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Intro:
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Play intro throughout the verses
Verse 1:
Well I live too loud and I talk too much
But somehow I don’t see it as such
Seems like what I love the most
Is the sound of my own voice
Verse 2:
I pray my list and I say my piece
I check You off but I’m incomplete
Seems like what I’m missing most
A B
Is the sound of Your voice
Chorus:
A E
So why is it so hard for me
B C#m B
To shut my mouth and let you speak
A E B
Why do I feel the need to always keep on talking
A E
Well I know I need to hear from You
B C#m B
I know what I have got to do
D2 E
To find what I’ve been missing
I’ve got to learn to listen
intro through verse 3
Verse 3:
A wise man hears before he speaks
He knows he doesn’t know everything
I wish that sounded more like me
But I have got so far to go
Verse 4:
E D2
Why is my first reaction
A E
To give my own opinion
E D2
Like I could tell You something
A E
You don’t already know
Chorus:
A E
So why is it so hard for me
B C#m B
To shut my mouth and let you speak
A E B
Why do I feel the need to always keep on talking
A E
Well I know I need to hear from You
B C#m B
I know what I have got to do
D E
To find what I’ve been missing
I’ve got to learn to listen
Bridge/Outro (repeat as needed):
E D2 A E
E D2
Listen, listen yeah
A E
Listen, listen yeuh
