12 Chords used in the song: C, G, Am, Em7, F, Eb, G7, Cm, Bb, Ab, B, A
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Transpose chords:
Verse:
C G
Listen
Am Em7
To the song here in my heart
F G
a melody I start but can't complete
C G
Listen - mmm -
Am Em7
To the sound from deep within
F G
It's only beginning to find release
Eb
Oh, the time has come
G7
For my dreams to be heard
Cm Bb
They will not be pushed aside and turned
Ab G - or G7 -
Into your own, all 'cause you won’t listen
Chorus:
C
Listen
G
I am alone at a crossroads
Am
I'm not at home in my own home
G
And I've tried and tried
F
To say what's on my mind
G
You should have known
C G
Oh, now I'm done believing you
You don't know what I'm feeling
F G
I'm more than what you made of me
Em7 Am
I found the voice you gave to me
F G
But now I've got to find my own
Verse:
C G
You should have listened
Am Em7
There is someone here inside
F G
Someone I thought had died so long ago
Eb
Oh, I'm screamin out
G7
And my dreams will be heard
Cm Bb
They will not be pushed aside or worse
Ab G - or G7 -
Into your own, all 'cause you won't listen
Chorus:
C
Listen
G
I am alone at a crossroads
Am
I'm not at home in my own home
G
And I've tried and tried
F
To say what's on my mind
G
You should have known
C G
Oh, now I'm done believing you
You don't know what I'm feeling
F G
I'm more than what you made of me
Em7 Am
I found the voice you gave to me
F C - B - Bb - A - Eb
But now I've got to find my own
Bridge:
Eb G7
I don't know where I belong
Cm Bb
But I'll be moving on
Ab G - or G7 -
If you don't, if you won't
C G
Listen
Am Em7
To the song here in my heart
F G
a melody I start but I will complete
C G
Oh, now I'm done believing you
You don't know what I'm feeling
F G
I'm more than what you made of me
Em7 Am
I found the voice you think you gave to me
F G C
But now I've got to find my own, my own
End on C
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About this song: Listen
Written by Anne Preven and Scott Cutler, long-time collaborators in such bands as Ednaswap and AnneTennA, as well as Henry Krieger, and Beyoncé Knowles. "Listen" was written and recorded for the soundtrack in the 2006 musical film Dreamgirls. It was nominated Best Original Song at the 2006 International Press Academy Satellite Award, and, in the following year, at the Golden Globe Awards and at the Academy Awards. Also in 2007, Dreamgirls received seven nominations at the 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards Read more on Last.fm.