Bon Jovi - Fear: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Fear" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Fear Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bon Jovi

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Fear" smoothly on your guitar.

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F#m               B           F#m   B
I see you looking over your shoulder
F#m             B          F#m       B
Tell me who do you think's out there
         F#m              B         F#m  B
You're reaching for your four leaf clover
     F#m              B       F#m      A E
But baby there ain't no luck down there

    F#m                                E
I swear that there's no heart in this city
     F#m                                A B
It's here the slogan reads "Do your time"
F#m                      E
everybody's doing their sentence
F#m
It's just there ain't nobody here
F#m
Who knows just what's the crime

Chorus:
A                    D
I watched my father live a lie here
A                    D     E
I'd rather die than fade away
A
I read the rules
     D       E
And yeah I know them
     D
You ain't ever gon-na
E
Make me play the game of
F#m
Fear
Fear
Fear
Fear

Running with the rats in this city
Makes you feel like you're a partner in crime
Girl, once you were young and pretty
Now won't you stop to watch that little girl die

Hey baby won't you stop and hear me
Just being here we're breathing heart attacks, yeah
We can run and chase
The setting sun, baby
We can run and we won't ever look back, no

Chorus:
Take my hand I know we'll make it
I'll let nothing slow us down
I know you want to curse
This place but there's only
One thing that's stopping us now
It's fear
Fear
Fear
Of a new thing

Fear
Fear
Fear
Of the brass ring

B         A              F#m
You ain't one for taking chances
B             A                        F#m
You work and live and breathe that nine to five
D              A           F#m
Still that's what you call living
D
That's surviving to me
        E
And surviving is living to die in

It's fear
Fear
Fear
Of a new thing

Fear
Fear
Fear
Of the brass ring

Fear, fear, fear, fear, fear, fear, fear, fear
Fear


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Fear" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Fear" by Bon Jovi.

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