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Fear

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[Verse]
Amthere's a car, driving Cby
it's the Ffear, the fear, the fear
rolling in disAmguise
Amlook down
it's over Cthere now
but it's Fhere, it's here, it's here
it's in the Ameyes
[Chorus]
Amthat dream is a lie
Dmyou wake up when you E7die
wake up when you Amdie
[Verse]
Dmthese pigs should Gbe in the Cbackseat E7hogtAmied
Dmbut all i Gsee is them Cfreely E7driving Amby
Dmwhy should we let you Gin
beCfore we E7pull the Ampin
how can Dmanyone even fallG  
when they're pushed against the wall?Am  
Amthere's a point on the horizon Cline
where you can Fsee someone else's dream
it's no dream of mAmine
the fear in an ameriCcan town
Fhe'll drown, he'll drown, he'll drown
before you flush him doAmwn
[Chorus]
Amthe dream is a lie
Dmwake up when he E7dies
wake up when he Amdies
[Verse]
Dmthose pigs should Gbe in the Cbackseat E7hogtAmied
Dmbut all i Gsee is them Cfreely E7driving Amby
Dmwhy should we let them Gin
beCfore we E7pull the Ampin?
i'm not Dmsure if i can ever Gunderstand
the Cfear in
Amamerica you're Dmso unkind 
you Gbreak the body, Cchain the mind
you'd Ffix it but you E7haven't got the Amtime

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Fear

by Islands

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse]

Am C

there's a car, driving by

it's the fear, the fear, the fear

rolling in disguise

look down

it's over there now

but it's here, it's here, it's here

it's in the eyes

[Chorus]

that dream is a lie

Dm E7

you wake up when you die

wake up when you die

[Verse]

Dm G C E7 Am

these pigs should be in the backseat hogtied

Dm G C E7 Am

but all i see is them freely driving by

Dm G

why should we let you in

C E7 Am

before we pull the pin

Dm G

how can anyone even fall

when they're pushed against the wall?

Am C

there's a point on the horizon line

where you can see someone else's dream

it's no dream of mine

the fear in an american town

he'll drown, he'll drown, he'll drown

before you flush him down

[Chorus]

the dream is a lie

Dm E7

wake up when he dies

[Verse]

Dm G C E7 Am

those pigs should be in the backseat hogtied

Dm G C E7 Am

but all i see is them freely driving by

Dm G

why should we let them in

C E7 Am

before we pull the pin?

Dm G

i'm not sure if i can ever understand

the fear in

Am Dm

america you're so unkind

G C

you break the body, chain the mind

F E7 Am

you'd fix it but you haven't got the time

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