Erasure - Hideaway
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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 dayA the boy decided
To let them knoDw the way he felEt inside
He coulAd not stand to hide it
His mother she Dbroke down and cEried
PreChorus:
Oh my fEather
Why don't you tAalk to me now? D
Oh my mEother
Do you still crAy yourself to slDeep?
EAre you still proud of your litAtle boy?D E
Chorus:
DDon't be afraid (be afrEaid)
DYou don't have to hideaAway
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:
ADon't be afraidF
DLove will mend your broAken wing
ATime will slip Faway
DLearn to be braAve
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