A
On a park bench
                    D                  A
The old man sat and stared into yester day
I sat down beside him
     D                            E
Said "Thank God for this quiet pl ace
            D
Between the wife and the kids
    E
The TV and the phone
                 A                      D
It seems there's something always going on"
        A                         E
He said "son if you think this is quiet
                     A
You should follow me home"

       A                       D
"Cause you ain't heard nothing yet
                       E             A
'Til you've lived in a house by your self
                               D
When silence is all you've got left
       B7                           E
In the rooms where your babies have slept
   A              A/G
So don't wish for something
A/F#        A/F
You will re gret
       A               E       A
'Cause you ain't heard nothin' yet"

Key Change

    Bb
The old man kept talkin'
         Eb                      Bb
Paintin' pictures from his memor ies
                                 Eb
Did he drag out his past for him self
              F
Or was it for me
    Eb
His eyes came alive
            F
He spoke of dancin' with his wife
            Bb                       Eb
And playin' ball with his two little boys
         Bb
He said, "son
               F                    Bb
What I hear is music you're callin' noise"

       Bb                      Eb
"Cause you ain't heard nothing yet
                       F             Bb
'Til you've lived in a house by your self
                               Eb
When silence is all you've got left
       C7                           F
In the rooms where your babies have slept
   Bb             Bb/G#
So don't wish for something
Bb/G        Bb/F#
You will re gret
       Bb              F       Bb
'Cause you ain't heard nothin' yet"

      Bb          Bb/G#
We'll all rest in peace
   Bb/G         Bb/F#
On that you can bet
       Bb              F
'Cause you ain't heard nothin' (No Chord) yet