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[Intro]
  F#m    Bx8
[Verse 1]
F#mI see you looking oBver your shouldeF#mrB  
F#mTell me who do you Bthink's out therF#meB  
F#mYou're reaching for your Bfour leaf F#mclovBer
But bF#maby there ain't Bno luck dF#mown thereA  E  
F#mI swear that there's no heart in this citEy
F#mIt's here the slogan reads "Do your time"A  B  
 F#meverybody's doing their sentenceE  
F#mIt's just there ain't nobody here
F#mWho knows just what's the crime
[Chorus 1]
AI watched my father lDive a lie here
AI'd rather die than fDade Eaway
AI read the rules
And Dyeah I Eknow them
DYou ain't ever gon-na
EMake me play the game of
F#mFear (Bfear) F#mFear (Bfear) F#mFear (Bfear) F#mOf a Bnew thing
F#m  B  F#m  B
[Verse 2]
F#mRunning with the rBats
In this F#mcityB  
Makes you F#mfeel like you're
A pBartner in F#mcrimeB  
F#mGirl once you were yBoung and pF#mrettyB  
No, you F#mstopped and watched that lBittle girl F#mdieA  E  
F#mHey baby won't you stop and hear Eme
Just F#mbeing here we're
Breathing heart attackAsB  
F#mWe can run and chase
The setting sEun we can F#mrun
F#mAnd we won't ever look back
[Chorus 2]
ATake my hand I Dknow we'll make it
AI'll let nothing sDlow us Edown
AI know you want to cDurse
This pElace but there's oDnly
One thing that's sEtopping us now
F#mFear (Bfear) F#mFear (Bfear) F#mFear (Bfear)
Of a F#mnew thingB  
F#mFear (Bfear) F#mFear (Bfear) F#mFear (Bfear)
Of the F#mbrass ringB  
[Bridge]
BYou ain't Aone for taking F#mchances
BYou work and lAive and breathe that F#mnine to five
DStill that's wAhat you call F#mliving
DThat's surviving to me
And Esurviving is living to die in
[Outro]
F#mFear (Bfear) F#mFear (Bfear) F#mFear (Bfear)
Of a F#mnew thingB  
F#mFear (Bfear) F#mFear (Bfear) F#mFear (Bfear)
Of the F#mbrass ringB  
F#mFear Bfear F#mfear  Bfear
F#mFear Bfear F#mfear  Bfear
F#mFear-B-----F#m------B--F#m-----B-----F#m------B-E  F#m  

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Fear

by Bon Jovi

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F#m

[Intro]

F#m B

[Verse 1]

F#m B F#m B

I see you looking over your shoulder

F#m B F#m B

Tell me who do you think's out there

F#m B F#m B

You're reaching for your four leaf clover

F#m B F#m A E

But baby there ain't no luck down there

F#m E

I swear that there's no heart in this city

F#m A B

It's here the slogan reads "Do your time"

F#m E

everybody's doing their sentence

F#m

It's just there ain't nobody here

F#m

Who knows just what's the crime

[Chorus 1]

A D

I watched my father live a lie here

A D E

I'd rather die than fade away

I read the rules

D E

And yeah I know them

You ain't ever gon-na

Make me play the game of

F#m B F#m B F#m B F#m B

Fear (fear) Fear (fear) Fear (fear) Of a new thing

F#m B F#m B

[Verse 2]

F#m B

Running with the rats

F#m B

In this city

F#m

Makes you feel like you're

B F#m B

A partner in crime

F#m B F#m B

Girl once you were young and pretty

F#m B F#m A E

No, you stopped and watched that little girl die

F#m E

Hey baby won't you stop and hear me

F#m

Just being here we're

A B

Breathing heart attacks

F#m

We can run and chase

E F#m

The setting sun we can run

F#m

And we won't ever look back

[Chorus 2]

A D

Take my hand I know we'll make it

A D E

I'll let nothing slow us down

A D

I know you want to curse

E D

This place but there's only

One thing that's stopping us now

F#m B F#m B F#m B

Fear (fear) Fear (fear) Fear (fear)

F#m B

Of a new thing

F#m B F#m B F#m B

Fear (fear) Fear (fear) Fear (fear)

F#m B

Of the brass ring

[Bridge]

B A F#m

You ain't one for taking chances

B A F#m

You work and live and breathe that nine to five

D A F#m

Still that's what you call living

That's surviving to me

And surviving is living to die in

[Outro]

F#m B F#m B F#m B

Fear (fear) Fear (fear) Fear (fear)

F#m B

Of a new thing

F#m B F#m B F#m B

Fear (fear) Fear (fear) Fear (fear)

F#m B

Of the brass ring

F#m B F#m B

Fear fear fear fear

F#m B F#m B

Fear fear fear fear

F#m B F#m B F#m B F#m B E F#m

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