Chords C – Am – F – E7 [Intro] C - Am [Verse 1] Am F In the backwaters beyond fables and years C E7 Is freedom in moving on Am F There's a silence that may be heard loud and clear C E7 In the simple, wild, and natural cadence [Chorus] F Keep my eyes opened C Keep my ears sharpened E7 There's nothing to fear Am But fear itself in F C Oh desperation, chasing horizons E7 Am In the flame and the flood [Verse 2] Am F Through the briers and the brambles in my tears C E7 Am There's no failure in true survival F Or the trials and tales of old that cut me near C E7 F Will help keep my he-ad above the water [Chorus] F Keep my eyes opened C Keep my ears sharpened E7 There's nothing to fear Am But fear itself in F C Oh desperation, chasing horizons E7 Am In the flame and the flood [Outro] Am – F – C – E7 x2 Am