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Fear of Failure
The Basics
Keep Your Friends Close (2009)
Eb
EbPictures of places
Memories of faces
AbLost on Bbme
EbI see you running
and I wonder how long 'til you
AbFind your Bbfeet
I think you Cmknow
What I'm thinkEbin'
I know you Abfeel it tooBb  
All the pressureCm  
In the moEbment
When you Abhave to choGoseAb  
Oh, you can Ebbide your Bbtime
For the Cmrest of your Ablife
KeEbep your options oBbpen
So you don't Cmhave to decAbide
Are you Ebwaiting for excBbuses to matCmerializeAb  
Or is it fCmear of BbfailuAbre
Eb
EbEveryone changes
Workin' our way through these Abfallen Bbleaves
While the Ebbranches are breaking
Can't help mistaking if I Abrest for the Bbtrees
I know there's no Cmone
Bad deciEbsion
This just can't go Abon
Stumblin' Bbblind
Oh, you can Ebbide your Bbtime
For the Cmrest of your Ablife
KeEbep your options oBbpen
So you don't Cmhave to decAbide
Are you Ebwaiting for excBbuses to matCmerializeAb  
Or is it fCmear of BbfailuAbre
Cm  Eb  Ab  Bb
Cm  Eb  Ab
EbSo you keep treading the same ground
Forgetting that you found
The Abfaith you Bbneed
You say your Ebfuture's in limbo
With your Cmhead
In the Gmclouds
Don't look Abdown
I am Bbholding you up
With my Cmfeet
On the Gmground
We can make Absense of the pictures, places,
memories, faces that we lost on the way
Oh, you can Ebbide your Bbtime
For the Cmrest of your Ablife
KeEbep your options oBbpen
So you don't Cmhave to decAbide
Are you Ebwaiting for excBbuses to matCmerializeAb  
Or is it fCmear of BbfailuAbre
Oh, you can Ebbide your Bbtime
For the Cmrest of your Ablife
KeEbep your options oBbpen
So you don't Cmhave to decAbide
Are you Ebwaiting for excBbuses to matCmerializeAb  
Or is it fCmear of BbfailuAbre
 Cm- Bb  
Or is it fCmear of BbfailuAbre

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Fear Of Failure

by The Basics

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Fear of Failure

The Basics

Keep Your Friends Close (2009)

Pictures of places

Memories of faces

Ab Bb

Lost on me

I see you running

and I wonder how long 'til you

Ab Bb

Find your feet

I think you know

What I'm thinkin'

Ab Bb

I know you feel it too

All the pressure

In the moment

Ab G Ab

When you have to choose

Eb Bb

Oh, you can bide your time

Cm Ab

For the rest of your life

Eb Bb

Keep your options open

Cm Ab

So you don't have to decide

Eb Bb Cm Ab

Are you waiting for excuses to materialize

Cm Bb Ab

Or is it fear of failure

Everyone changes

Ab Bb

Workin' our way through these fallen leaves

While the branches are breaking

Ab Bb

Can't help mistaking if I rest for the trees

I know there's no one

Bad decision

This just can't go on

Stumblin' blind

Eb Bb

Oh, you can bide your time

Cm Ab

For the rest of your life

Eb Bb

Keep your options open

Cm Ab

So you don't have to decide

Eb Bb Cm Ab

Are you waiting for excuses to materialize

Cm Bb Ab

Or is it fear of failure

Cm Eb Ab Bb

Cm Eb Ab

So you keep treading the same ground

Forgetting that you found

Ab Bb

The faith you need

You say your future's in limbo

With your head

In the clouds

Don't look down

I am holding you up

With my feet

On the ground

We can make sense of the pictures, places,

memories, faces that we lost on the way

Eb Bb

Oh, you can bide your time

Cm Ab

For the rest of your life

Eb Bb

Keep your options open

Cm Ab

So you don't have to decide

Eb Bb Cm Ab

Are you waiting for excuses to materialize

Cm Bb Ab

Or is it fear of failure

Eb Bb

Oh, you can bide your time

Cm Ab

For the rest of your life

Eb Bb

Keep your options open

Cm Ab

So you don't have to decide

Eb Bb Cm Ab

Are you waiting for excuses to materialize

Cm Bb Ab

Or is it fear of failure

Cm Bb

Cm Bb Ab

Or is it fear of failure

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