Verse
(1st verse starts off playing staccato)
F#
One day the boy decided
B C#
To let them know the way he felt inside
F#
He could not stand to hide it
B C#
His mother she broke down and cried
PreChorus:
C#
Oh my father
F# B
Why don't you talk to me now?
C#
Oh my mother
F# B
Do you still cry yourself to sleep?
C# F# B C#
Are you still proud of your little boy?
Chorus:
B C#
Don't be afraid (be afraid)
B F#
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:
F# D
Don't be afraid
B F#
Love will mend your broken wing
F# D
Time will slip away
B F#
Learn to be brave
Instrumental: B F# C# B F#
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: B F# E