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The Fear

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THE FEAR - TRAVIS
Notes: Most of the song uses only two chords.
INTRO
Em   Dsus2   Em   Dsus2
VERSE
EmAll I wanted was a chance to say
Dsus2I would like to see you in the morning
EmRolling over just to have you there
Dsus2Make it easy for a little bit longer
DBut Dsus4Here
    G  G/F#closer every year
EmSo near
A9/C#  
The fear is coming clear
Dsus2My dear
DmThe fear is hereC  
EmHottest summer in a hundred years
Dsus2But summer didn't bother getting up this morning
Emso all of the trees forgot to wake they were
Dsus2dropping all their leaves on the ground below them
DBut Dsus4Here
    G  G/F#closer every year
Emso near
A9/C#  
The fear is coming clear
Dsus2My dear
DmThe fear is hereC  
BRIDGE
Em
Dsus2
Em
D
Verse
EmAll I wanted was a chance to say
Dsus2I would like to see you in the morning
EmRolling over just to have you there
Dsus2Make it easy for a little bit longer
Dsus2Make it easy for a little bit longer
Dsus2Make it easy for a little bit longer
Then just fade it out!

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The Fear

by Travis

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Dsus4

G/F#

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THE FEAR - TRAVIS

Notes: Most of the song uses only two chords.

INTRO

Em Dsus2 Em Dsus2

VERSE

All I wanted was a chance to say

Dsus2

I would like to see you in the morning

Rolling over just to have you there

Dsus2

Make it easy for a little bit longer

D Dsus4

But Here

G G/F#

closer every year

So near

A9 C#

The fear is coming clear

Dsus2

My dear

Dm C

The fear is here

Hottest summer in a hundred years

Dsus2

But summer didn't bother getting up this morning

so all of the trees forgot to wake they were

Dsus2

dropping all their leaves on the ground below them

D Dsus4

But Here

G G/F#

closer every year

so near

A9 C#

The fear is coming clear

Dsus2

My dear

Dm C

The fear is here

BRIDGE

Dsus2

Verse

All I wanted was a chance to say

Dsus2

I would like to see you in the morning

Rolling over just to have you there

Dsus2

Make it easy for a little bit longer

Dsus2

Make it easy for a little bit longer

Dsus2

Make it easy for a little bit longer

Then just fade it out!

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