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Intro:  B   F#   G#m   Ex4
BListen to F#me
I've G#mgot to clear the Eair
There's Bsomething I've held F#way down deep inG#mside all these Eyears
You Balways were a F#friend
You G#malways trusted Eme
But Bnow I must adF#mit that I was G#mnot trustwortEhy
I Blet you F#down, I G#msold you Eout
I Bturned aF#way as you G#mfell onEto the Bground
  B  F#I... G#mwas Escared
BAnd F#I...  G#mwas terriEfied
  B  F#I...  G#mwas Elost and Bso I F#shied aG#mwayE  
 B   F#   G#m   Ex2 
BAnd I don't know F#what I can do to G#mmake it up to Eyou
I Bcan't turn back the F#clock
I G#mcan't rewrite the Ebook
But if I could, Bthe end would be F#happy
 G#mYou would be Esafe
And I Bwould be proud to F#look at you when I G#mlook you in the Eface
I Blet you F#down, I G#msold you Eout
I Bturned aF#way as you G#mfell onEto the Bground
  B  F#I... G#mwas Escared
BAnd F#I...  G#mwas terriEfied
  B  F#I...  G#mwas Elost and Bso I F#shied aG#mwayE  
D#Though I G#mlove you
EI was so aF#fraid
 D#I could G#mnot think of Eanything to F#say
D#Though I G#mloved you (Though I loved you)
C#mThough I F#trusted you
BThough I Eneeded you (Though I needed you)
BI was so aD#mfraid
EI was so aF#fraid (I was so afraid)
 B   F#   G#m   Ex2 
BAnd I F#promise that I'll G#mnever ever Edo
The Bthing that I did F#on that day when I G#macted like the Efool
I Bmight get my ass F#beat
My throat G#mslit, and my fingers Ehacked
But I'll Bnever miss anF#other chance to G#mwatch my brother's Eback (And I got yours)
I Blet you F#down, I G#msold you Eout
I Bturned aF#way as you G#mfell onEto the Bground
  B  F#I... G#mwas Escared
BAnd F#I...  G#mwas terriEfied
  B  F#I...  G#mwas Elost and Bso I F#shied aG#mwayE  
  B  F#I... G#mwas Escared
BAnd F#I...  G#mwas terriEfied
  B  F#I...  G#mwas Elost and Bso I F#shied aG#mwayE  
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I Was Scared

by Rivers Cuomo

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G#m

C#m

D#m

B F# G#m E

Intro: x4

B F#

Listen to me

G#m E

I've got to clear the air

B F# G#m E

There's something I've held way down deep inside all these years

B F#

You always were a friend

G#m E

You always trusted me

B F# G#m E

But now I must admit that I was not trustworthy

B F# G#m E

I let you down, I sold you out

B F# G#m E B

I turned away as you fell onto the ground

B F# G#m E

I... was scared

B F# G#m E

And I... was terrified

B F# G#m E B F# G#m E

I... was lost and so I shied away

B F# G#m E

And I don't know what I can do to make it up to you

B F#

I can't turn back the clock

G#m E

I can't rewrite the book

B F#

But if I could, the end would be happy

G#m E

You would be safe

B F# G#m E

And I would be proud to look at you when I look you in the face

B F# G#m E

I let you down, I sold you out

B F# G#m E B

I turned away as you fell onto the ground

B F# G#m E

I... was scared

B F# G#m E

And I... was terrified

B F# G#m E B F# G#m E

I... was lost and so I shied away

D# G#m

Though I love you

E F#

I was so afraid

D# G#m E F#

I could not think of anything to say

D# G#m

Though I loved you (Though I loved you)

C#m F#

Though I trusted you

B E

Though I needed you (Though I needed you)

B D#m

I was so afraid

E F#

I was so afraid (I was so afraid)

B F# G#m E

And I promise that I'll never ever do

B F# G#m E

The thing that I did on that day when I acted like the fool

B F#

I might get my ass beat

G#m E

My throat slit, and my fingers hacked

B F# G#m E

But I'll never miss another chance to watch my brother's back (And I got yours)

B F# G#m E

I let you down, I sold you out

B F# G#m E B

I turned away as you fell onto the ground

B F# G#m E

I... was scared

B F# G#m E

And I... was terrified

B F# G#m E B F# G#m E

I... was lost and so I shied away

B F# G#m E

I... was scared

B F# G#m E

And I... was terrified

B F# G#m E B F# G#m E

I... was lost and so I shied away

End

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