Learn to play "The Mute" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
D#m B F# Well, as a child I mostly spoke inside my head D#m B I had conversations with the clouds, the dogs, F# the dead D#m B And they thought my broken, that my tongue was F# coated lead C# B D#m But I just couldn't make my words make sense to them C# B F# If you only listen with your ears I can't get in And I spent my evenings pulling stars out of the sky And I'd arrange them on the lawn where I would lie And in the wind I'd taste the dreams of distant lives And I would dress myself up in them through the night While my folks would sleep in separate beds and wonder why And through them days I was a ghost atop my chair My dad considered me a cross he had to bear And in my head I'd sing apologies and stare As my mom would hang the clothes across the line And she would try to keep the empty from her eyes So, then one afternoon I dressed myself alone I packed my pillowcase with everything I owned And in my head I said "goodbye," then I was gone And I set out on the heels of the unknown So my folks could have a new life of their own And that maybe I could find someone Who could hear the only words that I'd known You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC# ![]() D#m ![]() F# ![]() B ![]() Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Mute" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Mute" by Radical Face.