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Date: Sat, 15 July 2000
From: Chris Mc Fetridge
Subject: t/travis/the_fear.crd

This is my first time submitting to OLGA. So dont burn me that bad if there's a few mistakes!
If you listen to the track, you'll get the rhythem.

THE FEAR - TRAVIS
Track 2 on their 'The Man who' Album
Written by Fran Healy

Transcribed by Chris Mc Fetridge
Notes: Most of the song uses only two chords.

INTRO
Em   Dsus2   Em   Dsus2

VERSE
Em
All I wanted was a chance to say
Dsus2
I would like to see you in the morning
Em
Rolling over just to have you there
Dsus2
Make it easy for a little bit longer
D   Dsus4
But Here
G   G/F#
    closer every year
Em
So near
A9/C#
The fear is coming clear
Dsus2
My dear
Dm               C
The fear is here
Em
Hottest summer in a hundred years
Dsus2
But summer didn't bother getting up this morning
Em
so all of the trees forgot to wake they were
Dsus2
dropping all their leaves on the ground below them
D   Dsus4
But Here
G   G/F#
    closer every year
Em
so near
A9/C#
The fear is coming clear
Dsus2
My dear
Dm               C
The fear is here

BRIDGE
Em
Dsus2
Em
D

Verse
Em
All I wanted was a chance to say
Dsus2
I would like to see you in the morning
Em
Rolling over just to have you there
Dsus2
Make it easy for a little bit longer
Dsus2
Make it easy for a little bit longer
Dsus2
Make it easy for a little bit longer

Then just fade it out!

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture phil Average	#1 by phil gdfgr at Jul 14, 1973 at 3:57 PM EST
	Of course. It's quite a deep one, though, isn't it? I think the best of songs are like that. Not like the shallow bull that I write about.

No Picture a Average	#2 by a a at Aug 31, 1986 at 7:53 PM EST
	my own personal opinion though all these are great pondering thoughts...i think that the song is about a regained past love or a want to regain a past love, and man's hope that it will not leave him again, in a way a break up, but not really just someone he once loved, that is gone. this is my favorite song on the man who, and i find myself listening to it on repeat constantly, it's so beautiful, and i agree those are the best god damn opening lyrics ever, the song just catches from the start, whether it relates to you in a direct way or not, i think all who hear, relate to it in some way, maybe not in a love related, but it's defiantly a song of strong emotion, and deep want and need, a dependency.

No Picture Tim Professional	#3 by Tim Marchant at Jun 28, 1992 at 12:46 PM EST
	I would have thought it was the fear of break-up, over something seemingly petty, yet unavoidable and difficult. Observe "I would like to see you in the morning". He doesn't want any kind of difficult situation in this partnership, so he's pleading for her to "make it easy for a little longer". All the trees forgot to wake, and the leaves were falling off. The trees are still there, but without their warm coating, those small things that make them whole. I think it's about breakup.

No Picture †§ean† Average	#4 by †§ean† at Dec 6, 1997 at 3:47 AM EST
	could those be the best opening lyrics in a song...yes, yes they could

No Picture Keith Average	#5 by Keith Amaral at Dec 3, 2003 at 9:55 PM EST
	I agree with l0ki86!! This is abt the fear of losing the spark in love, which unfortunately does not stay for eternity, only the emotion lives. Although he wants to roll over (in the bed) to have her for a little longer, but alas! the charm is fading....he is waking up early in the morning to find the trees shredding the leaves, as if the winter has arrived!! He is in fear of losing it.....love is fading away.