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[Intro]  
I'Cm afraid of the way I live my life.
I'm Amafraid of the way I don't.
I'm Fafraid of the things I Gwant to do but I Cwon't.
I'm Cafraid of God.
I'm afraid to believe and I'm Aafraid of all the loved ones that I've made leave.
I'm Fafraid that my dog doesn't Glove me Canymore.
[Verse 1]
I'm Cafraid of the social laziness that let AmKitty Genovese die.
And I'm Fafraid of the mob Gmentality that makes Cotherwise normal people go blind.
I'm Cafraid of the way that the world works and I'm Amafraid of the words in my notebooks.
I'm Fafraid that you all know Gthat I am a Cpervert.
[Chorus 1]
But the big red Fbird that lives under the Gcity
doesn't Amgive a damn Cabout me and it dies every Fnight.
By burning Dmalive.
[Verse 2]
I'm Cafraid of my grandfathers cancer.
And I'm Amafraid of my mom's dying arm.
I'm Fafraid that I've somehow Gcaused my family Charm.
I'm Cafraid that the ones I love won't have eAmnough.
I'm Fafraid that the ones I Glove won't have eAmnough.
[Bridge]
It's Fharder to be Gyourself than it Amis to be anybody else.
FI wish I were a Glittle less of a Amcoward but the big red Fbird that lives under
the Gcity
doesn't Amgive a damn about me and it dies every Fnight.
So I bought a Dmknife.
I am a Cknife.
[Outro]
Am F G C

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Big Bird

by AJJ (Andrew Jackson Jihad)

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[Intro]

I'm afraid of the way I live my life.

I'm afraid of the way I don't.

F G C

I'm afraid of the things I want to do but I won't.

I'm afraid of God.

I'm afraid to believe and I'm afraid of all the loved ones that I've made leave.

F G C

I'm afraid that my dog doesn't love me anymore.

[Verse 1]

C Am

I'm afraid of the social laziness that let Kitty Genovese die.

F G C

And I'm afraid of the mob mentality that makes otherwise normal people go blind.

C Am

I'm afraid of the way that the world works and I'm afraid of the words in my notebooks.

F G C

I'm afraid that you all know that I am a pervert.

[Chorus 1]

F G

But the big red bird that lives under the city

Am C F

doesn't give a damn about me and it dies every night.

By burning alive.

[Verse 2]

I'm afraid of my grandfathers cancer.

And I'm afraid of my mom's dying arm.

F G C

I'm afraid that I've somehow caused my family harm.

C Am

I'm afraid that the ones I love won't have enough.

F G Am

I'm afraid that the ones I love won't have enough.

[Bridge]

F G Am

It's harder to be yourself than it is to be anybody else.

F G Am F

I wish I were a little less of a coward but the big red bird that lives under

the city

Am F

doesn't give a damn about me and it dies every night.

So I bought a knife.

I am a knife.

[Outro]

Am F G C

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