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The Fear

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This is the acoustic live version.
STANDARD TUNING
NO CAPO (ORIGINAL VERSION = PUT A CAPO ON 1 BUT DON'T USE THE TRANSPOSING TOOL)
[Intro]
E E/D A/C# Am
E E/D A/C# Am
[Verse 1]
EI want to be rich E/Dand I want lots of moA/C#ney
I don’t care about cleAmver, I don’t care about funEny
I want loads of clothes E/Dand fuckloads of diaA/C#monds
I heard people die Amwhile they are trying to find Ethem
And I’ll take my clothes E/Doff and it will be shaA/C#meless
'Cause everyone knows Amthat’s how you get faEmous
I’ll look at The Sun E/Dand I’ll look in The MirA/C#ror
I’m on the right track, Amyeah, I’m on to a winEner
[Chorus]
I don’t know C#mwhat’s right and what’s G#mreal anymore
 EAnd I don’t C#mknow how I’m meant to feel DanymoreE  
And when do you think C#mit will all become G#mclear?
 E'Cause I’m being taC#mken over by the fearD  
[Bridge]
E E/D A/C# Am
[Verse 2]
ELife’s about film E/Dstars and less about moA/C#thers
It’s all about fast Amcars cussing each oEther
But it doesn’t maE/Dtter cause I’m packing plasA/C#tic
and that’s what makes my Amlife so fucking fantasEtic
And I am a weaE/Dpon of massive consumpA/C#tion
and it’s not my fault, Amit’s how I’m programmed to funcEtion
EI’ll look at The Sun E/Dand I’ll look in The MirA/C#ror
I’m on the right track, Amyeah, we're on to a winEner
[Chorus]
I don’t know C#mwhat’s right and what’s G#mreal anymore
 EAnd I don’t know C#mhow I’m meant to feel DanymoreE  
And when do you think C#mit will all become G#mclear?
 E'Cause I’m being taC#mken over by the fearD  
[Bridge]
E E/D A Am
E E/D A Am
[Verse 3]
 EForget about guns E/Dand forget ammuniA/C#tion
'Cause I’m killing them all Amon my own little misEsion
Now I’m not a saintE/D, but I’m not a sinA/C#ner
And everything's cool Amas long as I’m getting thinEner
[Chorus]
I don’t know C#mwhat’s right and what’s G#mreal anymore
 EAnd I don’t C#mknow how I’m meant to feel DanymoreE  
And when do you think C#mit will all become G#mclear?
 E'Cause I’m being taC#mken over by the fearD  
[Outro]
E C#m G#m E
C#m D E

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The Fear

by Lily Allen

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

E/D

A/C#

C#m

G#m

This is the acoustic live version.

STANDARD TUNING

NO CAPO (ORIGINAL VERSION = PUT A CAPO ON 1 BUT DON'T USE THE TRANSPOSING TOOL)

[Intro]

E E/D A/C# Am

[Verse 1]

E E/D A/C#

I want to be rich and I want lots of money

Am E

I don’t care about clever, I don’t care about funny

E/D A/C#

I want loads of clothes and fuckloads of diamonds

Am E

I heard people die while they are trying to find them

E/D A/C#

And I’ll take my clothes off and it will be shameless

Am E

'Cause everyone knows that’s how you get famous

E/D A/C#

I’ll look at The Sun and I’ll look in The Mirror

Am E

I’m on the right track, yeah, I’m on to a winner

[Chorus]

C#m G#m

I don’t know what’s right and what’s real anymore

E C#m D E

And I don’t know how I’m meant to feel anymore

C#m G#m

And when do you think it will all become clear?

E C#m D

'Cause I’m being taken over by the fear

[Bridge]

E E/D A/C# Am

[Verse 2]

E E/D A/C#

Life’s about film stars and less about mothers

Am E

It’s all about fast cars cussing each other

E/D A/C#

But it doesn’t matter cause I’m packing plastic

Am E

and that’s what makes my life so fucking fantastic

E/D A/C#

And I am a weapon of massive consumption

Am E

and it’s not my fault, it’s how I’m programmed to function

E E/D A/C#

I’ll look at The Sun and I’ll look in The Mirror

Am E

I’m on the right track, yeah, we're on to a winner

[Chorus]

C#m G#m

I don’t know what’s right and what’s real anymore

E C#m D E

And I don’t know how I’m meant to feel anymore

C#m G#m

And when do you think it will all become clear?

E C#m D

'Cause I’m being taken over by the fear

[Bridge]

E E/D A Am

[Verse 3]

E E/D A/C#

Forget about guns and forget ammunition

Am E

'Cause I’m killing them all on my own little mission

E/D A/C#

Now I’m not a saint, but I’m not a sinner

Am E

And everything's cool as long as I’m getting thinner

[Chorus]

C#m G#m

I don’t know what’s right and what’s real anymore

E C#m D E

And I don’t know how I’m meant to feel anymore

C#m G#m

And when do you think it will all become clear?

E C#m D

'Cause I’m being taken over by the fear

[Outro]

E C#m G#m E

C#m D E

About The Fear Chords by Lily Allen

Learn how to play The Fear by Lily Allen with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Fear chords”, “The Fear guitar chords”, or “Lily Allen The Fear 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 The Fear chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Fear lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, E, E/D, A/C#, Am, C#m.

FAQ — The Fear by Lily Allen

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What key is "The Fear" in?

The chords for "The Fear" show the original chord names (including A, E, E/D, A/C#, Am, C#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.