When You Say Nothing At All

by Keith Whitley/Alison Krauss & Union Station/Ronan Keating · posted by pagan

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Words and Music By Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz
Recently Covered by Ronan Keating for the Movie "Notting Hill"

Verse 1

 5   5  5     4   4   4   3 
It's a-maz - ing how you can
  4     -3   3  3   3
Speak right to my heart
  5   5   5   -4 4  4
With out say-ing a word
 3   3    5   -4  3    4  -4 5 
You can light up the dark~~~~~~
 3   4 4  4    -4  5   -4 -4  -4  -3  3  
Try as I may - I could never explain~~~~
 5   5   5  -4
What I hear~~~ 
  4   -4   4    4  3   5     
When you don't say a thing

Chorus

 6     6   6   6    6
The smile on your face
  6    6  -6     6   6    5  -4  -4   
Let's me know, that you need~~~~ me
  4     -4  5    5   5   5
There's a truth in your eyes
 5  5     6   -5 -5  5   5   -4  -4 
Saying you'll~~~ never leave~~~  me
5   5    4  3     -4    5     5 
A touch of your hand, say's you'll
  -4  4    4  4 4  -4 5   5  -4
Catch~~~~ me if ev-er I fall~~~~
 3    3   4  -4  4     3   3  
Now, you say it best  ~~~~~~~~
  5   5   5   5   -4   4  -4  4
When you say nothing, at all ~~~~ 

Verse 2

 5   5    5   4  -4   4 
All day long, I can hear
 3  4   -3  3   3    3
People talking out loud
 5    5   5   -4   4   4  3
But when you hold me near~~~~
 3     5   -4  3     4  -4  5 
You drown out the crowd ~~~~~~
 3   4  4   4   -4
Old Mister Webster
  5    -4 -4  -4 -3   3   3  
Could nev-er define ~~~~~~~~
  5    5  5   5   5   5
Whats being said between
  6    -5   5    5 
Your heart and mine


Chorus

 6     6   6   6    6
The smile on your face
  6    6  -6     6   6    5  -4  -4   
Let's me know, that you need~~~~ me
  4     -4  5    5   5   5
There's a truth in your eyes
 5  5     6   -5 -5  5   5   -4  -4 
Saying you'll~~~ never leave~~~  me
5   5    4  3     -4    5     5 
A touch of your hand, say's you'll
  -4  4    4  4 4  -4 5   5  -4
Catch~~~~ me if ev-er I fall~~~~
 3    3   4  -4  4     3   3  
Now, you say it best  ~~~~~~~~
  5   5   5   5   -4    4  -4  4
When you say nothing,  at all ~~~~

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