Verse 1:
      Eb
Maybe I shouldn't try to be perfect
      Bb
I confess, I'm obsessed with the surface
            Fm                       Ab
In the end, if I fall or if I get it all
 
I just hope that it's worth it
Eb                               Bb
Last year I fell flat on my face
                                             Fm
And last month I knew somethin' should change
                              Ab
Last week I started over again
 
Ask me and I'll tell you how I've been
                         Cm
Mhm, don't get me started
 
Chorus:
              Bb              Fm
You've got me nervous to speak
           Ab                    Cm
So I just won't say anything at all
                 Bb      Fm
I've got an urge to release
          Ab                      Cm
And you keep tellin' me to hold on
                 Bb         Fm
You've got me nervous to move
              Ab                   Cm
So I just won't give anything to you
               Bb        Fm                   Ab
You got me turnin' all around to be who you need me to
 
Verse 2: 
Cm                Bb
Should I be quiet?
                      Fm
Uh, come on, be silent
                       Ab
Uh, you know I'm tryin'
                    Cm
So don't say nothin'
                            Bb
Uh, tell me you trust me and
                     Fm
Kiss me and hug me, yeah
                                Ab
Well, I would do anything for ya
                          Cm
You just gotta love me and
                           Bb
I got an itch in my throat
                            Fm
I don't know which way to go
                            Ab
I keep on switchin', I know
                      Cm
I need a different approach
         Bb
It's all because I wanna
         Fm           Ab      Cm
Show you that I'm so capable
 
Chorus:
              Bb              Fm
You've got me nervous to speak
           Ab                    Cm
So I just won't say anything at all
                 Bb      Fm
I've got an urge to release
          Ab                      Cm
And you keep tellin' me to hold on
                 Bb         Fm
You've got me nervous to move
              Ab                   Cm
So I just won't give anything to you
               Bb        Fm                   Ab
You got me turnin' all around to be who you need me to
 
Refrain:
Cm                        Eb
Hush, baby, don't you say another word
      Fm                               Ab
Hush, baby, don't you say another word, be quiet
Cm                        Eb
Hush, baby, don't you say another word
      Fm                                Ab  Cm
Hush, baby, when you do, I just get hurt
 
Verse 3:
         Bb                          Fm
Come on, baby, don't you hurt me anymore
    Eb                             Cm
I'm not the same way that I was before
      Bb                   Fm
I got goosebumps all over me
            Eb                      Cm
When you're around, hard for me to breathe
         Bb                          Fm
Come on, baby, don't you do that anymore
         Eb                                  Cm
It's not like the days, at night, I feel so short
      Bb                   Fm
My nerves, they give me a sign
                  Eb
Tell me I'm not fine, mhm
 
Chorus:
              Bb              Fm
You've got me nervous to speak
           Ab                    Cm
So I just won't say anything at all
                 Bb      Fm
I've got an urge to release
          Ab                      Cm
And you keep tellin' me to hold on
                 Bb         Fm
You've got me nervous to move
              Ab                   Cm
So I just won't give anything to you
               Bb        Fm                   Ab
You got me turnin' all around to be who you need me to
 
Refrain:
Cm                        Eb
Hush, baby, don't you say another word
      Fm                               Ab
Hush, baby, don't you say another word, be quiet
Cm                        Eb
Hush, baby, don't you say another word
      Fm                                Ab  Cm
Hush, baby, when you do, I just get hurt
 
Outro -x2-: Cm  Bb  Fm  Eb