Big Bird

A Cappella Intro I'm afraid of the way I live my life. I'm afraid of the way I don't I'm afraid of the things I want to do but I won't. I'm afraid of God. I'm afraid to believe and I'm afraid of all the loved ones that I've made leave. I'm afraid that my dog doesn't love me anymore. Verse I C Am I'm afraid of the social laziness that let Kitty Genovese die. Dm G C And I'm afraid of the mob mentality that makes otherwise normal people go blind. C Am I'm afraid of the way that the world works and I'm afraid of the words in my notebooks. Dm G C I'm afraid that you all know that I am a pervert. Chorus I F G But the big red bird that lives under the city Am C F doesn't give a damn about me and it dies every night. Fm By burning alive. Verse II C I'm afraid of my grandfathers cancer. Am And I'm afraid of my mom's dying arm. Dm G C I'm afraid that I've somehow caused my family harm. C Am I'm afraid that the ones I love won't have enough. Dm G C I'm afraid that the ones I love won't have enough. Bridge/Chorus II F G Am It's harder to be yourself than it is to be anybody else. F G Am Asus2 I wish I were a little less of a coward Am F G but the big red bird that lives under the city Am C F doesn't give a damn about me and it dies every night. Fm So I bought a knife. C Am F C I am a knife.