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[Verse]
AmThis is our Music from A EBachelors Den
Amthe sound of loneliness Eturned up to ten.
FA horror soundtrack from a stCagnant water-bed Esus4and it sounds just like thEis.
AmThis is the sound of someone Elosing the plot
Ammaking out that they're oEkay when they're not.
FYou're gonna like it, but Cnot a lot
Esus4and the chorus goes like Ethis...
[Chorus]
(Oh Baby) CHere comes the fGear again.
AmThe end is Enear again.
FA monkey's built a Chouse on your back.
FYou can't get anyone to Ccome in the sack
Fand here comes another Cpanic attack.
DmOh here we go aGgain.Esus4  E  
[Verse]
AmSo now you know the Ewords to our song,
Ampretty soon you'll all be Esinging along.
FWhen you're sad, when you're lonely Cand it all turns out wrong.
Esus4When you've got the fEear.
Amand when you're no longer searching for Ebeauty or love,
Amjust some kind of life with the eEdges taken off.
FWhen you can't even define what it Cis that you are frightened of
Esus4this song will be here.E  
[Chorus]
(Oh Baby) CHere comes the fGear again.
AmThe end is Enear again.
FIf you ever get that Cchimp off your back.
FIf you ever find the Cthing that you lack
Fbut you know you're only Chaving a laugh
Dmand here we go Gagain.
Until the enEsus4dE  
Until the enEsus4dE  

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The Fear

by Pulp

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Esus4

[Verse]

Am E

This is our Music from A Bachelors Den

Am E

the sound of loneliness turned up to ten.

F C Esus4 E

A horror soundtrack from a stagnant water-bed and it sounds just like this.

Am E

This is the sound of someone losing the plot

Am E

making out that they're okay when they're not.

F C

You're gonna like it, but not a lot

Esus4 E

and the chorus goes like this...

[Chorus]

C G

(Oh Baby) Here comes the fear again.

Am E

The end is near again.

F C

A monkey's built a house on your back.

F C

You can't get anyone to come in the sack

F C

and here comes another panic attack.

Dm G Esus4 E

Oh here we go again.

[Verse]

Am E

So now you know the words to our song,

Am E

pretty soon you'll all be singing along.

F C

When you're sad, when you're lonely and it all turns out wrong.

Esus4 E

When you've got the fear.

Am E

and when you're no longer searching for beauty or love,

Am E

just some kind of life with the edges taken off.

F C

When you can't even define what it is that you are frightened of

Esus4 E

this song will be here.

[Chorus]

C G

(Oh Baby) Here comes the fear again.

Am E

The end is near again.

F C

If you ever get that chimp off your back.

F C

If you ever find the thing that you lack

F C

but you know you're only having a laugh

Dm G

and here we go again.

Esus4 E

Until the end

Esus4 E

Until the end

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