Tuning: E A D G B E

Josh Joplin Group - Listening [Intro] Am F Am F Am [Verse 1]

And she lies, ^Fquietly A^Ammid her empty room^F ^Am And probes her ^Fopen heart To ^Amverify the ^Fwound ^C

[Verse 2]

She receives the phone ^Gcall ^DmShe rewinds the ^Gmessage tape ^C She walks to the ^Gwindow Let your ^Dmsweat pour down the^G fire escape ^C

[Chorus]

I am ^Glistening to ^Amyou ^F ^C I am ^Glistening to ^Amyou ^F You don't say a ^Cword ^G You don't ^Amhave to

[Interlude] F Am F Am [Verse 3]

Frozen in the hour^F The ^Amthought of going on^F ^Am Feels real^F and unreal Un^Amtil the feelings gone^F ^C

[Verse 4]

Like a boy who ^Gbegs for bread A ^Dmsnapshot is ^Gall there is ^C To remind us of ^Gour place And re^Dmturn us to the hungry ^Gmasses ^C

[Chorus]

I am ^Glistening to ^Amyou ^F ^C I am ^Glistening to ^Amyou ^F You don't say a ^Cword ^G

[Instrumental]] Dm Bb C Dm Bb C Dm Bb C Dm Bb C Am Bb Am F Am F Am [Verse 5]

And she lies ^Fmotionless Be^Amneath the ceiling fan^F ^Am The blades become in^Fvisible And ^Amshe becomes en^Ftranced ^C

[Verse 6]

No one knows the ^Gfuture And ^Dmno one cares a^Gbout the past ^C When a star is ^Gdying We ^Dmall cling to what ^Gcannot last ^C

[Outro]

I am ^Glistening to ^Amyou ^F ^G ^C I am ^Glistening to ^Amyou ^F ^G ^C I am ^Glistening to ^Amyou ^F ^G ^C I am ^Glistening to ^Amyou ^F ^G ^Am ^G ^Am