Chord Hideaway by Erasure

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 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