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