Erasure – Hideaway (Guitar)

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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)

        A
 One day the boy decided

                D               E
 To let them know the way he felt inside

        A
 He could not stand to hide it

                D               E
 His mother she broke down and cried

PreChorus:

        E
 Oh my father

                A               D
 Why don't you talk to me now?

        E
 Oh my mother

                A               D
 Do you still cry yourself to sleep?

 E                              A       D       E
 Are you still proud of your little boy?

Chorus:

 D                      E
 Don't be afraid (be afraid)

 D                      A
 You don't have to hideaway

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:

 A              F
 Don't be afraid

 D                      A
 Love will mend your broken wing

 A              F       
 Time will slip away

 D              A
 Learn to be brave

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