Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
Em C D Em
Here comes a wave meant to wash me away
C D Em
A tide that is taking me under
Em C D Em
Swallowing sand, left with nothing to say
C D
My voice drowned out in the thunder
Pre-Chorus:
C
But I won't cry
G Em
And I won't start to crumble
C
Whenever they try
B
To shut me or cut me down
Chorus:
Em
I won't be silenced
C D
You can't keep me quiet
G C
Won't tremble when you try it
Am B Em C D
All I know is I won't go speechless
Em
'Cause I'll breathe
C D
When they try to suffocate me
B G C
Don't you underestimate me
Am B Em
'Cause I know that I won't go speechless
Verse 2:
Em C
Written in stone
D Em
Every rule, every word
C D Em
Centuries old and unbending
Em C
"Stay in your place"
D Em
"Better seen and not heard"
C G D
Well now that story is ending
Pre-Chorus:
C
'Cause I
E D
I cannot start to crumble
C
So come on and try
B
Try to shut me and cut me down
Chorus:
Em
I won't be silenced
C D
You can't keep me quiet
B C
Won't tremble when you try it
Am B Em C D
All I know is I won't go speechless, speechless
Em
Let the storm in
C D
I cannot be broken
B C
No, I won't live unspoken
Am B Em
'Cause I know that I won't go speechless
Bridge:
C D
Try to lock me in this cage
G D Em
I won't just lay me down and die
C Am
I will take these broken wings
D
And watch me burn across the sky
C
Hear the echo saying:
Chorus:
Em C
I won't be silenced
D B C
Though you wanna see me tremble when you try it
Am B Em C D
All I know is I won't go speechless, speechless
Em
'Cause I'll breathe
C D
When they try to suffocate me
B C
Don't you underestimate me
Am B C
'Cause I know that I won't go speechless
Outro:
Am
All I know is I won't go speechless, speechless
Em C Em