Travelling Alone

( * note * ) the "f" chord can be played as an Fmaj7 as well . capo 4 - standard tuning ~Verse 1~ C Am australian man , scandinavian tan F G kicking stones ’round a square C C7 F F# he sat for a while and carved out a smile C G C as if someone would care C said i’m a long way from the gold coast Am farthest i’ve ever known F G oh this just ain’t my home C C7 it was my wife’s idea F F# but she’s no longer here C G C she left me traveling alone ~Chorus~ F C oh i’ve never heard silence F C ring out like a bell F Am i’ve never heard silence D G like last night , in my expensive hotel F Am see i’m loving a shadow F C ( or Am ) and i’m trying to catch the rain F C but i’ve never heard silence G F C like i heard it today Interlude C F C F G C C7 F F# C G C ~Verse 2~ C as she walked out of the hotel Am i could still smell the smoke F G of a burning heart left inside C C7 she said men are all assholes F F# and life’s a bad joke C G C she laughed then started to cry C see ten years with this man Am and a lifetime of plans F G well i loved him to his bones C C7 now i have lines on my skin F F# and he’s traded me in C G C he left me traveling alone ~Chorus~ F C oh i’ve never heard silence F C come and hit me like a train F Am i’ve never heard silence D G and i’m trying to catch the rain F C but i’ve never heard silence G F Am like blood , that flows through my veins F Am oh i’m loving a shadow F C ( or Am ) till i heard it today F C i’ve never heard silence G F C like i heard it today : )