THE SILENCE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF Clay Walker (Walker - Waters - Shapiro) 1993, Giant Records August 22, 2003 Intro: (D) (Am7) (C) (G) (D) There's an (D) oil well down on Johnson's Road Where we'd go to be alone I (Am7) never thought I'd go (C) there by my(D)self I stood there callin' out your name No one answered just the same The (Am7) silence (C) speaks for it(D)self (G) Well, I've been high and I've been (D) low (Am7) And I've walked (C) through the fires of (D) hell (G) Are you coming back, Lord, I don't (D) know I guess the (Am7) silence (C) speaks for it(D)self (D) (Am7) (C) (G) (D) (D) The last time you talked to me I did all the talkin', now I see (Am7) You were telling me (C) there was someone (D) else What I'd give to hear your voice But I'm not given any choice Cause the (Am7) silence (C) speaks for it(D)self (G) Well, I've been high and I've been (D) low (Am7) And I've walked (C) through the fires of (D) hell (G) Are you coming back, Lord, I don't (D) know I guess the (Am7) silence (C) speaks for it(D)self (G) Well, I've been high and I've been (D) low (Am7) And I've walked (C) through the fires of (D) hell (G) Are you coming back, Lord, I don't (D) know I guess the (Am7) silence (C) speaks for it(D)self I guess the (Am7) silence..... Fade out...