Fear Is A Man's Best Friend — John Cale
Chords and lyrics for Fear Is A Man's Best Friend by John Cale (key of D).
Verse 1
[D]Standing, [G/D]waiting for a [D]man to [G/D]show
[D]Wide eyed, [G/D]one eye [D]fixed on the [G/D]door
This [G]waiting's killing me
It's [D]wearing me [G/D][D]down[G/D]
[G]Day in, day out
My [D]feet are [G/D]burning [D]holes in the [G/D]ground
[Em] [G] [D] [Em] [G] [D] [D] [G/D] [D] [G/D]
Verse 2
[D]Darkness, [G/D]warmer than a [D]bedroom [G/D]floor
[D]Want [G/D]someone to hold me [D]close forever [G/D]more
I'm a [G]sleeping dog
But [D]you can't [G/D]tell
When [G]I'm on the prowl
You [D]better run like [G/D]hell
You [A]know it makes [G]sense
Don't even think [D]about it
[G]Life and [D]death
Are [Em]things you just do when you're [A]born
Chorus
[A]Say [G]fear's a [D]man's best friend
[A]Say [G]fear's a [D]man's best friend
[A]Say [G]fear's a [D]man's best friend
You [Em]add it up, it brings you [A]down
You [Em]add it up, it brings you [A]down
[D] [G/D] [D] [G/D]
Verse 3
[D]Home is [G/D]leaving like a [D]man on the [G/D]run
[D]Trails [G/D]leading nowhere, [D]where to my [G/D]son?
We're [G]already dead
But [D]not yet in the [G/D]ground
[G]Come on, shake my helping hand [D]I'll show you [G/D]around
You [A]know it makes [G]sense
Don't even think [D]about it
[G]Life and [D]death
Are [Em]things you just do when you're [A]born
Chorus
[A]Say [G]fear's a [D]man's best friend
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