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[Intro]
 C   G   Ex8
[Verse 1]
 CThe only thing I fear is Gchange.
GAnd where it Etakes me.
Will it Clead me far away from Ghere?
GAnd will it Ebreak me?
I can Cnever seem to make up my Gmind.
GIt's there like Estatic. I Cswear it is!
[Verse 2]
  G    E   CThe only thing I fear is Gwant
As in I Ewant to
But I can Cnever hold my poor mouth Gshut
In all my Epanic.
And the Conly thing that keep me Gback
And set me Efocused
Is a Clack of tiGme.E  C  
[Post-Verse]
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh
Caaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh
[Interlude]
G E C
[Verse 3]
  G    E  CEverything I ever Gfear
Is all the Eloathing.
CThe telling everyone to Gwatch
The hair and the Eclothing.
Can Csomeone get me out of Ghere.
My face is explEoding in a Cburst of teaGrs.
[Verse 4]
  G    E  CThe only thing I claim to Gfear
Is what I'm Emade of.
I'm Cmade of everything I Ghate.
And the rest is mEakeup.
And the Conly one I love compGlains
about the Estate of my Cheart.
 GCollapsing when I Efall aCpart.
[Post-Verse]
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh
CaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhGhhhEh
[Interlude]
F
[Outro]
CThe only thing I fear Gis sucEcess and Ffailing (x3)
  C    G    C    EmI swear it is.
 GI swear it is.    C    EmI swear it is. (x2)
G(The only thing I fear) I swear it is.C  
C(The only thing I fEmear) I swear it is.

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Success

by Spouse

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

C G E

[Verse 1]

C G

The only thing I fear is change.

G E

And where it takes me.

C G

Will it lead me far away from here?

G E

And will it break me?

C G

I can never seem to make up my mind.

G E C

It's there like static. I swear it is!

[Verse 2]

G E C G

The only thing I fear is want

As in I want to

C G

But I can never hold my poor mouth shut

In all my panic.

C G

And the only thing that keep me back

And set me focused

C G E C

Is a lack of time.

[Post-Verse]

aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh

aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh

[Interlude]

G E C

[Verse 3]

G E C G

Everything I ever fear

Is all the loathing.

C G

The telling everyone to watch

The hair and the clothing.

C G

Can someone get me out of here.

E C G

My face is exploding in a burst of tears.

[Verse 4]

G E C G

The only thing I claim to fear

Is what I'm made of.

C G

I'm made of everything I hate.

And the rest is makeup.

C G

And the only one I love complains

E C

about the state of my heart.

G E C

Collapsing when I fall apart.

[Post-Verse]

aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh

C G E

aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh

[Interlude]

[Outro]

C G E F

The only thing I fear is success and failing (x3)

C G C Em

I swear it is.

G C Em

I swear it is. I swear it is. (x2)

G C

(The only thing I fear) I swear it is.

C Em

(The only thing I fear) I swear it is.

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