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Based on the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcWqBm7erGM. 99 bpm. C
[Intro]
C     Fm
  C    G   CN.C.
[Verse 1]
AGfraid to Ctell you   Fhow much I Ccare
Afraid I’ll Gneed Dmyou    G7and you won’t be   CthereF  C  
I’d Glove to Ctake you   Finto my Cheart
But something Gtells Dmme   G7we would onlCy partGm  
[Chorus]
I Cloved anFd lost    Fmjust onCe love ago
  A7               D   D7         Am7        D7    Dm7   GN.C.
  I paid the cost       and it hurt me so
   GN.C.             C                 F  C  
A heart gets careless   when vows are made
I want to Glove    Dm7you    G7but I’m so CafraidF  C  
[Instrumental]
G C  F    C
G G# G7   C Am Gm7
[Chorus]
I-C7I loved Fand lost    Fmjust Cone love ago
         A7      D   D7         Am7        D7    Dm7   G#N.C.
I paid the cost       and it hurt me so
   G#N.C.           C#                 F#  C#  
A heart gets careless    when vows are made
             G#       D#m7   G#7N.C.
I want to love      you  
[Outro]
But I’m so afraiC#dF#m  C#  

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Afraid

by Eddy Arnold

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Dm7

Gm7

D#m7

G#7

F#m

Based on the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcWqBm7erGM. 99 bpm. C

[Intro]

C Fm

C G C

N.C.

[Verse 1]

G C F C

Afraid to tell you how much I care

G Dm G7 C F C

Afraid I’ll need you and you won’t be there

G C F C

I’d love to take you into my heart

G Dm G7 C Gm

But something tells me we would only part

[Chorus]

C F Fm C

I loved and lost just one love ago

A7 D D7 Am7 D7 Dm7 G

N.C.

I paid the cost and it hurt me so

G C F C

N.C.

A heart gets careless when vows are made

G Dm7 G7 C F C

I want to love you but I’m so afraid

[Instrumental]

G C F C

G G# G7 C Am Gm7

[Chorus]

C7 F Fm C

I-I loved and lost just one love ago

A7 D D7 Am7 D7 Dm7 G#

N.C.

I paid the cost and it hurt me so

G# C# F# C#

N.C.

A heart gets careless when vows are made

G# D#m7 G#7

N.C.

I want to love you

[Outro]

C# F#m C#

But I’m so afraid

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