{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":876941,"song":"Farewell Faded Memory","artist":"The Weakerthans","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11604585-farewell-faded-memory-chords-by-the-weakerthans/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/876941?type=chord","rating":0.16842,"votes":0,"content":"As far as I know, this song is just by John Samson, but everyone seems to\r\npost his songs under the Weakerthans.. so I'll just follow the trend for now\r\n\r\n\r\nStandard tuning, no capo.\r\n\r\n[tab]he plays [ch]E[/ch], [ch]Esus4[/ch], [ch]E[/ch], [ch]B[/ch], [ch]Badd9[/ch], [ch]B[/ch], [ch]A[/ch], [ch]Asus4[/ch], [ch]A[/ch], [ch]Asus4[/ch], [ch]A[/ch] in the intro, but\r\nfor simplicity, I'll write the intro and verse as \"E, B, A\"[/tab]\r\n\r\nif you listen to the song, you can hear where he adds the variations, but it\r\nwould just clutter it up if I wrote it out.\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Esus4[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]Badd9[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Asus4[/ch]    (and for the chorus) [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\ne|-----------------------------------------------------------4-|\r\nB|-0----0-----4-----4-----2-----3----------------------------5-|\r\nG|-1----2-----4-----6-----2-----2----------------------------6-|\r\nD|-2----2-----4-----4-----2-----2----------------------------6-|\r\nA|-2----2-----2-----2-----0-----0----------------------------4-|\r\nE|-0----0------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nintro\r\n[ch]E[/ch], [ch]B[/ch], [ch]A[/ch]  x4\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHey, another numbing light of early morning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\n another pile of half-read books[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\n nice and safe in my serene surroundings[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\n evil smiles and empty looks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwhy justify why you can think at all?[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\ni guess i'm far too safe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\ncry, falsify this turmoil of emotion[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand you'll feel no pain, but[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\n i'm pretty sure the sun will rise and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n   give me the strength to shield my eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nfrom all the lights and all the lies of compromise[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nand i always try to understand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#m[/ch]                        \r\nbut looking back, it's hard to [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nknow that you were bought and sold[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nfor a box filled full of spanish gold[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nhe plays the intro 4 more times, but slows down throughout, and bend the accent notes.\r\nlisten to the song and it makes sense. then from this point until the '*',\r\njust strum the chord once and let it ring.  when you get to the '*',\r\nstart playing the intro/ verse riff again\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]             \r\n  i sifted through some archives yesterday[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]  \r\n    met you in a photograph[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\n i saw your face and simply had to look away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  i know that that would make you laugh[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]*[ch]E[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n so many things i guess i should remember[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nbut i don't know how[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nso many things so easy to forget[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\ni guess i miss you now, but[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]B[/ch]\r\ni'm pretty sure the sun will rise and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n   give me the strength to shield my eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nfrom all the lights and all the lies of compromise[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]         \r\nand is this a faded memory or [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                                       \r\n   did i see you crawling [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nout towards the open sea so sad and free [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nwithout me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  oh, without me  x3[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\ni bid farewell to the faded memory[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\nthen play around with the E and B for the end","plain_text":"As far as I know, this song is just by John Samson, but everyone seems to\npost his songs under the Weakerthans.. so I'll just follow the trend for now\n\n\nStandard tuning, no capo.\n\n\n\nif you listen to the song, you can hear where he adds the variations, but it\nwould just clutter it up if I wrote it out.\n\n\n\nintro\nE, B, A  x4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhe plays the intro 4 more times, but slows down throughout, and bend the accent notes.\nlisten to the song and it makes sense. then from this point until the '*',\njust strum the chord once and let it ring.  when you get to the '*',\nstart playing the intro/ verse riff again\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nE B A\n\nthen play around with the E and B for the end","chords":["E","Esus4","B","Badd9","A","Asus4","C#m","G","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Esus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,2,0,0]}}}