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When You Say Nothing At All

Mel O'Joe

by: Alison Krauss
Words and Music: Don Schlitz and Paul Overstreet

Intro

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It's amaz	ing how y	ou can speak rig	ht to my hea	rt

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Without sa	ying a wo	rd, you can ligh	t up the dar	k

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Try as I may, I can ne	ver explain

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What I he	ar when you do	n't say a thin	g

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Th	e smile on your	face lets me	know that you	need me

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There's a	truth in your e	yes saying y	ou'll never

leave me

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The	touch of	your hand says you'	ll catch me where

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ever I	fall

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You say it best	, when	you say nothing at all

Interlude

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All day l	ong I can	hear people tal	king out lou	d			. Fill

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But when yo	u hold me	near, you drow	n out the cr	owd			. Fill

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Old mister Webster could	never define

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What's been sa	id between y	our heart and	mine

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Th	e smile on your	face lets me	know that you	need me

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There's a	truth in your e	yes saying y	ou'll never

leave me

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The	touch of	your hand says you'	ll catch me where

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ever I	fall

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You say it best	, when	you say nothing at all

Interlude

Violin Chorus

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The smile on you	r face lets m	e know that yo	u need me

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There's a	truth in your e	yes saying y	ou'll never

leave me

(softer)

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The	touch of your h	and says you'll c	atch me where

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ever I	fall

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You say it best	, when	you say nothing at all

Outro

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