Band:  Common Children

Song:  'Whisper'

Album:  Delicate Fade

Copyright:  1997 New Tattoo Music/BMI

Tabbed by:  Wes Marlan

Email:  guitarwez@hotmail.com



This song is easier to play with a capo on the second fret but

I prefer to play it just barring B5 at the second fret, so it

is up to you...Also, all the chords and tabs are *not* relative

to the capo...



Standard Tuning



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Intro/Pre-Verse:



e---------2-----------------------      |Chords used:                 |

B-----------2---------------------      |B5--(X244XX)  Eb5-(X688XX)   |

G-----4-------4-----6-------6----- (X4) |Eb7-(X686XX)  F#5-(244XXX)   |

D---4---4---------8---8---6---6---      |Db5-(X466XX)  f#5-(X91111XX) |   

A-2-------------6-------4-------4-      |(I'm not sure if the name of)|

E---------------------------------      |(the Eb7 chord is correct...)|

In this festival of time

When I seek but will not find

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Verse:

          B5    Eb7     Db5    Eb7  B5    Eb7  Db5  Eb7 

Would you shine some feelings into my eyes

          B5    Eb7   Db5    Eb7  B5     Eb7

Could you climb with healing into my tired mind

     Db5

Into my own mind

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Mini-Bridge:  Eb5  Db5  B5  (X2)

(the bass counters the melody so it's a little hard to hear)  then...

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Repeat Intro/Pre-Verse Tab:



In this revelry of days

When I'm trapped inside my cage

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2nd Verse:

      B5     Eb7   Db5    Eb7    B5   Eb7  Db5  Eb7

Would you fly some easy freedom inside

           B5   Eb7   Db5    Eb7   B5      Eb7

Could you climb with healing into my tired life

     Db5          Eb7

Into my own life

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Chorus:

Eb5      f#5      F#5        Eb5     f#5         F#5         Eb5

When the silence burns my ears    And I frolic through my fears

        f#5   F#5           Eb5            f#5

When I stain myself in shame      I still whisper out your name

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Post Chorus:



e-------------------2-------

B---------------------2---2-

G-----6-----6-----------4---  (X2)

D---8-----6---6---4---------

A-6-----4-------2-----------

E---------------------------

                  Oh, won't you come down

                  And burn your light through me

e-----2----------2-----

B-------2----------2---

G--------------4-----4-

D------------4---------

A---6------2-----------

E-4--------------------

           And save me  And heal me

e-------------------2-------

B---------------------2---2-

G-----6-----6-----------4---  (X2)

D---8-----6---6---4---------

A-6-----4-------2-----------

E---------------------------

                  Oh, won't you come down

                  And burn your light through me

e-----2----------2-----------2-----

B-------2----------2-----------2---

G--------------4-----4-----4-----4-  then strum B5 to chorus...

D------------4-----------4---------

A---6------2-----------2-----------

E-4--------------------------------

           And save me  And heal me  And save me

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Ending Chorus (w/distorted guitar):

Eb5       f#5        F#5     Eb5     f#5      F#5        Eb5

When the silence burns my ears    And I frolic through my fears

        f#5    F#5         Eb5              f#5   F#5         Eb5

When I stain myself in shame      I still whisper out your name

          f#5              Eb5               f#5       F#5         Eb5

I still whisper out your name     Won't you burn your light through me

     f#5    Eb5    f#5

And heal me      And save me

I will whisper out your name

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Once again, if you do not own this CD, I would

highly recommend buying it.  Corrections welcomed on the tab.