This is of course an 80s song normally performed with synthesizers, but the guitar
version works better than you might think.
Verse: (1st verse starts off playing staccato)
A
One day the boy decided
D E
To let them know the way he felt inside
A
He could not stand to hide it
D E
His mother she broke down and cried
PreChorus:
E
Oh my father
A D
Why don't you talk to me now?
E
Oh my mother
A D
Do you still cry yourself to sleep?
E A D E
Are you still proud of your little boy?
Chorus:
D E
Don't be afraid (be afraid)
D A
You don't have to hideaway
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/erasure/hideaway_crd.html ]
Verse:
The boy he was rejected
By the people that he cared for
It's not what they expected
But he could not keep it secret anymore
PreChorus:
Far from home now
Waiting by the telephone
There's a new world
You can make it on your own
Are you still proud of your little boy?
Chorus:
Don't be afraid
You don't have to hideaway, no
Extended Chorus:
A F
Don't be afraid
D A
Love will mend your broken wing
A F
Time will slip away
D A
Learn to be brave
Instrumental: D A E D A
PreChorus:
Oh my father
Why don't you talk to me now?
Oh my mother
Do you still cry yourself to sleep?
Are you still proud of your little boy?
Chorus:
Don't be afraid
You don't have to hide away, no
Extended Chorus:
Don't be afraid
Love will mend your broken wing
Time will slip away
Learn to be brave
Outro: D A E
