[Verse 1]
E
I don’t know how to say
A
All the things that I need to say
E A
I been dying to run but I can’t get away
E
They tell me I oughta know
A
How to get up and go
E A
Search the sky for the sun but the clouds are grey

[Pre-Chorus]
B
You don’t know the words
A
But still, you’re tryna to sing along
B
When the night is calling
A
You know you gotta take it on

[Chorus]
E
It’s hard to win
A
When nobody wanna listen
E
But voices carry
A
Voices carry
E
It’s hard to change
A
When everyone wanna stay the same
E
But voices carry
A
Voices carry

[Verse 2]
E
Where do I gotta go?
A
Who’s gonna free my soul
E A
When I am half mast on the flagpole? (On the flagpole)
E
Ooh, whether you like it or not, oh
A
This little house is all we got
E A
And we can change the locks to keep out the cold, ooh

[Pre-Chorus]
B
You don’t know the words
A
But still you gotta sing along

[Chorus]
E
It’s hard to win
A
When nobody wanna listen
E
But voices carry
A
Voices carry
E
It’s hard to change
A
When everyone wanna stay the same
E
But voices carry
A
Voices carry

[Post-Chorus]
E A
Ohhhh, voices carry
E A
Ohhhh

[Bridge]
F#m
How many times does it take to hear me?
A
How loud now until it comes out clearly?
E
I want you to come with me, can you?
B
Hold me higher and I’ll take your hand too
A
How many times does it take to hear me?
E
How loud now until it comes out clearly?
C#m
I want you to come light the fire
Caug
Hold me and we’ll go higher

[Chorus]
E
It’s hard to win
A
When nobody wanna listen
E
But voices carry (voices carry)
A
Voices carry
E
It’s hard to change
A
When everyone wanna stay the same
E
But voices carry (voices carry)
A
Voices carry

[Outro]
E A
Ohhh, voices carry
E A
Ohhh, voices carry
E A
Ohhh, voices carry

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