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Be Not So Fearful, by Bill Fay, as played by Jeff Tweedy in "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart".
2/4 time
The quick chord changes are walkdowns.
G  C/G
G  C/G
GBe not so C/Gnervous, Gbe not so fC/Grail
GSomeone wC/Gatches you, yGou will not fC/GailCmaj9/B  Am  
AmBe not so Dnervous, be not so GfrailG  D/F#  Em  
AmBe not so Dnervous, be not so GfrailG  D/F#  
EmBe not so Amsorry for Dwhat you've Dsus2/Adone
EmYou must forAmget them now, it's Dsus4doneD  
GAnd when you C/Gwake up, you will Gfind that you can C/GrunCmaj9/B  Am  
AmBe not so Dsorry for what you've GdoneG  D/F#  Em  
AmBe not so Dsorry for what you've Gdone
G  C/G  G  C/G
GBe not so C/Gfearful, be Gnot so C/Gpale
GSomeone C/Gwatches you, you won'Gt leave the raC/GilsCmaj9/B  Am  
AmBe not so Dfearful, be not so GpaleG  D/F#  Em  
AmBe not so Dfearful, be not so GpaleG  D/F#  
EmBe not so Amsorry for Dwhat you've Dsus2/Adone
EmYou must foAmrget them now, it's Dsus4doneD  
GAnd when you C/Gwake up, you will Gfind that you can C/GrunCmaj9/B  Am  
AmBe not so Dsorry for what you've GdoneG  D/F#  Em  
AmBe not so Dsorry for what you've GdoneC/G  
G  C/G
G  C/G
G

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Be Not So Fearful

by Wilco

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C/G

Cmaj9/B

D/F#

Dsus2/A

Dsus4

Be Not So Fearful, by Bill Fay, as played by Jeff Tweedy in "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart".

2/4 time

The quick chord changes are walkdowns.

G C/G

G C/G G C/G

Be not so nervous, be not so frail

G C/G G C/G Cmaj9/B Am

Someone watches you, you will not fail

Am D G G D/F# Em

Be not so nervous, be not so frail

Am D G G D/F#

Be not so nervous, be not so frail

Em Am D Dsus2/A

Be not so sorry for what you've done

Em Am Dsus4 D

You must forget them now, it's done

G C/G G C/G Cmaj9/B Am

And when you wake up, you will find that you can run

Am D G G D/F# Em

Be not so sorry for what you've done

Am D G

Be not so sorry for what you've done

G C/G G C/G

Be not so fearful, be not so pale

G C/G G C/G Cmaj9/B Am

Someone watches you, you won't leave the rails

Am D G G D/F# Em

Be not so fearful, be not so pale

Am D G G D/F#

Be not so fearful, be not so pale

Em Am D Dsus2/A

Be not so sorry for what you've done

Em Am Dsus4 D

You must forget them now, it's done

G C/G G C/G Cmaj9/B Am

And when you wake up, you will find that you can run

Am D G G D/F# Em

Be not so sorry for what you've done

Am D G C/G

Be not so sorry for what you've done

G C/G

About Be Not So Fearful Chords by Wilco

Learn how to play Be Not So Fearful by Wilco with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Be Not So Fearful chords”, “Be Not So Fearful guitar chords”, or “Wilco Be Not So Fearful chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Be Not So Fearful chords and for experienced players who want accurate Be Not So Fearful lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, G, C/G, Cmaj9/B, D, D/F#.

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What key is "Be Not So Fearful" in?

The chords for "Be Not So Fearful" show the original chord names (including Am, G, C/G, Cmaj9/B, D, D/F#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.