WALK UNAFRAID R.E.M.
Em
Am
As the sun comes up, as the moon goes down
F
these heavy notions creep around
Am
it makes me think
F Am
long ago I was brought into
this life a little lamb
F
a little lamb
Am
courageous, stumbling
F
fearless was my middle name
D
but somewhere there I lost my name
C
everyone walks the same
D
expecting me to step
C
the narrow path they've laid
they claim to
Em G
walk unafraid
Em G
I'll be clumsy instead
Em G D
hold my love me or leave me high
(same chords again)
Say "keep within the boundaries if you want to play"
Say "contradiction only makes it harder"
how can I be
what I want to be?
when all I want to do is strip away
these stilled constraints
and crush this charade
shred this sad masquerade
I don't need no persuading
I'll trip, fall, pick myself up and
walk unafraid
I'll be clumsy instead
hold my love me or leave me high
If I have a bag of rocks to carry as I go
I just want to hold my head up high
I don't care what I have to step over
I'm prepared to look you in the eye
look me in the eye
and if you see familiarity
then celebrate the contradiction
help me when I fall to
walk unafraid
I'll be clumsy instead
hold my love me or leave me high
walk unafraid
I'll be clumsy instead
hold my love me or leave me high
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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