Ed Sheeran - Fear

                From the album "Subtract" Deluxe Vinyl Edition (2023)

Capo on 2nd fret. If you want to play without capo, you can set the "Transpose" button on +2.


[Verse 1]
Gm                   C
 Is this a joke that no one's laughing at?
C              G
 Throwing good energy after bad
Gm               C
 Take the credit and then fade to black
C                       G
 I guess this time it's going outside


[Pre-Chorus 1]
    Gm7                                C
You take the beating they give but you didn't Do anything criminal
     C                                            Gadd9
They live in a bubble that nothing can penetrate, never allowing to slip at all
Gm7                                                C
You're only human, they bleed just like you Do and you're not immune to their ridicule
   C                                                Gadd9
If they have a thought don't mean that it's right because they said out loud, now


[Chorus]
C    Gadd9  Gm7         C                  C
 Fear is a   joy killer, so fuck what they say
  Gadd9   Gm7         C                  C
No winner, lost spirit from words on our page
          Gadd9               Gm7                    C
They only say you can't Do it when they can't Do it, don't let it get to you, babe
C    Gadd9  Gm7         C                  Gm
 Fear is a   joy killer, so fuck what they say


[Verse 2]
                    C
Don't let the dark around us get to you
C                G
 You were born incredible and free
Gm              C
 A wise one can argue or respect a fool
C                   G
 From far away it's difficult who you see


[Pre-Chorus 2]
    Gm7                                       C
You keep your mouth shut, head down trying to deal with all the subliminals
 C                                             Gadd9
Avoid any trouble don't giving in to the hate, you cannot play but their hidden rules
Gm7                                                C
You're only human, they bleed just like you Do and you're not immune to their ridicule
   C                                                Gadd9
If they have a thought don't mean that it's right because they said out loud, now


[Chorus]
C    Gadd9  Gm7         C                  C
 Fear is a   joy killer, so fuck what they say
  Gadd9   Gm7         C                  C
No winner, lost spirit from words on our page
          Gadd9               Gm7                    C
They only say you can't Do it when they can't Do it, don't let it get to you, babe
C    Gadd9  Gm7         C                  C
 Fear is a   joy killer, so fuck what they say


[Post-Chorus]
       Gadd9   Gm7
Woo-oo-oo-oo-oo
C                  C
 So fuck what they say
       Gadd9   Gm7   C
Woo-oo-oo-oo-oo


[Chorus]
C    Gadd9  Gm7         C                  C
 Fear is a   joy killer, so fuck what they say
  Gadd9   Gm7         C                  C
No winner, lost spirit from words on our page
          Gadd9               Gm7                    C
They only say you can't Do it when they can't Do it, don't let it get to you, babe
C    Gadd9  Gm7         C                  C
 Fear is a   joy killer, so fuck what they say


[Outro]
       Gadd9   Gm7
Woo-oo-oo-oo-oo
C                  C
 So fuck what they say
       Gadd9   Gm7   C
Woo-oo-oo-oo-oo
C       Gadd9   Gm7
 Woo-oo-oo-oo-oo
C                  C
 So fuck what they say
       Gadd9   Gm7   C
Woo-oo-oo-oo-oo