Mandolin Orange — These Old Wheels

Capo IV 
 
Intro: Play G chord, but hammer on the 3 from an open E.  
 
 G                                             
Silence is golden some may say, some may say 
         C                          G      D/F#
I say silence is an aimless time to kill 
       Em                D/F#              C  
Its a restless feeling pounding on my brain both night and day 
               G                    D/F#              G
and these old wheels of mine spin louder as it builds 
 
Yes the sky would surely fall if my dear eardrum did fail 
to beat a single time, in time or out 
Some may make it out alright and some may have never known 
but these old wheels spin far too loud, far too loud 
 
For I love to hear a chorus from the morning bird choir 
and the sounds of coffee boiling on the pot 
How I love to hear I love you in a dry morning tone 
And just assume that if I can’t these wheels would stop 
 
Yes happy is the day I lay my poor head down 
with neither trial nor trouble to compete 
with the chirp of summer crickets nor a tree frog’s croak 
And these old wheels slow down enough so that I may sleep 
 
 Solo is just the chord progression again  
 
Silence is golden some may say, some may say 
I say silence is an aimless time to kill 
It’s a restless feeling pounding on my brain both night and day 
and these old wheels of mine spin louder as it builds