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Artist: William Fitzsimmons
Song: Fade and then Return
Album: Gold in the Shadow (2011)
tabbed by: necriononguitar
e-mail (NO SPAM!): [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Capo 5  (chords are relative to the capo!)
. = Palm-Muted
p = pull off
h = hammer on
Chords:
       C    C/B     A/D    Em  Em*
E---7----7--------------7--------|
B---8----8----7----8----8--------|
G—-(0)--(0)---7—---9---(9)-------|
D------------(0)-----------------|
A--------------------------------|
E---8----7----5----0----0--------|
Tab: (get some reverb and other effects in this)
E-------7-------------------7----------------------------------|
B-----8---8------8--------8---8------8----------7--------------|
G---------------------------------------------7---7-----7------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E---8---------8---------7---------7---------5--------5---------|
E------------------------|
B--------8---------------|
G------9---9----9--------|
D------------------------|
A------------------------|
E---0--------0-----------|
E-------7-------------------7-----------------------------------|
B-----8---8------8--------8---8------8----------7---------------|
G---------------------------------------------7---7-----7-------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---8---------8---------7---------7---------5--------5----------|
E---------------------------|
B--------7------------------|
G------7---7------7---------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---5----------5------------|
C    C/B    A/D    Em
C    C/B    A/D    A/D
   CI've C/Bbeen locked A/Dout for Emtwenty years or Cso
   C/BWhat is this A/Dsage on me now
   CIf C/Bmemory A/Dserves then EmI should forget Cnot
   C/BThis staA/Dring glass
C    C/B    A/D    Em
    C      C/B      A/D             A/D*
   CMy C/Bleg's so A/Dfrail like EmI havent stood in Cyears
   C/BThis gate's A/Dso wrong
   CI C/Bcrawl towards A/Dyou faEmmiliar I was Cwhere
   C/BThe name esA/Dcapes me now
                     C  Em*    A/D  
Fade and then return
                     C  Em*    A/D  
Fade and then return
   CLike C/Bbabies A/Dbreath I'Emm holding onto  Cair
   C/BMy lung's A/Da thief
   CShould C/BI know A/Dyou a Emstranger though you Cseem
   C/BYou feel A/Dlike home
C    C/B    A/D    Em
C    C/B    A/D    A/D
                     C  Em*    A/D  
Fade and then return
                     C  Em*    A/D  
Fade and then return
                     C  Em*    A/D  
Fade and then return (Fade and then return)
                     C  Em*    A/D  
Fade and then return (Fade and then return)
                     C  Em*    A/D  
(What comes around) Fade and then return     repeat then fade (then return)
* at about 1:00 theres a guitar/piano in the background playing this:
E-------12---------15-14-------------------12---------------15-14----------|
B------------------------15------------------------12-13-12-------15-------|
G---12---------14------------14------12-11---------------------------14----|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dont forget thats it 5 frets higher! Kinda impossible to play acoustically.

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Fade And Then Return

by William Fitzsimmons

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

A/D

Artist: William Fitzsimmons

Song: Fade and then Return

Album: Gold in the Shadow (2011)

tabbed by: necriononguitar

e-mail (NO SPAM!): [email protected]

Tuning: Standard

Capo 5 (chords are relative to the capo!)

. = Palm-Muted

p = pull off

h = hammer on

Chords:

C C/B A/D Em Em

E---7----7--------------7--------|

B---8----8----7----8----8--------|

G—-(0)--(0)---7—---9---(9)-------|

D------------(0)-----------------|

A--------------------------------|

E---8----7----5----0----0--------|

Tab: (get some reverb and other effects in this)

E-------7-------------------7----------------------------------|

B-----8---8------8--------8---8------8----------7--------------|

G---------------------------------------------7---7-----7------|

D--------------------------------------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------------------------|

E---8---------8---------7---------7---------5--------5---------|

E------------------------|

B--------8---------------|

G------9---9----9--------|

D------------------------|

A------------------------|

E---0--------0-----------|

E-------7-------------------7-----------------------------------|

B-----8---8------8--------8---8------8----------7---------------|

G---------------------------------------------7---7-----7-------|

D---------------------------------------------------------------|

A---------------------------------------------------------------|

E---8---------8---------7---------7---------5--------5----------|

E---------------------------|

B--------7------------------|

G------7---7------7---------|

D---------------------------|

A---------------------------|

E---5----------5------------|

C C/B A/D Em

C C/B A/D A/D

C C/B A/D Em C

I've been locked out for twenty years or so

C/B A/D

What is this sage on me now

C C/B A/D Em C

If memory serves then I should forget not

C/B A/D

This staring glass

C C/B A/D Em

C C/B A/D A/D

C C/B A/D Em C

My leg's so frail like I havent stood in years

C/B A/D

This gate's so wrong

C C/B A/D Em C

I crawl towards you familiar I was where

C/B A/D

The name escapes me now

C Em A/D

Fade and then return

C Em A/D

Fade and then return

C C/B A/D Em C

Like babies breath I'm holding onto air

C/B A/D

My lung's a thief

C C/B A/D Em C

Should I know you a stranger though you seem

C/B A/D

You feel like home

C C/B A/D Em

C C/B A/D A/D

C Em A/D

Fade and then return

C Em A/D

Fade and then return

C Em A/D

Fade and then return (Fade and then return)

C Em A/D

Fade and then return (Fade and then return)

C Em A/D

(What comes around) Fade and then return repeat then fade (then return)

* at about 1:00 theres a guitar/piano in the background playing this:

E-------12---------15-14-------------------12---------------15-14----------|

B------------------------15------------------------12-13-12-------15-------|

G---12---------14------------14------12-11---------------------------14----|

D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Dont forget thats it 5 frets higher! Kinda impossible to play acoustically.

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