Chords for Louder Than Words - Tick, Tick...Boom! - Jonathan Larson

[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Why [Ab] do we play with fire?
[Eb] _ Why _ do we run [Ab] our finger [Eb] through the flame?
Why do we leave our hand on the stone?
Although we know we're in for some pain
Oh, why _ do [Ab] we refuse to hang [Eb] a light?
_ _ [Ab] When the streets are _
[Eb] dangerous
_ _ Why [Ab] does it take an _ [Eb] accident
_ _ Before the truth gets through to us?
_ Cages [Ab] or wings, [Eb] which do you prefer?
_ Ask the _ _ _ _ birds
Fear or love, baby, don't say the answer
_ Actions speak louder than _ _ words _ _
Why _ _ _ _ should [C] we [Ab] try to be [Eb] our _ best
When we [Ab] can just get by [Eb] and still gain?
Why do we nod our [Ab] heads
[Gm] Although [Eb] we know the boss is [Bb] wrong as [Eb] rain?
Why should we blaze a trail
When the well-worn path seems safe and so _ inviting? _ _
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See the dismay and keep on _ fighting
_ _ Cages [Abm] or wings, which do you [Eb] prefer?
Ask the _ _ _ _ birds
Fear or love, [Ab] baby, don't say [Eb] the answer
[Ab] Actions speak [Eb] louder than _ _ [Db] words
What does it take [Eb] to wake up a generation?
[Db] How can you make [Eb] someone take off and fly?
[Gm] If we [Ab] don't wake up [Eb] and shake up [Ab] the [G] nation
We'll eat the [Eb] dust of the [Ab] world
_ [Eb] Wondering what's _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
the [Eb] reason we go down deep
To start a [Ab] _ [Eb] riot
Why _ _ would we rather put ourselves through hell
Than sleep [Bb] alone [Eb] at night?
I do it for the leaders who never _ leave
Why does it take _ catastrophe
To start a revolution [Ab] if we're so free?
[Eb] Tell me why, someone tell me why
So many people flee
_ Cages [Ab] or wings, [Eb] which do you prefer? _
Ask the _ _ birds _
Fear or love, baby, [Ab] don't say the [Eb] answer
Actions speak louder than words _ _
[E] Cages _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] or wings, which do you prefer? _
Ask the _ _ birds
[E] _
Fear or love, baby, don't say the answer
Actions speak louder _ than _ _ words
They speak louder _ than words
Actions speak [B] louder _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
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_ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
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than words _ _ _ _ _ _