Warm Whispers
WARM WHISPERS
Written by Missy Higgins
2 beats per chord
` = 2 beats
_ = syncopated change (on 4+)
(capo at third fret for recorded key of Bb)
INTRO: (elec piano)
Em D/F# _G `
Your warm
VERSE:
Em D/F# _G ` Em D/F# _G `
Whispers________ out of the dark they carry my heart your warm
Em D/F# _G ` Em D/F# _G `
Whispers________ into the dawn they carry me through and I'm
CHORUS:
Em D G _C
Weeping warm honey and milk that you
Em D Gsus4 _G
Stay surrounding me surrounding me your warm
VERSE: (band)
Em D/F# _G ` Em D/F# _G `
Whispers________ letting me drown in a pool of you your warm__
Em D/F# _G ` Em D/F# _G `
__ Whispers________ keeping the noise from breaking through and I'm
CHORUS:
Em D G _C
Weeping warm honey and milk that you
Em D Gsus4 _G
Stay surrounding me surrounding me yeah I'm
CHORUS-SHORT:
Em D G _C
Weeping warm honey and milk that you
Em D
Stay sur-rounding
CODA:
(breakdown)
Cadd9 ` Em7 ` G ` D `
Me your warm
Cadd9 ` Em7 ` G ` D `
Whispers your warm
(tutti)
Cadd9 ` Em7 ` G ` D
Whispers and I'm
Cadd9 ` Em7 ` G ` D `
Weeping warm honey and milk your warm whispers_____ yeah I'm
Cadd9 ` Em7 ` G ` D `
Weeping warm honey and milk your warm whispers_____
Cadd9 ` Em7 ` G ` D `
(scat)
Cadd9 ` Em7 ` G ` D
(scat) your warm
Cadd9 ` Em7 ` G ` D `
Whispers your warm__
Cadd9 ` Em7 ` G ` D `
__ Whispers your warm
Cadd9 ` Em7 ` G ` D `
Whispers
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CHORDS:
EDGCDGCEm79
E|----------------------------------------| Omit 1st-string
B|-0----3----0---1---3----1------3-----0--|
G|-0----2----0---0---2----0------0-----0--|
D|-2----0----0---2---4----0------2-----0--| Low third in D-chord
A|-2-------------3---5-----------3-----2--|
E|-0----2----3------------3------------0--|
Gm F/A Bb Eb F Bbsus4 Ebadd9 Gm7 <- Original piano key
VERSE:
Sparse voicings and syncopation
EDGF#
123+4+1234
E|-----------------|-------------|
B|-0---0---------0-|-------------|
G|-0---0---2-2---0-|-------------|
D|-2---2---0-0---0-|-------------|
A|-----------------|-------------|
E|-0---0---2-2---3-|-------------|
CODA:
Piano melody can be played off chord shapes
CEGD9
1+2+3+4+12341+2+3+4+1234
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B|-------3---0---0-|-------------|-----0-3---1-0---|-------------|
G|-----0-----------|-------------|-0-2-----------2-|-------------|
D|-2-4-------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
A|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|