Fear (acoustic)

 
Capo on 2nd fret
              This is the Acoustic version of "Fear" by Blue October.  This song was released  
today, 8/22/13 on their new "Debris" Acoustic EP.  You can find the original song  
on the new album "Sway." 
 
This song is originally A, E, D, F#m  I am very, very new to the guitar and the  
F#m was just too difficult for me to play, so this is transposed a step down. 
 
Standard Tuning 
Use  
  
 
G 
All my life 
                    D 
Been running from a pain in me 
                  C 
A feeling I don't understand 
            D 
Holding me down 
      G 
So, rain on me, Underwater 
 
D 
All I am, getting harder 
   C 
A heavy weight 
           D   
I carry around. 
 
C 
Today 
Em              D      C  
I don't have to fall apart 
Em              D      C  
I don't have to be afraid 
Em              D         C  
I don't have to let the damage consume me, my shadow see through me 
 
C            D 
Fear in itself 
              Em              D 
Will reel you in and spit you out 
               C 
Over and over again 
                D 
Believe in yourself 
                G 
And you will walk 
C            D 
Fear in itself 
             Em               D 
Will use you up and break you down 
                     C 
like you were never enough 
               D                    G 
Yeah I used to fall, now I get back up. 
 
G 
I'm up here 
                   D 
I'm looking at the way down there 
                            C 
And I'm staring through the I don't care 
             D 
It's staring back at me 
             G 
You see, the beauty is 
                    D 
I'm learning how to face my beast 
                C 
Starting now to find some peace 
           D 
Set myself free, yeah 
 
C 
Today 
Em              D        C  
I don't have to fall apart 
Em              D        C  
I don't have to be afraid 
Em              D                C  
I don't have to let the damage consume me, my shadow see through me cause 
 
 
C            D 
Fear in itself 
              Em              D 
Will reel you in and spit you out 
               C 
Over and over again 
                D 
Believe in yourself 
                G 
And you will walk 
C            D 
Fear in itself 
             Em                D 
Will use you up and break you down 
                    C 
like you were never enough  
               D                         G 
Yeah I used to fall, but now I get back up. 
 
                    D 
You see, I'm moving on 
                 Em     D 
Oh god just move on 
G 
La, ha-ah ha-ah, ha 
D 
La, ha-ah ha-ah, ha 
C                       D 
La, ha-ah ha-ah, ha 
 
 
C 
Today 
Em              D        C  
I don't have to fall apart 
Em              D        C  
I don't have to be afraid? 
             C 
And get back up 
    D   Em     D 
Get up, up 
C      D 
Fear, Fear 
G 
Oh, no no no 
C                D                Em 
Fear, fear in itself will use you up 
                  D                               C 
And it breaks you down just like you're never enough 
                D       G 
Yeah, I used to fall 
   G 
So breathe, 
        D 
Ask for more 
                 C 
if you're bitter still 
                          D 
Ask him to help you carry on.