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Fear

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[Verse]
AAll my life been running from a Amaj7pain in me
A feeling I don't Dsus2understand
it's Holding me Edown
So Arain on me underwater Amaj7all I am,
it's getting harder a Dsus2heavy weight 
that I carry aEround
[Bridge]
Cause you see Dsus2Today I dAon't have to falEl aparDsus2t
and Dsus2I don't have to be AafraEid
and Dsus2I don't have to let Athe damEage consume me, my shadows see through me cause you know that
[Chorus]
Dsus2Fear in itselEf Will reel you in F#mand spit you out EOver and over againDsus2  
Believe in yourEself And you will Awalk
Dsus2Fear in itselEf Will use you up F#mand break you down Elike you were never enougDsus2h
Yeah I used to Efall, now I get back Aup.
[Verse]
Heh now, AI'm up here I'm looking at the Amaj7way down there I'm staring through the I dDsus2on't care
It's staring back at Eme
But You see, the Abeauty is I'm learning how to Amaj7face my beast starting now to finDsus2d some peace
And set myself Efree
[Bridge]
But you see Dsus2today, I Adon't have to fEall apDsus2art
And AI don't have to Ebe aDsus2fraid
And AI don't have to Elet the Dsus2damage consume me, my shadows see through me
[Chorus]
Dsus2Fear in itselEf Will reel you in F#mspit you out Eover and over againDsus2  
Believe in youErself And you will Awalk
And now Dsus2Fear in itselEf will use you up F#mand break you down ELike you were never enougDsus2h
I used to Efall but now I get back Aup
Ooh I'm moving Amaj7on Oh god just move on, F#monE  
Aiii Aiii  Aiii Aiii
A    Amaj7    F#m   E
[Refrain]
Dsus2cause you see Today, I dAon't have to falEl aparDsus2t
And AI don't have to Ebe aDsus2fraid
[Acapella]
  (              D2(E)        (F#m)              (E)
So Get back up   And Get up And nothing breaks me down
    (D2)   (E) (A)
Yeah Fear, fear Aiii
   (D2)                (E)                (F#m)             (E)              
And fear, Yeah Fear in itself will use you up And break you down just like you're
     (D2)                  (A)
Never enough Yeah I used to fall
[Single strum]
And now I ABreathe, Ask for Amaj7more
[Slow pick]
And If you're bitter F#mstill
Ask him to help you carry Eon

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Fear

by Blue October

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

Dsus2

F#m

[Verse]

A Amaj7

All my life been running from a pain in me

Dsus2

A feeling I don't understand

it's Holding me down

A Amaj7

So rain on me underwater all I am,

Dsus2

it's getting harder a heavy weight

that I carry around

[Bridge]

Dsus2 A E Dsus2

Cause you see Today I don't have to fall apart

Dsus2 A E

and I don't have to be afraid

Dsus2 A E

and I don't have to let the damage consume me, my shadows see through me cause you know that

[Chorus]

Dsus2 E F#m E Dsus2

Fear in itself Will reel you in and spit you out Over and over again

E A

Believe in yourself And you will walk

Dsus2 E F#m E Dsus2

Fear in itself Will use you up and break you down like you were never enough

E A

Yeah I used to fall, now I get back up.

[Verse]

A Amaj7 Dsus2

Heh now, I'm up here I'm looking at the way down there I'm staring through the I don't care

It's staring back at me

A Amaj7 Dsus2

But You see, the beauty is I'm learning how to face my beast starting now to find some peace

And set myself free

[Bridge]

Dsus2 A E Dsus2

But you see today, I don't have to fall apart

A E Dsus2

And I don't have to be afraid

A E Dsus2

And I don't have to let the damage consume me, my shadows see through me

[Chorus]

Dsus2 E F#m E Dsus2

Fear in itself Will reel you in spit you out over and over again

E A

Believe in yourself And you will walk

Dsus2 E F#m E Dsus2

And now Fear in itself will use you up and break you down Like you were never enough

E A

I used to fall but now I get back up

Amaj7 F#m E

Ooh I'm moving on Oh god just move on, on

Aiii Aiii Aiii Aiii

A Amaj7 F#m E

[Refrain]

Dsus2 A E Dsus2

cause you see Today, I don't have to fall apart

A E Dsus2

And I don't have to be afraid

[Acapella]

D2 E F#m E

( () () ()

So Get back up And Get up And nothing breaks me down

D2 E A

() () ()

Yeah Fear, fear Aiii

D2 E F#m E

() () () ()

And fear, Yeah Fear in itself will use you up And break you down just like you're

D2 A

() ()

Never enough Yeah I used to fall

[Single strum]

A Amaj7

And now I Breathe, Ask for more

[Slow pick]

F#m

And If you're bitter still

Ask him to help you carry on

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