Keep You Safe

A A A A A A When I was a child A A My nerves ran wild F#m When I watched my friends F#m A A Rise to the tops of the trees A A With the risk of fall A A I never climbed at all F#m F#m Every day I told myself A A “I’m not ready” F#m E A My daddy always said F#m E A “Nothing worth doing comes easy” F#m E A Time is not your friend C A Time is not your remedy F#m E A No amount of waiting will make you F#m E A Make you brave F#m E A No amount of fear will keep you F#m E A No amount of fear will keep you safe A A A A A A The older I get A A The more fears I collect F#m I gather them from F#m A A All the people I meet A A Their stories reveal A A Regrets their smiles can’t conceal F#m I carry them F#m A I carry them with me F#m E A My daddy always said F#m E A “Nothing worth doing comes easy” F#m E A Time is not your friend C A Time is not your remedy F#m E A No amount of waiting will make you F#m E A Make you brave F#m E A No amount of fear will keep you F#m E A A No amount of fear will keep you safe A A A A F#m E A F#m E A F#m E A F#m E A A A A What if the steps I take turn out to be mistakes? F#m E A F#m E A How can somebody like me learn to say? A A “Come what may” A A “Come what may” F#m E A A “Come what may” F#m E A A “Come what may” F#m E A A “Come what may” F#m E A A “Come what may” F#m E A My daddy always said F#m E A “Nothing worth doing comes easy” F#m E A Time is not your friend C A Time is not your remedy F#m E A No amount of waiting will make you F#m E A Make you brave F#m E A No amount of fear will keep you F#m E A No amount of fear will keep you safe F#m E A No amount of fear will keep you safe F#m E A Your fears won’t keep you safe A A A A