Inside Voice

 
Am                           F 
"You're probably never gonna be someone's everything" 
C                            E 
"You're probably never gonna amount to anything" 
Am                    F 
"No one's gonna wanna hear what you have to sing" 
C                          E 
That's where my head goes, woe is me, and I'm woe 
 

 
F          G 
These four walls 
              E      F 
All that they do is talk 
            F      G 
Begging for silent thoughts 
    E 
But it's not like I have a choice 
 

 
                   Am 
They say "use your inside voice" 
    F 
But mine is too loud 
    C 
I'm scared that the call comes 
     E 
From inside the house 
        Am 
And the more that I whisper 
    F 
The more that they shout 
    C 
I'm drowning in thoughts 
         E 
That are drowning me out 
 

 
Am 
Paralyzed, traumatized 
F 
Quiet the noises 
C 
Learning to talk with my 
E 
Inside voices  

Am F C E 


 
Am             F 
Waking up half dead in my bed again 
C                  E 
Like somebody just sucked out the oxygen 
Am                   F 
I know who to blame, damn there they go again 
C                     E 
And again, and again, feel like I'm caving in 
 

 
F          G 
These four walls 
              E      F 
All that they do is talk 
 

 
                   Am 
They say "use your inside voice" 
    F 
But mine is too loud 
    C 
I'm scared that the call comes 
     E 
From inside the house 
        Am 
And the more that I whisper 
    F 
The more that they shout 
    C 
I'm drowning in thoughts 
         E 
That are drowning me out 
 

 
Am 
Paralyzed, traumatized 
F 
Quiet the noises 
C 
Learning to talk with my 
E 
Inside voices 
 

 
Am     F               C 
"Quiet down", "Dial it back", 
          E                Am 
do I just talk to fill the gaps? 
     F           C 
Like that kid in class 
            E             Am 
The teacher always has to ask 

       F               C 
"Quiet down", "Dial it back", 
          E                Am 
do I just talk to fill the gaps? 
    F           C 
I'm that kid in class 
            E 
The teacher always says 
 

 
          Am 
"Use your inside voice" 
    F 
But mine is too loud 
    C 
I'd do anything 
        E 
Just to turn em all down 
        Am 
And the more that I whisper 
    F 
The more that they shout 
    C 
I'm drowning in thoughts 
         E 
That are drowning me out 
 

 
Am 
Paralyzed, traumatized 
F 
Quiet the noises 
C 
All my life, all of my 
E 
Thoughts are poisoned 

Am 
Paralyzed, traumatized 
F 
Quiet the noises 
C 
Learning to talk with my 
E 
Inside voices