Don't Talk
                                by 10,000 Maniacs

from the album 10,000 Maniacs Unplugged


        D     Dmaj7


        D           Dmaj7
        Don't talk,     I will listen
        Don't talk,     you keep your distance, For I'd

        G                  D                Em             D
        rather hear some truth tonight than entertain your lies.   So
        take your poison   silently.        Let me be.  

        Em              A
        Let me close my eyes.

        D           Dmaj7
        Don't talk,    I'll believe it
        Don't talk,    listen to me instead.  I
        G                           D                 Em              D
        know that if you            think of it, both long enough and hard.  The
        drink that you drown your troubles in    is the trouble         
        Em        A
        you're in now.

Chorus

          Em          D     A             Em      D      A
(We will) talk, talk, talk about it,  You talk as if you care.  But
        Em        D        A              D                  G  
        when your talk is over, tilt that bottle in the air. 
     D          G                     A
        tossing back more than your share

        Don't talk, I can guess it.
        Don't talk, well, now you're restless and you need somewhere to put
the blame
        for how you feel inside.  
        You'll look for a close and easy mark and you'll see me as fair game.  

        Chorus

        You talk, talk, talk about it, You
        talk as if you care.  I'm marking every 
        word and I can tell this time for sure,
        Your talk is the finest I have heard.
        
        So don't talk, I was sleeping
        Don't talk, let me go on dreaming
        How your eyes they glow so fiercely,
        I can tell that you're inspired
        by the name that you just chose for me.
        Now what was it?
        Oh, never mind it.

        We will talk, talk, talk about this
        When your head is clear.
        I'll discuss this in the morning,
        But until then
        You may talk but I won't hear.