Chord/Tab song: When I Was Afraid

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When I Was Afraid - The Thermals


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Tabbed by: Brooks Oakley
Email: brooks.oakley@gmail.com

Tuning: Standard


Verse 1

[C#m]Time kep[A]t me line
[C#m]Kept me [A]defined
[C#m]It kept [A]me safe when[F#] I was afraid

[C#m]Kept me [A]in line
[C#m]Kept me [A]defined
[C#m]It kept [A]me sane when[F#] I was afraid

[E] [G#] [F#] Co[A]unting the days
[E] [G#] [F#] Pa[A]cing the sky
[E] [G#] [F#] [A]

[G#]Holding ev[E]ery breath [C#m]I had left in ti[E]me

Verse 2

Gravity, I can't forget
You saved my hide a thousand ways
Gravity, I can't forgive
You let me go
I fell away when I was afraid

Falling away
Out into space
Losing all my breath when I was afraid
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_thermals/when_i_was_afraid_crd.html )
Chorus 1
[E]Fear was mine
[G#]Fear was by my side
[E]It kept me well
Hell, it[G#] kept me alive
[A]I counted days as they f[B]aded away
[A]I only felt [B]sane when I was afraid

Love, it held me near
You held me close
I couldn't die when I was afraid
You held me close
I couldn't die
I couldn't live when I was afraid

[E]Fear was mine
[G#]Fear was by my side
[E]It kept me well
Hell, it[G#] kept me alive
[A]I counted days as they f[B]aded away
[A]I only felt [B]sane when I was afraid

Solo:


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