Silent Movie
Carter Vail
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A So long to silent moviesD To quiet dances on a screenA So long to burning slowlyD Smelling sweat and keroseneE E7 And all the actors on the stage are rolling cigarettesE A And whispering so lowE E7 Call my parents up, tell them I’mE A not coming homeA So long to silent moviesD To waking early, staying lateA I think I’ll head on down to RenoD Try my hand at real-estateE And I’ll fix up a Cadillac and findD a girl whoA Likes to dance so slowContinues after the adE D Call my parents up, tell them I’mA already homeD But I swear I’ve seen my share ofA black and whiteD And I swear this screen, it neverA tells the story rightA So long to silent moviesD To all the talking in betweenA Cleaning dust off of the press-boxD And fixing broken tape machinesE Wasn’t much of an actor, was I?D A I ain’t much of anything at allE But I can’t see those marqueeD lightsA that are hanging on the wallD But I swear I’ve seen my share ofA black and whiteD And I swear this screen, it neverA tells the story rightA So I ain’t ever gonna talk again I ain’t ever gonna talk againAm D No, noA So I ain't ever gonna talk againA I aint ever gonna talk againEm. G No, no.A I aint ever gonna talk againA I aint ever gonna talk againEm. D No, no