Nanci Griffith-More Than A Whisper (Capo 5) G—320033 C (weird)–x32013 F (weird)–xx3213 D—xx0232 Dsus4—xx0233 Intro “um hm mmmm mmm…” G C F C G Verse 1 G Oh, I wish that you would call C We have not spoken since last fall F C G And that smoky conversation's coming home G Do I just read between your lines C Yeah could be this winter wine F C So sweet upon my tongue tonight G It recalls your tender eyes Chorus C And I need more than a whisper F So much more than a whisper C It takes more than a whisper D Dsus4 G To wake this weary fool C Oh give me more than a whisper F If you're saying I love you C D Dsus4 G 'cause it's the whispers that I've never understood C Verse 2 G And it's snowing up in the northlands C I read your warm words from the plains F C While the poets say that I should never G Be thinking of you this way G They say that I misread your lines C ‘cause I've been lonely all my life F C And I'd be reaching for some silver G And leaving my heart out in the fire Chorus C And I need more than a whisper F So much more than a whisper C It takes more than a whisper D Dsus4 G To wake this weary fool C Oh give me more than a whisper F If you're saying I love you C D Dsus4 G 'cause it's the whispers that I've never understood Instrumental break with humming G C F C G Verse 3 G Well I will drink my winter wine C When I get home I'll change my mind F C I'll only whisper that I love you G In those smoky bars at night G And though the poets say I'm lonely C There's still this woman here inside F C And I've never been a fool G When my heart was on the line Chorus C ‘cause I need more than a whisper F So much more than a whisper C It takes more than a whisper D Dsus4 G To wake this weary fool C Oh give me more than a whisper F If you're saying I love you C D Dsus4 G 'cause it's the whispers that I've never understood (humming over chord progression like intro and break) G C F C G