Verse 1:
        Am                     G
I wanna stand up, take a bow.  Sit down and work it out.
        F
I'm the last person in this world. Who wants to see you hurt.
            Am               G          F
Is this the interval, or the end. If we don't talk we can't reconcile.
                                              Am
What we really need.  What we know is right.

Chorus:
                  G                          F           G
I can't stand the silence. I can't stand the silence. Anymore.
Am                G                          F
I can't stand the silence. I can't stand the silence.
           G
That we're going through...
         Am        F                        G
We gotta work this out.  Before it goes too far.
         Am        F     G               Am        
We gotta work this out.  Until many have taken the fall.
F                                   G             Am        F
We have to know what we're fighting for. We gotta work this out.

Verse 2:
          Am                      G
If you're searching for reasons.  I follow the signs.
                                         F
Or keep running in my direction.  I will run at a time.
                Am                         G
I know it's not easy.  But we've come this far.
                                     F
Forgiveness is a revelation.  Let me love you now.
              Am
From where we are

Chorus:
                  G                           F
I can't stand the silence.  I can't stand the silence.
           G
That we're going through...
         Am        F                        G
We gotta work this out.  Before it goes too far.
         Am        F     G               Am        
We gotta work this out.  Until many have taken the fall.
F                                   G
We have to know what we're fighting for. 
         Am        F     G
We gotta work this out.

Ending:
    Am     F                        G 
Oo  hohoo  hoo    help me work this out! [x3]
    Am    F     Am                G                           F
Oo  hohoo hoo   I can't stand the silence.  I can't stand the silence.
   G          Am(Barre?)
Anymore...