Tuning: E A D G B E (standard)

Silver Springs is a song by Fleetwood Mac, which was first released on their 1977 album Rumours. The song was written and sung by Stevie Nicks, and was the only song on the album not to feature the other members of the band. The song is a tragic ballad about the end of a relationship between Nicks and her then–boyfriend, bandmate Lindsey Buckingham.

The lyrics tell of Nicks’s sadness and regret at the dissolution of the relationship and her hope that they might be reunited in the future. Musically, the song is driven by a gentle acoustic guitar and a string arrangement, with a prominent drum pattern and keyboard accompaniment.

The song was not included on the original release of Rumours, due to time constraints, but was included on the CD version of the album. It was also released as a single in 1997 and reached number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has since become a fan favorite and has been covered by numerous other artists, including Taylor Swift, The Killers, and The Cranberries.

Silver Springs Guitar Chords

Intro  F  C  F  C

C               F      C

You could be my silver spring

C          F      C

Blue-green colors flashing

C               F    C

I would be your only dream

C                 F     C

Your shining over ocean crashing

Am#5

And do you say she’s pretty

And do you say that she loved you

F       C

Baby I don’t want to know

C                 F    C

So I begin not to love you

C            F      C

Turn ’round, see me running

C                 F     C

I say I loved you years ago

C                   F       C      Am#5

But tell myself you never loved me no

Am#5

And did you say that she’s pretty

And do you say that she loved you

F       C

Baby I don’t want to know

C  Am#5  C

Am#5  C

Oh    no

Am#5

And can you tell me it was worth it

F       C

Really I don’t want to know

Am          Bm       C

Time cast a spell on you

F            G

But you won’t forget me

Am     Bm         C

I know I could have loved you

F             G

But you would not let me

Solo over

C, F, C,

C, F, C,

Am#5,

Am#5, C

Am          Bm       C

Time cast a spell on you

F            G

But you won’t forget me

Am     Bm         C

I know I could have loved you

F             G

But you would not let me

Am         Bm             C

I’ll follow you down ’till the sound

F          G

Of my voice will haunt you (Was I just a fool?)

Am        Bm            C

You’ll never get away from the sound

F         G

Of the woman who loves you (Was I just a fool?)

(Repeat last 4 lines, w/ “Give me just a chance” and “Never get away”)

C             F      C

You can be my silver spring

C             F      C

My blue-green colors flashing