fighters , E hoping to hear cries , Am and emergency & medics , G overcome by exhaustion , D/F# and all rescue workers , E filled with deep emotion . Am in the silence of the city , G F no mobile phones ring , Am in the silence of the city , G F you cannot hear a thing , Am in the silence of the city , G F the smiles are washed away , Am in the silence of the city , G F theres nothing left to say . Am the eleventh of september , G two thousand & one , D/F# the world trade centre , E and the u . s . pentagon , Am these pictures that we see , G almost defies belief , D/F# on the streets of new york city , E people are hit by sheer grief . Am in the silence of the city , G F no mobile phones ring , Am in the silence of the city , G F you cannot hear a thing , Am in the silence of the city , G F the smiles are washed away , Am in the silence of the city , G F theres nothing left to say . G the new york city skyline , F we all admired before , G the tall twin towers , Fmaj7 simply are there no more . Am G F in the silence of the city , Am G F in the silence of the city , Am G F in the silence of the city , Am G F in the silence of the city , Am G F in the silence of the city , Am G F in the silence of the city , Am G F in the silence of the city , Am in the silence . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i saw no one has yet posted this song . quite a good song i might add especially when you consider how young danny was ( 14/15 if i’m not mistaken ) . so , i know this song has a lot of those open chords which make it sound so great but i just didn’t have the time to figure them out . these , however , i think work quite well with the song .