"Afraid Himself To Be"

by Jason Falkner, from the album
"Jason Falkner Presents Author Unknown"

Transcribed by Michael Davis and Andrew Lubman

Driving 6/8 time, with a slight swing feel


NOTE:  This song is capoed at the second fret.  I will write everything
as if the capo was open position.  When I write an "A" chord, it will
look like an "A" chord, but will sound like a "B."  
 

   Rhy. Fig. 1 begins here (w/o "pickup")
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  \ /   

   A        A/G#   A/F#  A/G    D/F#  Ddim/F A/E   B/D#
   
    ^     ^      ^     ^      ^     ^      ^     ^
E|-|------------|------------|------------|----------00|
B|2|2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-22|3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-0-0-00|
G|2|2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-22|2-2-2-1-1-1-|2-2-2/4-4-44|
D|2|2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-22|0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2/4-4-44|
A|-|0-----------|------------|------------|-----/6-6-66|
E|-|------4-----|2-----3-3-3-|2-----1-----|0-----------|


  E9(no 3rd)   E6           E9(no 3rd)   E6    E7    End RF1

  ^     ^      ^     ^      ^     ^      ^     ^
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-----|
B|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-----|
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-6-6-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-7-----|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-6-6-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-----|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-----|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-----|



  Rhy. Fig. 2
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  A    D/A   E/A  A9   Dm/A       F7#11 E7
   
  ^  ^ ^  ^  ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^ ^      ^  ^ ^
E|--------2-|---4-5---|---0-1-0---|----------|
B|---2-3--3-|5--5-5--5|3--3-3-3-3-|0--0-0--2-|
G|2--2-2--2-|4--4-4--4|2--2-2-2-2-|2--2-1--1-|
D|2--2-4--4-|6--6-5--5|3--3-3-3-3-|1--1-0--0-|
A|0----0----|0----0---|0----------|3--3-2--2-|
E|----------|---------|-----------|1--1-0--0-|


Rhy. Fig. 1
A  A/G#         A/F#  A/G          D    Ddim/F A

   Anything you want, anything you need from me

      B            E9-E6                 E9-E6-E7

Don't be afraid to ask, 'cos I am here with you

(etc.)

Chorus:

F#m      C#7           F#m  D       A                E   C#7
     (played like a
      C7 shifted up
         1 fret)
I approached you that way, only to find no peace of mind.

F#m  C#7       F#m      Dm        

I am guilty of love, if that is a


Rhy. Fig. 2
A          D/A     E/A     A9          Dm               F7#11       E7      A

crime. One thing I know is true:  what once was me everyone now believes is you.

  D/A E/A A9    Dm                F7#11   E7        A

Originality was never big on your list of things to be.

(Second verse, same music as first...)

Take me home to keep, picture inside your sleep
I'm here inside your dreams
I'll wake you with a scream.
A crime it seems to me, like a bird without
A tree to be
Or rest his weary wings
Listen to him sing, yeah, yeah!

I approached you that way, only to find no peace of mind
I am guilty of love, if that is a crime...

One thing I know is true:
What once was me everyone now believes is you
Originality was never big on your list of things to be


BRIDGE

F#m       C#m7

Drop your gun and your guard

         D        A      E   C#7  <--Play Fill 1 on "hands"

Put your hands up in the air

F#m     C#m7                        Dm7

Give me back what you stole and get out

Dm7(13)             A

Get the hell out of here...


FILL 1

  D     A      E     C#7

E|------------|------------|
B|------------|------------|
G|----2-------|------------|
D|0/4-------2-|------------|
A|------0/4---|----2-4-5-4-|
E|------------|0/4---------|

For corrections, comments, write me at:
davism@pa.msu.edu
Last revised 11/23/99