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Fear

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Saw a video of him perform this at the Catacomb Sessions and I just had to learn how to play it.
For the original recording place the capo on the 3rd fret.
For the live version of the song place the capo on the 2nd fret and just play the chords accordingly.
App
[Chords]
E:      022100
F#m11:  202100
Bsus4:  x24400
Asus2:  002200
C#m7:   x46600
(Im not completely sure of the names of the chords)
[Intro]
E Bsus4 Asus2 E F#m11
[Verse]
 E   Bsus4   Asus2   E(muted strum)
Tell me Ethat you love me
And ill Bsus4pretend youre crazy
And everyone seems Asus2to hate me
when im not aEround
BuF#m11t that will Enever phase me
Cause im doing Bsus4me all on my own
When all you Asus2wanted was to
Hold my EhandF#m11  E  
[Pre-Chorus]
But honeBsus4stly
I ran Asus2away
 (palm mute)
But im coming home
[Chorus]
EI fear the Bsus4day youre not around
Searched the Asus2car and ill check the bed but these empty Esheets are all ive found
F#m11And ill Epray for Bsus4you to come around
Cause i Asus2hate this empty sound filling yEour space
 F#m11   E   Bsus4   Asus2(pause)
Cant take your Eplace
 F#m11   E   Bsus4   Asus2   E(muted strum)
[Verse]
Hoping tEhat youll take me
As i Bsus4am thats all i know
Bring back the Asus2time before i wrote the book on how to Etear apart the ones you love
 F#m11And  Ei Bsus4pretend that im okay
ImaginAsus2ation just cant take the pain EawayF#m11  
[Pre-Chorus]
E
So this ones on Bsus4me
Cause i ran aAsus2way
(muted strum)
And im coming home
[Chorus]
EI fear the Bsus4day youre not around
Searched the Asus2car and ill check the bed but these empty Esheets are all ive found
F#m11And ill Epray for Bsus4you to come around
Cause i Asus2hate this empty sound filling Eyour space
[Post-Chorus]
 F#m11   E   Bsus4   Asus2(pause)
                E(slower strumming)
Cant take your place
[Bridge]
F#m11 E Asus2 C#m7
what id Bsus4give to see Asus2your face
ive made some big Emistakes
at the time they were right for C#m7me
and i need Bsus4your bed
and i miss the Asus2nights we never slept
the Eclothes we never kept C#m7onBsus4  Asus2  E  
they were never onC#m7  Bsus4  
i hope you kept the Asus2light on
(muted strum)
cause im coming home
[Chorus]
EI fear the Bsus4day youre not around
Searched the Asus2car and ill check the bed but these empty Esheets are all ive found
F#m11And ill Epray for Bsus4you to come around
Cause i Asus2hate this empty sound filling Eyour space
[Post-Chorus]
F#m11 E Bsus4 Asus2
Cant take your EplaceF#m11  E  

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Fear

by Cory Wells

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

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m11

Bsus4

Asus2

C#m7

Saw a video of him perform this at the Catacomb Sessions and I just had to learn how to play it.

For the original recording place the capo on the 3rd fret.

For the live version of the song place the capo on the 2nd fret and just play the chords accordingly.

App

[Chords]

: 022100

F#m11

: 202100

Bsus4

: x24400

Asus2

: 002200

C#m7

: x46600

(Im not completely sure of the names of the chords)

[Intro]

E Bsus4 Asus2 E F#m11

[Verse]

E Bsus4 Asus2 E

(muted strum)

Tell me that you love me

Bsus4

And ill pretend youre crazy

Asus2

And everyone seems to hate me

when im not around

F#m11 E

But that will never phase me

Bsus4

Cause im doing me all on my own

Asus2

When all you wanted was to

E F#m11 E

Hold my hand

[Pre-Chorus]

Bsus4

But honestly

Asus2

I ran away

(palm mute)

But im coming home

[Chorus]

E Bsus4

I fear the day youre not around

Asus2 E

Searched the car and ill check the bed but these empty sheets are all ive found

F#m11 E Bsus4

And ill pray for you to come around

Asus2 E

Cause i hate this empty sound filling your space

F#m11 E Bsus4 Asus2

(pause)

Cant take your place

F#m11 E Bsus4 Asus2 E

(muted strum)

[Verse]

Hoping that youll take me

Bsus4

As i am thats all i know

Asus2 E

Bring back the time before i wrote the book on how to tear apart the ones you love

F#m11 E Bsus4

And i pretend that im okay

Asus2 E F#m11

Imagination just cant take the pain away

[Pre-Chorus]

Bsus4

So this ones on me

Asus2

Cause i ran away

(muted strum)

And im coming home

[Chorus]

E Bsus4

I fear the day youre not around

Asus2 E

Searched the car and ill check the bed but these empty sheets are all ive found

F#m11 E Bsus4

And ill pray for you to come around

Asus2 E

Cause i hate this empty sound filling your space

[Post-Chorus]

F#m11 E Bsus4 Asus2

(pause)

(slower strumming)

Cant take your place

[Bridge]

F#m11 E Asus2 C#m7

Bsus4 Asus2

what id give to see your face

ive made some big mistakes

C#m7

at the time they were right for me

Bsus4

and i need your bed

Asus2

and i miss the nights we never slept

E C#m7 Bsus4 Asus2 E

the clothes we never kept on

C#m7 Bsus4

they were never on

Asus2

i hope you kept the light on

(muted strum)

cause im coming home

[Chorus]

E Bsus4

I fear the day youre not around

Asus2 E

Searched the car and ill check the bed but these empty sheets are all ive found

F#m11 E Bsus4

And ill pray for you to come around

Asus2 E

Cause i hate this empty sound filling your space

[Post-Chorus]

F#m11 E Bsus4 Asus2

E F#m11 E

Cant take your place

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