Ben Howard - The Fear
My first tab, Ben plays this with open C tuning which is a pain for those
who don't like to keep re-tuning their guitar. For this reason I have tried
to recreate the song in standard EBGDAE tuning. I am aware that it is far
from perfect but should be a good foundation to work from.
Enjoy.
STANDARD TUNING EBGDAE CAPO ON THIRD
*NOTE* LYRICS DON'T MATCH THE NOTES JUST THERE AS A GUIDELINE.
INTRO
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-2-4-2--2p0---4-2-4-2--2p0---4-2-4-2--2p0---4-2-4-2----------h0-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------0h2-------|
A|-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-----------------------------------0h2----------|
E|-------------------------------3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3--0h2-------------|
VERSE 1
E|----------------------------------------------------3------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------3------------------|
G|--4-2-4-2--2p0---4-2-4-2--2p0---4-2-4-2--2p0---4-2----5-2--2p0---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-3-3-3--------3-3-3--------------------|
Mama, cold hearted child, tell me how you feel
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-2-4-2--2p0---4-2-4-2--2p0---4-2-4-2--2p0---4-2-4-2----------h0-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------0h2-------|
A|-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-----------------------------------0h2----------|
E|-------------------------------3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3--0h2-------------|
Just a blade in the grass, spoke unto the wheel
E|----------------------------------------------------3------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------3------------------|
G|--4-2-4-2--2p0---4-2-4-2--2p0---4-2-4-2--2p0---4-2----5-2--2p0---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-3-3-3--------3-3-3--------------------|
Mama, cold hearted child, tell me where it's all gone
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-2-4-2--2p0---4-2-4-2--2p0---4-2-4-2--2p0---4-2-4-2----------h0-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------0h2-------|
A|-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-----------------------------------0h2----------|
E|-------------------------------3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3--0h2-------------|
The luster of your bones, those arms that held you strong
CHOURUS
E|-----------------------------------|
B|--4---4-2-4----4---4-2-4-----------|
G|-1---1--------1---1-------4-4-2-2--|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0-0-0-0---|
E|-----------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/ben_howard/the_fear_tab_ver_2.html ]
I been worryin', I been worryin' that my time is a little unclear
E|-----------------------------------|
B|--4---4-2-4----4---4-2-4-----------|
G|-1---1--------1---1-------4-4-2-2--|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0-0-0-0---|
E|-----------------------------------|
I been worryin', I been worryin' that I'm losing the one's I hold dear
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4---4-2-4----4---4-2-4-------------------------------------|
G|-1---1--------1---1-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
I been worryin', I been worryin' that we all live our lives in the confines of fear
VERSE 2 - REPEAT FIRST VERSE
My my, cold hearted child, tell me how you feel
Just a grain in the morning air, dark shadow on the hill
My my, cold hearted child, tell me where it all fall's
Oh this apathy you feel will make a fool of us all
CHORUs 2 - REPEAT FIRST CHORUS
I been worryin', I been worryin' that my time is a little unclear
I been worryin', I been worryin' that I'm losing the one's I hold dear
I been worryin', I been worryin' that we all live our lives in the confines of fear
BRIDGE THROUGHOUT
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-0-2-0-----------0--------------------------------|
A|---------------2-0-0-2---2-0----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------3--------------------------|
Oh I will become what I deserve x 4
I been worryin', I been worryin',
I will become what I deserve
I been worryin' that my time is a little unclear
I will become what I deserve
CHORUS 3 - FIRST BAR SLIGHTY DIFFERENT
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------4-4-2-2--|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0-0-0-0---|
E|-----------------------------------|
I been worryin', I been worryin' that my time is a little unclear
E|-----------------------------------|
B|--4---4-2-4----4---4-2-4-----------|
G|-1---1--------1---1-------4-4-2-2--|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0-0-0-0---|
E|-----------------------------------|
I been worryin', I been worryin' that I'm losing the one's I hold dear
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4---4-2-4----4---4-2-4-------------------------------------|
G|-1---1--------1---1-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
I been worryin', I been worryin' that we all live our lives in the confines of fear
THE END
