The Listening

C/G                                
Please excuse me, I'm not thinking 
Am
clear

It must just be stress
C/G                       Am
But I likely shouldn't be here
F
I'm such a mess
C/G
I never really ever know what to say
Em
When all of my emotions get in the 
way
Am                             
I'm just trying to get us on the 
       F   Fm
same page
C/G
I always get it better right 
afterward
Em
When all the wrong impressions are 
said and heard
Am                                 
How come I can never get the right 
F
words?
          C/G             Em      
I need to convey-ey-ey-ey 
  Am
-ey-ey-ey -ey
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F                  C/G
Wish I could explain

                               Am
The things that I have to work out

I don't feel right
C/G                        Am    
What has come over me, I'm about to 
F
lose my mind

C/G
I never really ever know what to say
Em
When all of my emotions get in the 
way
Am                             
I'm just trying to get us on the 
       F  Fm
same page
C/G
I always get it better right 
afterward
Em
When all the wrong impressions are 
said and heard
Am                                 
How come I can never get the right 
F
words?
          C/G              Em     
I need to convey -ey-ey-ey 
   Am
-ey-ey-ey -ey
F            C/G             Em 
       Am
 Fm
Wish I could explain ai-ai-ai 
-ai-ai-ai -ain

Dm                 C/G
Can I let the trees do the talking?
G             Dm
Can I let the ground do the walking?
F             C/G
Can I let the sky fill whats missing
 in?
G            Dm               F
Can I let my mouth do the listening?
C/G      G      F
The listening

Chorus x 1

F              C/G
What I mean to say