Chords for The Power of Speech
Tempo:
66.35 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
Em
Am
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
[C] [B]
[Am] It's [Am]
[B]
[Em] a weapon, [C] it's a blessing [G] That lies [A] in our hands
[Em] So effective, [C] but so destructive [G] Sometimes we fail to understand
That it's one [C] small word [G] holding all the keys
[Am] And with one [D] small word [B] we can lose eternity Along [C] with this gift
[D] Comes a challenge [Bm] to go on, go [A] on to reach [Em] Isn't it time [D] to measure [C] [D] our feats?
[C] There's no taking [Em] back the words you [Am] say When, slash, [C] they are gone
[G] But they leave [Am] behind an imprint [D] that lives on
[C] Words can live, [D] words can [Bm] break Pushing through the [A] hardened hearts
[Em] Lips of the [D] tongue is all that [C] takes the terror Yet a kind [Em] remark takes a broken [Am] soul
And puts it [C] on its feet [G] Oh, because [Am] one will learn [D] what it means
[Bm] To use the [Em] gift of speech
I'm correct, I'm [C] right, can't [G] [A] you see?
[Em] I'm right, [C] I'm right, can't you [G] see?
I'm right, [D] I'm right, can't you see?
[G] Yes, it's one [C] small word [G] holding all the keys
[Am] And with one [D] small word [B] we can lose eternity
Along [C] with this gift [D] comes a challenge [Bm] to go on, go [A] on to reach
[Em] Isn't it time [D] to measure [C] [D] our feats?
[C] There's no taking back [Em] the words you [Am] say When, slash, they [C] are gone
[G] But they leave [Am] behind an imprint [D] that lives on
[C] Words can live, [D] words can break [Bm] Piercing through the [A] hardened hearts
Lips [Em] of [D] the tongue is all it [C] takes to tear a [G] life apart
[C] Yet a kind remark [Em] takes a broken soul [Am] And puts it [C] on its feet
[G] Oh, because one [Am] will learn [D] what it [Bm] means To use the gift [Em] of speech
[C] [D]
[Bm] [A] [Em] [D]
[C] [D] [C] I'm correct, [Em] I'm right, can't you see?
[Am] [C] [G] [Am]
[D] Words [C] can live, [D] words can break [Bm] Piercing through the hardened [A] hearts
[Em] Lips [D] of the tongue is all it takes [C] to tear a life apart
Yet a kind remark [Em] takes a broken soul [Am] And puts it on [C] its feet
[G] Oh, because one [Am] will learn what [D] it means [Bm] To use the gift [Em] of speech
[C]
[C] [B]
[Am] It's [Am]
[B]
[Em] a weapon, [C] it's a blessing [G] That lies [A] in our hands
[Em] So effective, [C] but so destructive [G] Sometimes we fail to understand
That it's one [C] small word [G] holding all the keys
[Am] And with one [D] small word [B] we can lose eternity Along [C] with this gift
[D] Comes a challenge [Bm] to go on, go [A] on to reach [Em] Isn't it time [D] to measure [C] [D] our feats?
[C] There's no taking [Em] back the words you [Am] say When, slash, [C] they are gone
[G] But they leave [Am] behind an imprint [D] that lives on
[C] Words can live, [D] words can [Bm] break Pushing through the [A] hardened hearts
[Em] Lips of the [D] tongue is all that [C] takes the terror Yet a kind [Em] remark takes a broken [Am] soul
And puts it [C] on its feet [G] Oh, because [Am] one will learn [D] what it means
[Bm] To use the [Em] gift of speech
I'm correct, I'm [C] right, can't [G] [A] you see?
[Em] I'm right, [C] I'm right, can't you [G] see?
I'm right, [D] I'm right, can't you see?
[G] Yes, it's one [C] small word [G] holding all the keys
[Am] And with one [D] small word [B] we can lose eternity
Along [C] with this gift [D] comes a challenge [Bm] to go on, go [A] on to reach
[Em] Isn't it time [D] to measure [C] [D] our feats?
[C] There's no taking back [Em] the words you [Am] say When, slash, they [C] are gone
[G] But they leave [Am] behind an imprint [D] that lives on
[C] Words can live, [D] words can break [Bm] Piercing through the [A] hardened hearts
Lips [Em] of [D] the tongue is all it [C] takes to tear a [G] life apart
[C] Yet a kind remark [Em] takes a broken soul [Am] And puts it [C] on its feet
[G] Oh, because one [Am] will learn [D] what it [Bm] means To use the gift [Em] of speech
[C] [D]
[Bm] [A] [Em] [D]
[C] [D] [C] I'm correct, [Em] I'm right, can't you see?
[Am] [C] [G] [Am]
[D] Words [C] can live, [D] words can break [Bm] Piercing through the hardened [A] hearts
[Em] Lips [D] of the tongue is all it takes [C] to tear a life apart
Yet a kind remark [Em] takes a broken soul [Am] And puts it on [C] its feet
[G] Oh, because one [Am] will learn what [D] it means [Bm] To use the gift [Em] of speech
[C]
Key:
C
D
Em
Am
G
C
D
Em
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Am] It's _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] a weapon, [C] it's a blessing [G] That lies [A] in our hands
[Em] So effective, [C] but so destructive [G] Sometimes we fail to understand
That it's one [C] small word [G] holding all the keys
[Am] And with one [D] small word [B] we can lose eternity Along [C] with this gift
[D] Comes a challenge [Bm] to go on, go [A] on to reach [Em] Isn't it time [D] to measure [C] _ [D] our feats?
[C] There's no taking [Em] back the words you [Am] say When, slash, [C] they are gone
[G] But they leave [Am] behind an imprint [D] that lives on _
[C] Words can live, [D] words can [Bm] break Pushing through the [A] hardened hearts
[Em] Lips of the [D] tongue is all that [C] takes the terror _ Yet a kind [Em] remark takes a broken [Am] soul
And puts it [C] on its feet [G] Oh, because [Am] one will learn [D] what it means
[Bm] To use the [Em] gift of _ speech
I'm _ _ _ correct, I'm [C] right, can't [G] _ [A] you see?
[Em] I'm right, [C] I'm right, can't you [G] see?
I'm right, [D] I'm right, can't you see?
[G] Yes, it's one [C] small word [G] holding all the keys
[Am] And with one [D] small word [B] we can lose eternity
Along [C] with this gift [D] comes a challenge [Bm] to go on, go [A] on to reach
[Em] Isn't it time [D] to measure [C] _ [D] our feats?
[C] There's no taking back [Em] the words you [Am] say When, slash, they [C] are gone
[G] But they leave [Am] behind an imprint [D] that lives on _
[C] Words can live, [D] words can break [Bm] Piercing through the [A] hardened hearts
Lips [Em] of [D] the tongue is all it [C] takes to tear a [G] life apart
[C] Yet a kind remark [Em] takes a broken soul [Am] And puts it [C] on its feet
[G] Oh, because one [Am] will learn [D] what it [Bm] means To use the gift [Em] of speech
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] I'm correct, [Em] I'm right, can't you see?
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ Words [C] can live, [D] words can break [Bm] Piercing through the hardened [A] hearts
[Em] Lips [D] of the tongue is all it takes [C] to tear a life apart
Yet a kind remark [Em] takes a broken soul [Am] And puts it on [C] its feet
[G] Oh, because one [Am] will learn what [D] it means [Bm] To use the gift [Em] of speech _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Am] It's _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] a weapon, [C] it's a blessing [G] That lies [A] in our hands
[Em] So effective, [C] but so destructive [G] Sometimes we fail to understand
That it's one [C] small word [G] holding all the keys
[Am] And with one [D] small word [B] we can lose eternity Along [C] with this gift
[D] Comes a challenge [Bm] to go on, go [A] on to reach [Em] Isn't it time [D] to measure [C] _ [D] our feats?
[C] There's no taking [Em] back the words you [Am] say When, slash, [C] they are gone
[G] But they leave [Am] behind an imprint [D] that lives on _
[C] Words can live, [D] words can [Bm] break Pushing through the [A] hardened hearts
[Em] Lips of the [D] tongue is all that [C] takes the terror _ Yet a kind [Em] remark takes a broken [Am] soul
And puts it [C] on its feet [G] Oh, because [Am] one will learn [D] what it means
[Bm] To use the [Em] gift of _ speech
I'm _ _ _ correct, I'm [C] right, can't [G] _ [A] you see?
[Em] I'm right, [C] I'm right, can't you [G] see?
I'm right, [D] I'm right, can't you see?
[G] Yes, it's one [C] small word [G] holding all the keys
[Am] And with one [D] small word [B] we can lose eternity
Along [C] with this gift [D] comes a challenge [Bm] to go on, go [A] on to reach
[Em] Isn't it time [D] to measure [C] _ [D] our feats?
[C] There's no taking back [Em] the words you [Am] say When, slash, they [C] are gone
[G] But they leave [Am] behind an imprint [D] that lives on _
[C] Words can live, [D] words can break [Bm] Piercing through the [A] hardened hearts
Lips [Em] of [D] the tongue is all it [C] takes to tear a [G] life apart
[C] Yet a kind remark [Em] takes a broken soul [Am] And puts it [C] on its feet
[G] Oh, because one [Am] will learn [D] what it [Bm] means To use the gift [Em] of speech
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] I'm correct, [Em] I'm right, can't you see?
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ Words [C] can live, [D] words can break [Bm] Piercing through the hardened [A] hearts
[Em] Lips [D] of the tongue is all it takes [C] to tear a life apart
Yet a kind remark [Em] takes a broken soul [Am] And puts it on [C] its feet
[G] Oh, because one [Am] will learn what [D] it means [Bm] To use the gift [Em] of speech _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _