Hardly Speaking a Word chords by Lori McKenna

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Well I know
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your life has been hard
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I see it in your eyes  an d I
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feel it in your heart
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When your eyes move down
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to the floor
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And your mouth changes shape,
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and your voice sounds sore

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Verse 2

I can hold you close in my arms

And tell you that you're special

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And that you treasure

such great charms

And that you always keep my heart full

Verse 3

But I'm hardly speaking a word

I'm hardly speaking a word

Verse 4

And I know these things should be heard

But I'm hardly speaking a word

And your struggle never changes me

I'll never be able to see the things you see

Verse 5
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They say that you see things differently
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Just because it's different
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doesn't mean it can't be free
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But I'm hardly speaking a word
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I'm hardly speaking a word

Verse 6
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So I wonder, what do they know
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Maybe the problem is me not letting go
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Of a little boy who's smarter than me
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Who can't sit still and
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sees things differently

Verse 7
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And I'm yelling when I
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should be whispering
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I'm pushing when I should be carrying
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And I don't understand
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anything I've heard
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I should be yelling I love you
But I'm hardly speaking
a word
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Verse 8
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So I wonder, what do I know
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Maybe the problem is me not letting go
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Of a little boy who's smarter than me
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Who can't sit still an d
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sees things differently

Verse 9
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And I'm yelling when I
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should be whispering
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And I'm pushing when I
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should be carrying
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And  I don't understand
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anything I've heard
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I  should