The Mute

in standard tuning , lob a capo on the 6th fret . ben is a half step down , so he’d have his capo on 7th . all chords relative to capo . Intro : G C ( a few times with nice variants ) , then strum the G a bit going into the Verse Em C G well , as a child i mostly spoke inside my head Em C G i had conversations with the clouds , the dogs , the dead Em C G and they thought my broken , that my tongue was coated lead D C Em but i just couldn’t make my words make sense to them D C G if you only listen with your ears . . . i can’t get in Em C G and i spent my evenings pullin’ stars out of the sky Em C G and i’d arrange them on the lawn where i would lie Em C G and in the wind i’d taste the dreams of distant lives D C Em and i would dress myself up in them through the night D C G while my folks would sleep in separate beds . . . and wonder why Em C G x3 D C Em D C D G Em C G and through them days i was a ghost atop my chair Em C G my dad considered me a cross he had to bear Em C G and in my head i’d sing apologies and stare D C Em as my mom would hang the clothes across the line D C G and she would try to keep the empty . . . from her eyes Em C G so , then one afternoon i dressed myself alone Em C G i packed my pillowcase with everything i owned Em C G and in my head i said "goodbye , " then i was gone D C Em and i set out on the heels of the unknown D C Em so my folks could have a new life of their own D C so that maybe i could find someone D C G who could hear the only words that i’d known Em C G x7 D C Em D C D the song ends on that very contemplative D . tabbed by magicalzebra