Billy Joel – Code Of Silence chords

[Intro]
Am           G/B    C
Am           Bb2    G
Am           G/B    C
C            F(2)/A

Am           G/B    C
Am           Bb2    G
Am           G/B    C
C            F(2)/A

[Verse 1]
     CmEverybody's got a million questions
     Abmaj7Everybody wants to know the score
     BbWhat you went through
                             G7susIt's something you should be over now
     CmEverybody wants to hear the secrets
         Abmaj7That you never told a soul before
         BbAnd it's not that strange
                                       G7sus   G/B'Cause it wouldn't change what happens anyhow

        CmBut you swore to yourself a long time ago
           Abmaj7There were some things that people never needed to know
        BbThis is one that you keep, that you bury so deep
           FNo one can tear it out

[Chorus]
        G           AmAnd you can't talk about it
              F                     G'Cause you're following a code of silence
                              AmYou're never gonna lose the anger
         F                           GYou just deal with it in a different way

              G/B        C   C/EAnd you can't talk about it
    F                       GAnd isn't that a kind of madness
                  G/B       CTo be living by a code of silence
            F                   F(2)/AWhen you've really got a lot to say

[Verse 2]
    CmYou don't want to lose a friendship
        Abmaj7There's nothing that you have to hide
      BbAnd a little dirt
                     G7susCouldn't hurt no one anyway
        CmAnd you still have a rage inside you
         Abmaj7That you carry with a certain pride
       BbIn the only part of a broken heart
               G7sus      G/BThat you could ever save

    CmBut you've been through it once, you know how it ends
    Abmaj7You don't see the point of going through it again
    BbAnd this ain't the place and this ain't the time
    FAnd neither's any other day

[Chorus]
       G           AmSo you can't talk about it
              F                     G'Cause you're following a code of silence
                              AmYou're never gonna lose the anger
         F                           GYou just deal with it in a different way

             G/B   C       C/ESo you can't talk about it
    F                       GAnd isn't that a kind of madness
                  G/B       CTo be living by a code of silence
            F                   F(2)/AWhen you've really got a lot to say

[Bridge]
Eb              F/Eb                           Bb/DI know you well enough to tell You've got your reasons
Eb                     F/Eb                    Bb/DThat's not the kind of code you're inclined to break
Eb                       F/Eb              Gm7Some things unknown are best left alone forever
           Abmaj7And if a vow is what it takes
             F(2)Haven't you paid for your mistakes?

[Interlude]
Cm        Ab/C         B/C         G/C

[Verse 3]
CmAfter the moment passes
        Abmaj7And the impulse disappears
        BbYou can still hold back
                            Gm7'Cause you don't crack very easily

       CmIt's a time-honored resolution
            Abmaj7Because the danger is always near
     BbIt's with you now
                             G7sus         G/BBut that ain't how it was supposed to be

         CmAnd it's hard to believe after all these years
        Abmaj7That it still gives you pain and it still brings tears
        BbAnd you feel like a fool, 'cause in spite all your rules
             FYou've got a memory

[Chorus]
        G          AmBut you can't talk about it
              F                     G'Cause you're following a code of silence
                              AmYou're never gonna lose the anger
         F                           GYou just deal with it in a different way

        G/B         C       C/EBut you can't talk about it
    F                       GAnd isn't that a kind of madness
                  G/B       CTo be living by a code of silence
            F                   F(2)/AWhen you've really got a lot to say

[Repeat and fade]
Am           G/B    C
Am           Bb2    G
Am           G/B    C
C            F(2)/A