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Don't Be Scared
From the album In the Air
[Capo 3]
[INTRO]
G
[VERSE 1]
GWhen, whenever PCaul
thinks of rGain,
swallows fCall 
in a wAmave
and tCap on his wDindow with their Gbeaks.
[VERSE 2]
GAnd when PCaul
thinks of sGnow,
soft winds bClow
round his hAmead, 
and his pChone rings just oDnce late at niCght,
like a bGird
calling oDut,
wake up, PAmaul.
Don't be scCared,
don't belDieve you're all aGlone.
[INTERLUDE]
e|-G---3-C-------G------------C-------Am--------C----D--G----G7--|
B|-3--------------------------------------------------|
G|------5--4/5/4--------------------------------------|
D|---------------5/7/5------------------------------5-|
A|---------------------5-5/7--5-5-3-3-3p2h3-2-0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------3-3---|
[SLIDE GUITAR w/ TREMOLO]
[VERSE 3]
GWake, wake up, PCaul
whisper clGouds
floating Cby
and the Amseeds 
falling soCftly from the brDanches of the Gtrees.
G [Fade out]

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Dont Be Scared

by The Handsome Family

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Don't Be Scared

From the album In the Air

[Capo 3]

[INTRO]

[VERSE 1]

G C

When, whenever Paul

thinks of rain,

swallows fall

in a wave

C D G

and tap on his window with their beaks.

[VERSE 2]

G C

And when Paul

thinks of snow,

soft winds blow

round his head,

C D C

and his phone rings just once late at night,

like a bird

calling out,

wake up, Paul.

Don't be scared,

D G

don't believe you're all alone.

[INTERLUDE]

G C G C Am C D G G7

e|----3-----------------------------------------------|

B|-3--------------------------------------------------|

G|------5--4/5/4--------------------------------------|

D|---------------5/7/5------------------------------5-|

A|---------------------5-5/7--5-5-3-3-3p2h3-2-0-------|

E|----------------------------------------------3-3---|

[SLIDE GUITAR w/ TREMOLO]

[VERSE 3]

G C

Wake, wake up, Paul

whisper clouds

floating by

and the seeds

C D G

falling softly from the branches of the trees.

G [Fade out]

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