Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard
Difficulty: Novice
Verse: (1st verse starts off playing staccato)
A augmentedA
One day the boy decided
D MajorD E MajorE
To let them know the way he felt inside
A augmentedA
He could not stand to hide it
D MajorD E MajorE
His mother she broke down and cried
PreChorus:
E MajorE
Oh my father
A augmentedA D MajorD
Why don't you talk to me now?
E MajorE
Oh my mother
A augmentedA D MajorD
Do you still cry yourself to sleep?
E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
Are you still proud of your little boy?
Chorus:
D MajorD E MajorE
Don't be afraid (be afraid)
D MajorD A augmentedA
You don't have to hideaway
Verse:
The boy he was rejected
By the people that he cared for
It's not what they expected
But he could not keep it secret anymore
PreChorus:
Far from home now
Waiting by the telephone
There's a new world
You can make it on your own
Are you still proud of your little boy?
Chorus:
Don't be afraid
You don't have to hideaway, no
Extended Chorus:
A augmentedA FF
Don't be afraid
D MajorD A augmentedA
Love will mend your broken wing
A augmentedA FF
Time will slip away
D MajorD A augmentedA
Learn to be brave
Instrumental: D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA
PreChorus:
Oh my father
Why don't you talk to me now?
Oh my mother
Do you still cry yourself to sleep?
Are you still proud of your little boy?
Chorus:
Don't be afraid
You don't have to hide away, no
Extended Chorus:
Don't be afraid
Love will mend your broken wing
Time will slip away
Learn to be brave
Outro: D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE