Missy Higgins - Warm Whispers Chords & Tabs

WARM WHISPERS
Written by Missy Higgins

2 beats per chord
` = 2 beats
_ = syncopated change (on 4+)
(capo at third fret for recorded key of Bb)

INTRO: [elec piano]
Em  D/F# _G  `
               Your warm

VERSE:
Em      D/F# _G  `          Em        D/F#    _G    `
Whispers________ out of the dark they carry my heart  your warm
Em      D/F# _G  `        Em        D/F#    _G      `
Whispers________ into the dawn they carry me through  and I'm

CHORUS:
Em     D      G        _C
Weeping  warm honey and milk that you
Em               D              Gsus4 _G
Stay surrounding me surrounding me       your warm

VERSE: [band]
Em      D/F# _G  `          Em         D/F#   _G  `
Whispers________ letting me drown in a pool of you  your warm__
Em         D/F# _G  `           Em         D/F#    _G      `
__ Whispers________ keeping the noise from breaking through  and I'm

CHORUS:
Em     D      G        _C
Weeping  warm honey and milk that you
Em               D              Gsus4 _G
Stay surrounding me surrounding me       yeah I'm

CHORUS-SHORT:
Em     D      G        _C
Weeping  warm honey and milk that you
Em       D
Stay sur-rounding
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/missy_higgins/warm_whispers_crd.html ]
CODA:
[breakdown]
Cadd9  `  Em7  `  G  `  D  `
Me                           your warm
Cadd9   `  Em7  `  G  `  D  `
Whispers                      your warm
[tutti]
Cadd9   `  Em7  `  G  `  D
Whispers                   and I'm
Cadd9  `      Em7       `              G       `  D  `
Weeping  warm honey and milk your warm whispers_____   yeah I'm
Cadd9  `      Em7       `              G       `  D  `
Weeping  warm honey and milk your warm whispers_____
Cadd9  `  Em7  `  G  `  D  `
(scat)
Cadd9  `  Em7  `  G  `  D
(scat)                    your warm
Cadd9   `  Em7  `  G  `  D  `
Whispers                      your warm__
Cadd9  `       Em7  `  G  `  D  `
__     Whispers                   your warm
Cadd9   `  Em7  `  G  `  D  `
Whispers

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CHORDS:
   Em  D/F#  G   C   D  Gsus4  Cadd9  Em7
E|----------------------------------------|      Omit 1st-string
B|-0----3----0---1---3----1------3-----0--|
G|-0----2----0---0---2----0------0-----0--|
D|-2----0----0---2---4----0------2-----0--|      Low third in D-chord
A|-2-------------3---5-----------3-----2--|
E|-0----2----3------------3------------0--|
   Gm  F/A   Bb  Eb  F  Bbsus4 Ebadd9 Gm7  <- Original piano key

VERSE:
Sparse voicings and syncopation
   Em      D/F#  G
   1   2   3 + 4 +   1  2  3  4
E|-----------------|-------------|
B|-0---0---------0-|-------------|
G|-0---0---2-2---0-|-------------|
D|-2---2---0-0---0-|-------------|
A|-----------------|-------------|
E|-0---0---2-2---3-|-------------|

CODA:
Piano melody can be played off chord shapes
   Cadd9             Em7           G                 D
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1  2  3  4    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1  2  3  4
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B|-------3---0---0-|-------------|-----0-3---1-0---|-------------|
G|-----0-----------|-------------|-0-2-----------2-|-------------|
D|-2-4-------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
A|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|