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