Verse 1:
Gbm
Sing to me, baby, in your native tongue
 
Sing the words of the wise and the young
D
Show me the place where your words come from
E
Love's the language, love’s your native tongue
 
Verse 2:
Gbm
Feel your heartbeat bang the drum
Db
Open up your eyes and fill your lungs
A
The same word from where the stars are flung
E
Love's the language, love's your native tongue
 
Chorus:
Gbm
My heart is a beating drum
 
My head in oblivion
D                           B
My soul such a long way from
                        Db
My lips, my lungs, my native tongue
Gbm
My friend, where did we go wrong?
A
My Lord, we forgot our song
E                           Db
My soul such a long way from
 
My lips, my lungs, my native tongue
Gbm
Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue)
 
Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue)
 
Verse 3:
Gbm
Sing it to me, whisper into my ear
 
Accuser’s voices start to disappear
A
In the wind, in the tongues of the flame
E
In my soul, in my one true name, oh
 
Verse 4:
Gbm
Back before we learned the words to start a fight
 
Back before they told us that the haters were right
A
He spoke the truth, "Let there be" and there was
E
Love's the language, love's your native tongue
 
Chorus:
Gbm
My heart is a beating drum
 
My head in oblivion
D                           B
My soul such a long way from
                        Db
My lips, my lungs, my native tongue
Gbm
My friend, where did we go wrong?
A
My Lord, we forgot our song
E                           Db
My soul such a long way from
 
My lips, my lungs, my native tongue
Gbm
Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue)
 
Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue)
 
Bridge:
Gbm
So sing it out, get loud, get
E
Louder than the voices in the crowd, yeah
B
Even when they try to drown you out, eh
D               Db
Your lips, your lungs, your native tongue
Gbm
So sing it out, get loud, get
E
Louder than the darkness and the doubts, eh
B
Louder than the curses and the shouts, yeah
D               E
Your lips, your lungs, your native tongue
Gbm
Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh
 
Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh
 
Chorus:
Gbm
My heart is a beating drum
 
My head in oblivion
D                           B
My soul such a long way from
                        Db
My lips, my lungs, my native tongue
Gbm
My friend, where did we go wrong?
A
My Lord, we forgot our song
E                           Db
My soul such a long way from
 
My lips, my lungs, my native tongue
Gbm
Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue)
 
Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue)
 
Outro:
Gbm        A                    D
I want the world to sing in her native tongue
                     B
To sing it like when we were young
                A            Db
Back before the pendulum had swung to the shadows
Gbm        A                    D
I want the world to sing in her native tongue
                        B
Maybe we could learn to sing along
                 A                 Db
To find a way to use our lungs for love and not the shadows
Gbm        A                    D
I want the world to sing in her native tongue
                     B
To sing it like when we were young
                A            Db
Back before the pendulum had swung to the shadows
Gbm        A                    D
I want the world to sing in her native tongue
                        B
Maybe we could learn to sing along
                 A                 Db                      Gbm
To find a way to use our lungs for love and not the shadows