Chords with lyrics
[Intro]
Dadd2
[Verse 1]
Dadd2/E
Why do I fear what I am
Dadd2/F#
Why do I fear what I'm not
Gadd2 Dadd2
Why do I fear what I might or might not do
Why do I fear my own
Dadd2/E Dadd2/F#
Capability to succeed
Gadd2 D MajorD
Why do I fear my own greatness
D/C
They say that fear is the only
Bm7Bm7
Thing worth fearing at all
G7G7
And I have long been afraid
A7A7 D MajorD
Of the fear I fear
[Chorus]
D MajorD
Steel up and do it
E MajorE
Fear is not a good excuse
E minorEm D MajorD
And there ain't no reason now
A7A7 A7/C# D MajorD
To not just go for it
Steel up and do it
E MajorE
You've got nothing left to lose
E minorEm
Except a long time gone
D MajorD A7A7
And nothing done to show for it
B minorBm E7E7 G+G D MajorD
[Verse 2]
D MajorD D/ED/E
Why do I build myself up
D/F#D/F#
So I can take myself down
G+G
Why do I contemplate failure
D MajorD
Of things I've never done
D/ED/E
Why do I spend time concerned
D/F#D/F#
About the awful consequences
G+G D MajorD
Of hypothetical actions
D/C
Another grim speculation
Bm7Bm7
Of outcomes I'll never know
G7G7
Another nail in the coffin
A7A7 D MajorD
Of the freedom to dream
[Chorus]
D MajorD
Steel up and do it
E MajorE
What's left of life is there to use
E minorEm D MajorD
Don't spend the whole time sitting wondering
A7A7
What you might have done
A7/C# D MajorD
And what you might have been
Steel up and do it
E MajorE
You've got nothing left to lose
E minorEm
Except a long time gone
D MajorD A7A7
And nothing done to show for it
B minorBm E7E7 G+G D MajorD
[Bridge]
D MajorD D/C
When we let hope die
Bm7Bm7
We orphan all our ambitions
G7G7
They'll starve to death on denial
A7A7 D MajorD
And they'll drown in our tears
D/C
What if I, what if you
Bm7Bm7
What if we all didn't care
G7G7
Would have could have should have might have
A7A7 D MajorD
If I only
[Chorus]
D MajorD
Steel up and do it
E MajorE
There's nothing standing in your way
E minorEm D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD
Except yourself and your excuses of why not
Steel up and do it
E MajorE
You've got nothing left to say
E minorEm D MajorD
You know you owe it to yourself
A7A7
To give this a shot
[Bridge]
B minorBm E7E7 G+G D MajorD
B minorBm E7E7 G+G D MajorD
B minorBm E7E7 G+G D MajorD
B minorBm E7E7 G+G D MajorD
B minorBm E7E7 G+G D MajorD
B minorBm E7E7 G+G B minorBm A/C#A/C# G/DG/D D MajorD
[Coda]
D MajorD E MajorE E minorEm D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD
Steel up and do it Mmm
Steel up and do it
E MajorE
You've got nothing left to lose now
E minorEm D MajorD A7A7 B minorBm
No you don't
E7E7
Ain't no use denying it now
G+G D MajorD B minorBm
It's been a long, long road
E7E7
Go on home now and sit yourself down
G+G D MajorD