More Than A Whisper

more than a whisper www . nancigriffith . com nanci griffith D oh , i wish that you would call G we have not spoken since last fall C G D that smoky conversation’s coming home D do i just read between your lines G yeah it could be this winter wine C G so sweet upon my tongue tonight D it recalls your tender eyes G and i need more than a whisper C so much more than a whisper G it takes more than a whisper A D to wake this weary fool G oh give me more than a whisper C if you’re saying i love you G A D cuz it’s the whispers that i’ve never understood D and it’s snowing up in the northlands G i read your warm words from the plains C G while the poets say that i should never D be thinking of you this way D they say that i misread your lines G because i’ve been lonely all my life C G and i’d be reaching for some silver D and leave my heart out in the fire G and i need more than a whisper C so much more than a whisper G it takes more than a whisper A D to wake this weary fool G oh give me more than a whisper C if you’re saying i love you G A D cuz it’s the whispers that i’ve never understood D well i will drink my winter wine G when i get home i’ll change my life C G i’ll only whisper that i love you D in those smoky bars at night D and though the poets say i’m lonely G there’s still this woman here inside C G and i’ve never been a fool D when my heart was on the line G cuz i need more than a whisper C so much more than a whisper G it takes more than a whisper A D to wake this weary fool G oh give me more than a whisper C if you’re saying i love you G A D cuz it’s the whispers that i’ve never understood