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Dont Be Afraid

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F#m E C#m
F#m E C#m E Bm
[chorus]
F#mDon't Ebe AfAraid
DTomAorrow may Enever BmcomeBm  
F#mDon't EhesitAate
DI'lAl catch you if Eyou BmfallBm  
[verse 1]
C#mOne day you'll Bmleave me
C#mThis thing I Bmknow
C#mBut while you still Bmhear me
C#mI'll watch as you DgrowE  
[chorus]
F#mDon't Ebe AfAraid
DTomAorrow may Enever BmcomeBm  
F#mYoung Ehearts can Abreak
DBut Aold hearts they Ebend iBmn the breezeF#m  E  Bm  F#m  E  
F#m E C#m
F#m E C#m E Bm
[chorus]
F#mDon't Ebe AfAraid
DTomAorrow may Enever BmcomeBm  
F#mDon't EhesitAate
DI'll Acatch you if Eyou BmfallBm  
[verse 2]
C#mYou don't belBmieve me
C#mYou're too young to Bmknow
C#mBut when you get up and Bmleave me
C#mI won't watch you DgoE  
[chorus]
Oh no, no
F#mDon't Ebe AfAraid
DTomAorrow may Enever BmcomeBm  
F#mDon't Esleep in Alate
DTomAorrow is nEot SaBmturdayBm  
F#m E C#m
F#m E C#m E Bm

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Dont Be Afraid

by Colin Hay

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

F#m E C#m

F#m E C#m E Bm

[chorus]

F#m E A

Don't be Afraid

D A E Bm Bm

Tomorrow may never come

F#m E A

Don't hesitate

D A E Bm Bm

I'll catch you if you fall

[verse 1]

C#m Bm

One day you'll leave me

C#m Bm

This thing I know

C#m Bm

But while you still hear me

C#m D E

I'll watch as you grow

[chorus]

F#m E A

Don't be Afraid

D A E Bm Bm

Tomorrow may never come

F#m E A

Young hearts can break

D A E Bm F#m E Bm F#m E

But old hearts they bend in the breeze

F#m E C#m

F#m E C#m E Bm

[chorus]

F#m E A

Don't be Afraid

D A E Bm Bm

Tomorrow may never come

F#m E A

Don't hesitate

D A E Bm Bm

I'll catch you if you fall

[verse 2]

C#m Bm

You don't believe me

C#m Bm

You're too young to know

C#m Bm

But when you get up and leave me

C#m D E

I won't watch you go

[chorus]

Oh no, no

F#m E A

Don't be Afraid

D A E Bm Bm

Tomorrow may never come

F#m E A

Don't sleep in late

D A E Bm Bm

Tomorrow is not Saturday

F#m E C#m

F#m E C#m E Bm

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