Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (EÂ AÂ DÂ GÂ BÂ E)
Verse 1:
B minorBm A augmentedA
Now the sky is growing dim
G+G
Muted colors fading in
GbGb
Now there’s nothing but the silence
B minorBm A augmentedA
And the moon is shining bright
G+G
on the whole world in black and white
GbGb
wind is raging but it’s quiet
Pre-Chorus:
BB E minorEm
Everybody’s headed home
BB GbGb
to turn out the lights
AbmAbm GbGb E MajorE
And I used to be afraid of the dark
E minorEm
I’m not afraid of the dark
Chorus:
BB Eb MajorEb E MajorE
Now my eyes are open I can’t close them
E minorEm
or escape
BB Eb MajorEb E MajorE
But it’s not the shadows in my room
E minorEm
That keep me awake
AbmAbm BB E MajorE
I used to wonder what was under my bed
DbmDbm AbmAbm
But it was all in my head
BB E MajorE
And now the world is smaller than before
E minorEm
I’m not afraid anymore
Verse 2:
B minorBm A augmentedA
Stars are shining through the glass
G+G
Distant flickers of the past
GbGb
Disappearing in the twilight
B minorBm A augmentedA
Lonesome streetlights frame the view
G+G
Carving shadows far but few
GbGb
In the empty cold of midnight
Pre-Chorus:
BB E minorEm
Everybody’s safe and sound
BB GbGb
They'll dream the night away
AbmAbm GbGb E MajorE
And I used to be afraid of the dark
E minorEm
I’m not afraid of the dark
Chorus:
BB Eb MajorEb E MajorE
Now my eyes are open I can’t close them
E minorEm
or escape
BB Eb MajorEb E MajorE
But it’s not the shadows in my room
E minorEm
That keep me awake
AbmAbm BB E MajorE
I used to wonder what was under my bed
DbmDbm AbmAbm
But it was all in my head
BB E MajorE
And now the world is smaller than before
E minorEm
I’m not afraid anymore
Bridge:
AbmAbm
Now I miss those nights
E MajorE
Staring at the sky
Questions filled my mind
AbmAbm
There were worlds to find
AbmAbm
Behind the closet door
E MajorE
There was so much more
There was so much more
GbGb G+G
But not anymore
A augmentedA
No not anymore
Chorus:
BB Eb MajorEb E MajorE
Now my eyes are open I can’t close them
E minorEm
or escape
BB Eb MajorEb E MajorE
But it’s not the shadows in my room
E minorEm
That keep me awake
AbmAbm BB E MajorE
I used to wonder what was under my bed
DbmDbm AbmAbm
But it was all in my head
BB E MajorE
And now the world is smaller than before
E minorEm BB
I’m not afraid anymore