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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
G A
Is the sound of Your voice
Chorus:
G D
So why is it so hard for me
A Bm A
To shut my mouth and let you speak
G D A
Why do I feel the need to always keep on talking
G D
Well I know I need to hear from You
A Bm A
I know what I have got to do
C2 D
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:
D C2
Why is my first reaction
G D
To give my own opinion
D C2
Like I could tell You something
G D
You don’t already know
Chorus:
G D
So why is it so hard for me
A Bm A
To shut my mouth and let you speak
G D A
Why do I feel the need to always keep on talking
G D
Well I know I need to hear from You
A Bm A
I know what I have got to do
C D
To find what I’ve been missing
I’ve got to learn to listen
Bridge / Outro (repeat as needed):
D C2 G D
D C2
Listen, listen yeah
G D
Listen, listen yeuh
