Softer Than a Whisper
Hal Ketchum



Capo 2nd fret


Intro: C  G  D  G     C  G  C  D  G

C          G                D                   G
I’ve often wondered... how love would strike me dead 
          C            G          C         D     G
Would it head me like thunder... that’s what I’d expect
            C           G               D                G
But when I held you, I knew...it was different from the start
C             G               C        D   G
No words were spoken...but I felt it in my heart

        C             G        D            G
It was softer than a whisper...quiet as the moon
             C               G         C         D      G
But I could hear it loud as laughter...’cross a crowded room
          C           G          D                     Em
It was gentle as a baby’s hand...but it held me like a chain
         C            G   Em         C         D       G
It was softer than a whisper...when love called out my name

C   G    C   D    G

C                    G                D                G
Last night you laid sleeping...and I thought I heard a sound
      C        G       C        D     G
I got up and slowly ...took a look around
        C        G          D              G
Well I found no answer...no sound I could explain
     C        G             C              D      G
It must have been your heart dear...calling out my name


        C             G         D           G
It was softer than a whisper...quiet as the moon
            C                  G       C         D      G
But I could hear it loud as laughter...’cross a crowded room

              
        C             G                   D            Em
It was gentle as a baby’s hand...but it held me like a chain
        C             G    Em       C           D      G
It was softer than a whisper...when love called out my name

        C             G    Em       C           D      G
It was softer than a whisper...when love called out my name






 
CHORDS:

C.....X32010
D.....XX0232
Em....022000
G.....320003