CHORDS: John Batdorf & Michael McLean – I Will Not Be Afraid Chords

These are I Will Not Be Afraid chords by John Batdorf & Michael McLean on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G  C    G  C  
  G  C    G  C

[Verse 1]
             G  C        
Because it′s you, because
      G   C
 it\'s true
               Em 
Because you′re far 
     Bm      C    C
too good to lose
               G   C 
Because you\'re here, 
             G    C
because it\'s clear
             Am      
Because your love has
      Em           
 been drowning the 
D   Dsus4 D
fear

[Chorus]
           C   G
I will not be afraid
           C    G
I will not run away
           D
I will not leave too soon
         C
And then wish I stayed
               G
I will not be afraid
       C       G      G*
I will not be afraid

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[Verse 2]
             G   C
Because I′ve lost,
            G   C
 because it cost
           Em     
Because my heart′s
     Bm      C       C
 been double crossed
          G     C    
Because I thirst, to
           G   C
 quench the hurt
            Am       
Because not trying is
 Em     Dsus4  D
 always worse

[Chorus]
           C   G
I will not be afraid
           C    G
I will not run away
              D
I\'ll work the double 
shifts
         C
′Til the piper\'s paid
               G
I will not be afraid
       C       G
I will not be afraid

[Bridge]
    Em C      D        G
For so long I chose to be
  Em   C      G    D
A prisoner of fear
  Em  C          D    G
I pro-longed the slavery
    F              
For too many years, 
              C
for too many years

[Chorus]
D   D           C   G
I....  will not be afraid
           C    G
I will not run away
               Dsus4 
I′ll let those memo - 
 D       C
ries of failure fade
              Dsus4   
The hand that I\'ve been
  D          C
 dealt, I′m gonna play
     D              
I\'ll keep the things
                    C
 I\'ve learned and I will
 not trade
               G
I will not be afraid
           C    G
I will not run away

[Bridge]
     D            
I′ll grow a little 
          C
stronger every day
     D             
I′ll face the music 
              C
proudly that I have made
           D           
And if you knew me then 
                  C
you\'ll know I′ve changed 
today

[Outro]
           C   G
I will not be afraid
           C   G
I will not be afraid
           C   G
I will not be afraid
           C   G
I will not be afraid
           C   G
I will not be afraid
C  G    C  G    C  G