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The Roches - Speak
[Verse 1]
The Gtime has Fcome for Gme to Fspeak
Uh Goh, the Ftime has Gcome
And Gwhile the Fsilence Gpicks on Fme
I Gpray to Fnot be GdumbC  
[Verse 2]
So GI am Chunting Gfor the Cwords
Just Gwait 'til CI find Gsome
I need some CsyllaGbles, do Cyou
Know Gwhere to Cget them Gfrom?C  G  C  
[Verse 3]
When I am Din my Chouse aDlone
My Cspeeches Dtake a Cweek_D__
But Cfrom my Dlips when Cyou are Dnear
A Csound will Dseldom Cleak_D___G__C  G  C  
[Verse 4]
GWhen I Cwas a Glittle Cgirl
I Gcoined a Cmighty Gtext
Looking Cback I Gblush to Chear
What GI'd come Cout with GnextC  
[Verse 5]
Is Gnow the Ftime for Gme to Fspeak
But Gwhat if Fthey talk Gback
Oh, when I Copen Gup my Cbeak
I Ghope that CI can GquackC  G  C  
[Verse 6]
And if I Ddo, look Cout, beDware
The truth is Emhard to Ctake_D__
And CeveryDthing for Call I Dcare
Can jump inEmto a Clake_D___G__
[Verse 7]
Is Gnow the Ftime for Gme to Fspeak
But Gwhat if Fthey talk Gback
Oh, when I Copen Gup my Cbeak
I Ghope that CI can GquackC  G  C  

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Speak

by The Roches

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The Roches - Speak

[Verse 1]

G F G F

The time has come for me to speak

G F G

Uh oh, the time has come

G F G F

And while the silence picks on me

G F G C

I pray to not be dumb

[Verse 2]

G C G C

So I am hunting for the words

G C G

Just wait 'til I find some

C G C

I need some syllables, do you

G C G C G C

Know where to get them from?

[Verse 3]

D C D

When I am in my house alone

C D C D

My speeches take a week___

C D C D

But from my lips when you are near

C D C D G C G C

A sound will seldom leak______

[Verse 4]

G C G C

When I was a little girl

G C G

I coined a mighty text

C G C

Looking back I blush to hear

G C G C

What I'd come out with next

[Verse 5]

G F G F

Is now the time for me to speak

G F G

But what if they talk back

C G C

Oh, when I open up my beak

G C G C G C

I hope that I can quack

[Verse 6]

D C D

And if I do, look out, beware

Em C D

The truth is hard to take___

C D C D

And everything for all I care

Em C D G

Can jump into a lake______

[Verse 7]

G F G F

Is now the time for me to speak

G F G

But what if they talk back

C G C

Oh, when I open up my beak

G C G C G C

I hope that I can quack

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