Not Afraid

	 
F/A: x03210
[Refrain]
          Am             F/A 
I'm not afraid to take a stand 
     C                 G 
Everybody come take my hand 
                       Am 
We'll walk this road together,
 through the storm 
We'll walk this road together, through the storm 
         F/A 
Whatever weather, cold or warm 
             C 
Just let you know that, you're not
 alone 
Just let you know that, you're not alone 
      G 
Holla if you feel that you've been
 down the same road
Holla if you feel that you've been down the same road
[Strophe]
                Am 
You can try and read my lyrics off of
 this paper before I lay 'em 
You can try and read my lyrics off of this paper before I lay 'em 
    F/A 
But you won't take the sting out
 these words before I say 'em 
But you won't take the sting out these words before I say 'em 
      C 
Cause ain't no way Imma let you stop
 me from causing mayhem 
Cause ain't no way Imma let you stop me from causing mayhem 
       G 
When I say Imma do something I do it,
 I don't give a damn 
When I say Imma do something I do it, I don't give a damn 
         Am 
What you think, I'm doing this for
 me, so fuck the world 
What you think, I'm doing this for me, so fuck the world 
        F/A 
Feed it beans, it's gassed up, if it
 thinks it's stopping me 
Feed it beans, it's gassed up, if it thinks it's stopping me 
     C 
Imma be what I set out to be, without
 a doubt undoubtedly 
Imma be what I set out to be, without a doubt undoubtedly 
    G 
And all those who look down on me I'm
 tearing down your balcony
And all those who look down on me I'm tearing down your balcony
[Strophe]
Am 
No if ands or buts don't try to ask
 him why or how can he 
No if ands or buts don't try to ask him why or how can he 
F/A 
From Infinite down to the last
 Relapse album he's still 
From Infinite down to the last Relapse album he's still 
C 
Shit, and whether he's on salary,
 paid hourly 
Shit, and whether he's on salary, paid hourly 
  G 
Until he bows out or he shits his
 bowels out of him 
Until he bows out or he shits his bowels out of him 
     Am 
Whichever comes first, for better or
 worse 
Whichever comes first, for better or worse 
                    F/A 
He's married to the game, like a fuck
 you for Christmas 
He's married to the game, like a fuck you for Christmas 
              C 
His gift is a curse, forget the earth
 he's got the urge 
His gift is a curse, forget the earth he's got the urge 
                G 
To pull his dick from the dirt and
 fuck the whole universe
To pull his dick from the dirt and fuck the whole universe
[Refrain]
          Am             F/A 
I'm not afraid to take a stand 
     C                 G 
Everybody come take my hand 
                       Am 
We'll walk this road together,
 through the storm 
We'll walk this road together, through the storm 
         F/A 
Whatever weather, cold or warm 
             C 
Just let you know that, you're not
 alone 
Just let you know that, you're not alone 
      G 
Holla if you feel that you've been
 down the same road
Holla if you feel that you've been down the same road
[Strophe]
                         Am 
Ok quit playin' with the scissors and
 shit, and cut the crap 
Ok quit playin' with the scissors and shit, and cut the crap 
                    F/A 
I shouldn't have to rhyme these words
 in the rhythm for you to know it's a
 rap 
I shouldn't have to rhyme these words in the rhythm for you to know it's a rap 
                 C 
You said you was king, you lied
 through your teeth 
You said you was king, you lied through your teeth 
                   G 
For that fuck your feelings, instead
 of getting crowned you're getting
 capped 
For that fuck your feelings, instead of getting crowned you're getting capped 
           Am 
And to the fans, I'll never let you
 down again, I'm back 
And to the fans, I'll never let you down again, I'm back 
  F/A 
I promise to never go back on that
 promise, in fact 
I promise to never go back on that promise, in fact 
         C 
Let's be honest, that last Relapse CD
 was "ehhhh" 
Let's be honest, that last Relapse CD was "ehhhh" 
        G 
Perhaps I ran them accents into the
 ground
Perhaps I ran them accents into the ground
[Strophe]
       Am 
Relax, I ain't going back to that now
 
Relax, I ain't going back to that now 
              F/A 
All I'm tryna say is get back,
 click-clack BLAOW 
All I'm tryna say is get back, click-clack BLAOW 
                      C 
Cause I ain't playin' around, it's a
 game called circle and I don't know
 how 
Cause I ain't playin' around, it's a game called circle and I don't know how 
G 
I'm way too up to back down 
                Am 
But I think I'm still tryna figure
 this crap out 
But I think I'm still tryna figure this crap out 
                        F/A 
Thought I had it mapped out but I
 guess I didn't 
Thought I had it mapped out but I guess I didn't 
                              
This fucking black cloud still
 C 
 follows me around, but it's
 time to exorcise these demons 
This fucking black cloud still follows me around, but it's time to exorcise these demons 
            G 
These motherfuckers are doing jumping
 jacks now!
These motherfuckers are doing jumping jacks now!
[Refrain]
          Am             F/A 
I'm not afraid to take a stand 
     C                 G 
Everybody come take my hand 
                       Am 
We'll walk this road together,
 through the storm 
We'll walk this road together, through the storm 
         F/A 
Whatever weather, cold or warm 
             C 
Just let you know that, you're not
 alone 
Just let you know that, you're not alone 
      G 
Holla if you feel that you've been
 down the same road
Holla if you feel that you've been down the same road
[Pont]
                      F 
And I just can't keep living this way
 
And I just can't keep living this way 
   C                            G 
So starting today, I'm breaking out
 of this cage 
So starting today, I'm breaking out of this cage 
             Am 
I'm standing up, Imma face my demons
 
I'm standing up, Imma face my demons 
            F 
I'm manning up, Imma hold my ground 
          C 
I've had enough, now I'm so fed up 
                    G 
Time to put my life back together
 right now
Time to put my life back together right now
[Strophe]
            Am 
It was my decision to get clean, I
 did it for me 
It was my decision to get clean, I did it for me 
        F/A 
Admittedly I probably did it
 subliminally for you 
Admittedly I probably did it subliminally for you 
   C 
So I could come back a brand new me,
 you helped see me through 
So I could come back a brand new me, you helped see me through 
    G 
And don't even realise what you did,
 believe me you 
And don't even realise what you did, believe me you 
Am 
I been through the ringer, but they
 can do little to the middle 
I been through the ringer, but they can do little to the middle 
F/A 
Finger, I think I got a tear in my
 eye, I feel like 
Finger, I think I got a tear in my eye, I feel like 
    C 
The king of, my world, haters can
 make like bees with no 
The king of, my world, haters can make like bees with no 
G 
Stingers, and drop dead, no more bee
 flingers
Stingers, and drop dead, no more bee flingers
[Strophe]
        Am 
No more drama from now on, I promise
 to focus soley 
No more drama from now on, I promise to focus soley 
   F/A 
On handling my responsibilities as a
 father 
On handling my responsibilities as a father 
     C 
So I solemnly swear to always treat
 this roof like my daughters 
So I solemnly swear to always treat this roof like my daughters 
    G 
And raise it, you couldn't lift a
 single shingle on it 
And raise it, you couldn't lift a single shingle on it 
          Am 
Cause the way I feel, I'm strong
 enough to go to the club 
Cause the way I feel, I'm strong enough to go to the club 
     F/A 
Or a corner pub and lift the whole
 liquor counter up 
Or a corner pub and lift the whole liquor counter up 
          C 
Cause I'm raising the bar, I'd shoot
 for the moon 
Cause I'm raising the bar, I'd shoot for the moon 
                 G 
But I'm too busy gazing at stars, I
 feel amazing and
But I'm too busy gazing at stars, I feel amazing and
[Refrain]
          Am             F/A 
I'm not afraid to take a stand 
     C                 G 
Everybody come take my hand 
                       Am 
We'll walk this road together,
 through the storm 
We'll walk this road together, through the storm 
         F/A 
Whatever weather, cold or warm 
             C 
Just let you know that, you're not
 alone 
Just let you know that, you're not alone 
      G 
Holla if you feel that you've been
 down the same road
Holla if you feel that you've been down the same road