Chords
Aladdin - Speechless

Speechless is from the 2019 live-action Aladdin films soundtrack. It was written as a powerful solo number for the character Jasmine, played by Naomi Scott, as an expression of her resolve not to remain silent or submissive, challenging the traditional expectations imposed on women in society. Its inclusion in the narrative serves as a significant update to the character, providing an additional layer of female empowerment.

Key: Em

Introduction:  Em   C   Em   Em   C   Em  

 Em              C              D         Em 
Here comes a wave meant to wash me away
    C            D            Em 
A tide that is taking me under
 Em            C                D            Em 
Swallowing sand, left with nothing to say
      C                        D 
My voice drowned out in the thunder

               C 
But I won' t cry
                       G    Em 
And I won' t start to crumble
                 C 
Whenever they try
                       B7 
To shut me or cut me down

             Em 
I won' t be silenced
 C                   D 
You can' t keep me quiet
        G                  C 
Won' t tremble when you try it
         Am           Bm     Em         C  D 
All I know is I won' t go speechless
        Em 
' Cause I' ll breathe
       C                 D 
When they try to suffocate me
            Bm   G    C 
Don' t you underestimate me
             Am           Bm       Em 
' Cause I know that I won' t go speechless

 Em            C 
Written in stone
        D           Em 
Every rule, every word
 C             D        Em 
Centuries old and unbending
 Em                 C 
"Stay in your place
         D              Em 
Better seen and not heard"
      C                  G   D 
Well now that story is ending

        C 
' Cause I
                      G      D 
I cannot start to crumble
                  C 
So come on and try
                           B7 
Try to shut me and cut me down

              Em 
I won' t be silenced
 C                    D 
You can' t keep me quiet
         Bm                C 
Won' t tremble when you try it
          Am          Bm      Em            C       D 
All I know is I won' t go speechless, speechless
          Em 
Let the storm in
 C              D 
I cannot be broken
     Bm                 C 
No, I won' t live unspoken
              Am           Bm       Em 
' Cause I know that I won' t go speechless

        C                 D 
Try to lock me in this cage
              G          D        Em 
I won' t just lay me down and die
         C                   Am 
I will take these broken wings
                D 
And watch me burn across the sky
           B7 
Hear the echo saying:

             Em       C 
I won' t be silenced
        D                    Bm              C 
Though you wanna see me tremble when you try it
          Am         Bm      Em              C        D 
All I know is I won' t go speechless, speechless
         Em 
' Cause I' ll breathe
        C               D 
When they try to suffocate me
             Bm        C 
Don' t you underestimate me
             Am           Bm       C 
' Cause I know that I won' t go speechless
                            Am 
All I know is I won' t go speechless, speechless