There's a Kind of Hush chords

by Dami Im

Song Key: E Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 109 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Guitar Chords in C Major: C, C7, E, F, F6, Fmaj7, G, G7, Am

Capo: 4th fret (to play along with the video in E Major)

Chord Chart Legend
F Major F6 Fmaj7 G7 G Major C Major C7 E Major Am
Lefties Chord Chart Legend
F Major-LH F6-LH Fmaj7-LH G7-LH G Major-LH C Major-LH C7-LH E Major-LH Am-LH

There's a Kind of Hush

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
 
Intro: 4/4 (Violins)
  
             C
1. There's a kind of hush
 E               Am       C7
   All o-ver the world to-night
                 F
   All o-ver the world
                    G                    C
   You can hear the sounds of lov-ers in love
       G 
   You know what I mean

             C
 2. Just the two of us
  E              Am      C7
    And no-bo-dy else in sight
                     F                     G
    There's no-bo-dy else and I'm feel-ing good
                      C        C7   
    Just hold-ing you tight  |     |   

            F             F6
 Bridge: So lis-ten ve-ry care-ful-ly
        Fmaj7            F6                  C
         Clos-er now and you will see what I mean   well...
                    C
         It isn't a dream

             F                F6
         The on-ly sound that you will hear  
            Fmaj7           F6                 G
         Is when I whis-per in your ear I love you   mm...
                       G7
         For e-ver and e-ver 
         
             C
3. There's a kind of hush
 E               Am       C7
   All o-ver the world to-night
                 F
   All o-ver the world
                    G                    C       C   
   You can hear the sounds of lov-ers in love |     |

           C     E      Am      C7      F     G     C     C 
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            F             F6
 Bridge: So lis-ten ve-ry care-ful-ly
         Fmaj7           F6                  C
         Clos-er now and you will see what I mean   mm...
                    C
         It isn't a dream...

             F                F6
         The on-ly sound that you will hear
            Fmaj7           F6                 G
         Is when I whis-per in your ear I love you
                       G7
         For e-ver and e-ver   yeah...  
         
             C
4. There's a kind of hush
 E               Am       C7
   All o-ver the world to-night
                 F
   All o-ver the world
                    G                    C
   You can hear the sounds of lov-ers in love  
       G 
   You know what I mean

             C
 5. Just the two of us
  E              Am      C7
    And no-bo-dy else in sight
                     F                     G
    There's no-bo-dy else and I'm feel-ing good
                      C   
    Just hold-ing you tight...

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: E Major - 4 sharps (F#,C#, G#, D#)
  • Chords in E Major: E, E7, G#, A, A6, Amaj7, B, B7, C#m
  • Time Signature: 4/4
  • Tempo: Moderately
  • Metronome: ♩ = 109
  • Voice Range: G#3 - A4

Song Details:

Album Cover
Album Cover
  • Songwriters: Les Reed, Geoff Stephens
  • The song was a hit by Hermans Hermets in 1967 and later by The Carpenters in 1976.
  • Lyrics Begin: There's a kind of hush all over the world tonight.
  • Genre: Pop
  • Featured Artist: Dami Im
  • Song Video:
    Released: 15 April 2016
  • Album: Classic Carpenters
    Released: 22 April 2016
    Label: Sony
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