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Speak
Jimmy Needham
Standard tuning, no capo
INTRO.
4 measures guitar intro [Em-Gma7]
VERSE 1
[	 Em-     Gma7]	  [    Em-   Gma7]
    We mostly keep to ourselves 'round here 
[	  Em-    Gma7]	 [     Em- Gma7]
    No sense rockin' the boat 'round here 
[  	 Em-        Gma7]	   [    Em-   Gma7]
    We watch you dance into hell 'round here 
[Gm]		     [Gm]
     It's time we speak His mind 'round here 
 [Bm-G]	[Bm-G]
CHORUS
[Gm]			  [Bm]      [A]
Oh, so open your mouth, open it wide
               [G]               [GM]
Quit singing songs for a minute tonight 
                        [BM]                     [A]
You can love with your hands, you can love with your deeds 
               [E]                 {GM}
How will they know if we don't even speak? 
VERUS 2
[     Em–     Gma7]     [ Em– Gma7] 
   We are the social workers, 
[       Em–      Gma7] 		[ Em– Gma7]
   and we'll put springs on your car 
[       Em–     Gma7][    Em–       Gma7] 
   We'll make your ride so smooth, yes we will 
[    Em–     Gma7]  
That you'll forget where you are 
[Gm]                  [Gm] 
Don't forget where you are 
CHORUS
       		  [Bm]      [A]
Oh, so open your mouth, open it wide
               [G]               [GM]
Quit singing songs for a minute tonight 
                        [BM]                     [A]
You can love with your hands, you can love with your deeds 
               [E]                 {GM}
How will they know if we don't even speak? 
BRIDGE
                  [Em]			  [F#]
Cause I'm getting sick and I'm getting tired 
                  [G]                {GM}			 
I'm not even hearing us preach to the choir 
CHORUS
CHORUS

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Speak

by Jimmy Needham

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Gma7

Speak

Jimmy Needham

Standard tuning, no capo

INTRO.

4 measures guitar intro [Em-Gma7]

VERSE 1

Em Gma7 Em Gma7

[ - ] [ - ]

We mostly keep to ourselves 'round here

Em Gma7 Em Gma7

[ - ] [ - ]

No sense rockin' the boat 'round here

Em Gma7 Em Gma7

[ - ] [ - ]

We watch you dance into hell 'round here

Gm Gm

[] []

It's time we speak His mind 'round here

Bm G Bm G

[-] [-]

CHORUS

Gm Bm A

[] [] []

Oh, so open your mouth, open it wide

G GM

[] []

Quit singing songs for a minute tonight

BM A

[] []

You can love with your hands, you can love with your deeds

E GM

[] {}

How will they know if we don't even speak?

VERUS 2

Em Gma7 Em Gma7

[ – ] [ – ]

We are the social workers,

Em Gma7 Em Gma7

[ – ] [ – ]

and we'll put springs on your car

Em Gma7 Em Gma7

[ – ][ – ]

We'll make your ride so smooth, yes we will

Em Gma7

[ – ]

That you'll forget where you are

Gm Gm

[] []

Don't forget where you are

CHORUS

Bm A

[] []

Oh, so open your mouth, open it wide

G GM

[] []

Quit singing songs for a minute tonight

BM A

[] []

You can love with your hands, you can love with your deeds

E GM

[] {}

How will they know if we don't even speak?

BRIDGE

Em F#

[] []

Cause I'm getting sick and I'm getting tired

G GM

[] {}

I'm not even hearing us preach to the choir

CHORUS

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