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"Flicker, Fade"
TAKING BACK SUNDAY
HAPPINESS IS
TUNING: 1/2 step down
CAPO: none
CHORDS: I like to keep the B and high E string open the whole time, but that's up to you.
In that case, the chords would be (low string to high string):
   E- 022100
   A- x02200
   B- x24400
 C#m- x46600
INTRO:
E
If you should C#mchange your name,
I'd Blove you just the same
And if you should Erun away,
AI would save your place
So you can C#mgo, go, go
If you Bwant to
I wouldn't try and Estop youA  
I C#mcouldn't say I Bblame you
C#mFlicker, flicker, Afade,
DeEstroy what you creBate
And C#mwonder why it Aalways ends the EsameB  
You Awonder why it always ends the Esame
When I said, "I C#mhate that song
About Bfire and sex you love,"
I couldn't Etell you why
Why I Adid it, why I lied
And I know it's C#mwrong, wrong, wrong
It's evil but Btrue
It's what I want to Emake you
(So AI can say I blame you)
So C#mI can say I Bblame you
C#mFlicker, flicker, Afade,
DeEstroy what you creBate
And C#mwonder why it Aalways ends the EsameB  
C#mFlicker, flicker, Afade,
DeEstroy what you creBate
And C#mwonder why it Aalways ends the EsameB  
You Awonder why it always ends
You wonder why it always ends the Esame
   E[E]       A[A]
  C#m      A      B[B]
 EYou live your Alife like you're not in conC#mtrol
Like you're Aplaying a Brole
 EYou live your Alife like you're not in conC#mtrol
Like you're Aplaying a Brole (convince me)
You C#mwonder why it Balways ends the Asame (convince me)
You C#mwonder why it Balways ends
DesAtroy what you create
   E[E]       A[A]  
You C#mwonder why it Balways ends
It Aalways ends the same
EYou live your life like you're
C#mNot in control, like you're
APlaying a role that says
You live your life like you're
C#mNot in control, like you're
BPlaying a role that says
(APlaying a role...)
EFlicker, flicker, BfadeA  
DesC#mtroy what you creBateA  
And wonder why it always ends the Esame

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Flicker Fade

by Taking Back Sunday

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C#m

"Flicker, Fade"

TAKING BACK SUNDAY

HAPPINESS IS

TUNING: 1/2 step down

CAPO: none

CHORDS: I like to keep the B and high E string open the whole time, but that's up to you.

In that case, the chords would be (low string to high string):

- 022100

- x02200

- x24400

C#m

- x46600

INTRO:

C#m

If you should change your name,

I'd love you just the same

And if you should run away,

I would save your place

C#m

So you can go, go, go

If you want to

E A

I wouldn't try and stop you

C#m B

I couldn't say I blame you

C#m A

Flicker, flicker, fade,

E B

Destroy what you create

C#m A E B

And wonder why it always ends the same

A E

You wonder why it always ends the same

C#m

When I said, "I hate that song

About fire and sex you love,"

I couldn't tell you why

Why I did it, why I lied

C#m

And I know it's wrong, wrong, wrong

It's evil but true

It's what I want to make you

(So I can say I blame you)

C#m B

So I can say I blame you

C#m A

Flicker, flicker, fade,

E B

Destroy what you create

C#m A E B

And wonder why it always ends the same

C#m A

Flicker, flicker, fade,

E B

Destroy what you create

C#m A E B

And wonder why it always ends the same

You wonder why it always ends

You wonder why it always ends the same

E E A A

[] []

C#m A B B

[]

E A C#m

You live your life like you're not in control

A B

Like you're playing a role

E A C#m

You live your life like you're not in control

A B

Like you're playing a role (convince me)

C#m B A

You wonder why it always ends the same (convince me)

C#m B

You wonder why it always ends

Destroy what you create

E E A A

[] []

C#m B

You wonder why it always ends

It always ends the same

You live your life like you're

C#m

Not in control, like you're

Playing a role that says

You live your life like you're

C#m

Not in control, like you're

Playing a role that says

(Playing a role...)

E B A

Flicker, flicker, fade

C#m B A

Destroy what you create

And wonder why it always ends the same

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