This is of course an 80s song normally performed with synthesizers, but the guitar
version works better than you might think.
Verse: (1st verse starts off playing staccato)
One day[A] the boy decided
To let them kno[D]w the way he fel[E]t inside
He coul[A]d not stand to hide it
His mother she [D]broke down and c[E]ried
PreChorus:
Oh my f[E]ather
Why don't you t[A]alk to me now?[D]
Oh my m[E]other
Do you still cr[A]y yourself to sl[D]eep?
[E]Are you still proud of your lit[A]tle boy?[D][E]
Chorus:
[D]Don't be afraid (be afr[E]aid)
[D]You don't have to hidea[A]way
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]Don't be afraid[F]
[D]Love will mend your bro[A]ken wing
[A]Time will slip [F]away
[D]Learn to be bra[A]ve
Instrumental: D A E D A
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 A E
version works better than you might think.
Verse: (1st verse starts off playing staccato)
One day[A] the boy decided
To let them kno[D]w the way he fel[E]t inside
He coul[A]d not stand to hide it
His mother she [D]broke down and c[E]ried
PreChorus:
Oh my f[E]ather
Why don't you t[A]alk to me now?[D]
Oh my m[E]other
Do you still cr[A]y yourself to sl[D]eep?
[E]Are you still proud of your lit[A]tle boy?[D][E]
Chorus:
[D]Don't be afraid (be afr[E]aid)
[D]You don't have to hidea[A]way
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]Don't be afraid[F]
[D]Love will mend your bro[A]ken wing
[A]Time will slip [F]away
[D]Learn to be bra[A]ve
Instrumental: D A E D A
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 A E