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The tab is based on these videos:
youtu.be/AR7NLFIezMA 
youtu.be/FbR1UpYCOJc
(refer to them for strumming, timing, etc...)
Tuning: Half-Step Down
Chords used:
eb |-G5-3-----Em7-3-----D2---Fmaj7/C--0--------C0-----|
Bb |--3------3-----3-----1--------1-----|
Gb |--0------0-----2-----2--------0-----|
Db |--0------2-----0-----3--------2-----|
Ab |--x------2-----------3--------3-----|
Eb |--3-----(0)----------x--------------|
Em7  D
   Em7I try to breatheD  
   Em7These memories overtDaking me
   Em7I try to face them bDut
The thEm7ought is too much to concDeive
   Em7I only know that DI can chaEm7nge
Everything else just stDays the saEm7me
So now I step out Dof the dEm7arkness
that my life becDame 'cause
   G5I just needed someone to talk to
Fmaj7/CYou were just too bCusy with yoursG5elf
You were never there for me
To exprFmaj7/Cess how I felt
CI just stuffed it doG5wn
Now I'm older and I feel like
Fmaj7/CI could let some Cof this anger fG5ade
But it seems the surface I am scrFmaj7/Catching
Is the bCed I have mEm7adeD  
Em7  D
   Em7So where were you?D  
   Em7When all this I was goDing through
   Em7You never took the tDime
To Em7ask me just what you could dDo
   Em7I only know that DI can chaEm7nge
Everything else just stDays the saEm7me
So now I step out Dof the dEm7arkness
that my life becDame 'cause
   G5I just needed someone to talk to
Fmaj7/CYou were just too bCusy with yoursG5elf
You were never there for me
To exprFmaj7/Cess how I felt
CI just stuffed it doG5wn
Now I'm older and I feel like
Fmaj7/CI could let some Cof this anger fG5ade
But it seems the surface I am scrFmaj7/Catching
Is the bCed I have mEm7a-A-AG5-A-aDde
Never mEm7eant to fG5a-a-aDde...
AwEm7ayG5  D  
Never mEm7eant to fG5ade awDay...
   G5I just needed someone to talk to
Fmaj7/CYou were just too bCusy with yoursG5elf
You were never there for me
To exprFmaj7/Cess how I felt
CI just stuffed it doG5wn
Now I'm older and I feel like
Fmaj7/CI could let some Cof this anger fG5ade
But it seems the surface I am scrFmaj7/Catching
Is the bCed I have mEm7adeD  
Em7  D
   Em7I try to breathe..D.
  Em7   D...

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by Aaron Lewis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

Fmaj7/C

The tab is based on these videos:

youtu.be/AR7NLFIezMA

youtu.be/FbR1UpYCOJc

(refer to them for strumming, timing, etc...)

Tuning: Half-Step Down

Chords used:

G5 Em7 D Fmaj7/C C

eb |--3------3-----2-----0--------0-----|

Bb |--3------3-----3-----1--------1-----|

Gb |--0------0-----2-----2--------0-----|

Db |--0------2-----0-----3--------2-----|

Ab |--x------2-----------3--------3-----|

Eb |--3-----(0)----------x--------------|

Em7 D

I try to breathe

Em7 D

These memories overtaking me

Em7 D

I try to face them but

Em7 D

The thought is too much to conceive

Em7 D Em7

I only know that I can change

D Em7

Everything else just stays the same

D Em7

So now I step out of the darkness

that my life became 'cause

I just needed someone to talk to

Fmaj7/C C G5

You were just too busy with yourself

You were never there for me

Fmaj7/C

To express how I felt

C G5

I just stuffed it down

Now I'm older and I feel like

Fmaj7/C C G5

I could let some of this anger fade

Fmaj7/C

But it seems the surface I am scratching

C Em7 D

Is the bed I have made

Em7 D

So where were you?

Em7 D

When all this I was going through

Em7 D

You never took the time

Em7 D

To ask me just what you could do

Em7 D Em7

I only know that I can change

D Em7

Everything else just stays the same

D Em7

So now I step out of the darkness

that my life became 'cause

I just needed someone to talk to

Fmaj7/C C G5

You were just too busy with yourself

You were never there for me

Fmaj7/C

To express how I felt

C G5

I just stuffed it down

Now I'm older and I feel like

Fmaj7/C C G5

I could let some of this anger fade

Fmaj7/C

But it seems the surface I am scratching

C Em7 G5 D

Is the bed I have ma-A-A-A-ade

Em7 G5 D

Never meant to fa-a-ade...

Em7 G5 D

Away

Em7 G5 D

Never meant to fade away...

I just needed someone to talk to

Fmaj7/C C G5

You were just too busy with yourself

You were never there for me

Fmaj7/C

To express how I felt

C G5

I just stuffed it down

Now I'm older and I feel like

Fmaj7/C C G5

I could let some of this anger fade

Fmaj7/C

But it seems the surface I am scratching

C Em7 D

Is the bed I have made

Em7 D

I try to breathe...

Em7 D

...

About Fade Chords by Aaron Lewis

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What key is "Fade" in?

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