I (F)knew a man

who (F)lived in fear.

It was (Bb)huge, it was an gry, it was (Dm)draw ing near.

Be (F)hind his house, a (F)se cret place, was the (Bb)shad ow of the de mon he could (Dm)nev er face.

He (Gm7)built a (F)wall

of (Bb)steel and (F)flame, and (Bb)men with (C)guns to (C7sus)keep it tame.

Then, stand ing back, he (F)made it plain that the (Bb)night mare would nev er ev er (Dm)rise (Am)a (F)gain.

But the (Bb)fear and the fire and the (Bb)guns (C7)re (F)main.

It does n’t (F)mat ter now; it’s o ver (F)an y how.

He tells (F)the world that it’s sleep ing.

But as the (F)night came ’round, I heard its (F)lone ly (F7)sound.

It was n’t (F)roar ing, it was weep ing.

It was n’t (F)roar ing, it was weep ing.

And (G)then one day, the neigh bors came.

They were (C)cu ri ous to know a bout the (Em)smoke and flame.

They (G)stood a round out (G)side the wall, but of (C)course, there was noth ing to be (Em)heard at all.

“My (Am7)friends,” he said,

“we’ve (C)reached our (G)goal.

The (D7)threat is un der firm con trol.

As (G)long as (D7)peace and (G)or der reign, I’ll be damned if I can see a rea son (Em)to (D)ex (G)plain why the (C)fear and the fire and the (Em)guns (D7sus)re (G)main.”

It does n’t (G)mat ter now; it’s o ver (G)an y how.

He tells the (G)world that it’s sleep ing.

But as the (G)night came ’round, I heard its (G)lone ly (G7)sound.

It was n’t (G)roar ing, it was weep ing.

It was n’t (G)roar ing, it was weep ing.

Say ah, say ah, say ah.

Say ah, say ah, say ah.

(CN.C.)O qa qo ku qa qe ka yo O kun ga qa qi Kuyi shi ye la aban ye.

O qa qo ku qa qe ka yo O kun ga qa qi Kuyi shi ye la aban ye.

Does n’t (C5)mat ter now.

It’s (G5)o ver (D5)an y (G5)how.

Does n’t (C5)mat ter now.

It’s o ver (D5)an y how.

weep ing.

Say ah, say ah, say ah.

say ah, say ah, say ah.

Say ah, say ah, say ah.

say ah, say ah, say ah.

Say ah, say ah, say ah.