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Song: Fading West
Artist: Switchfoot
Album: The Edge of the Earth 
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Intro: 
B(Fading west with you)
B(Fading west with you)
Verse 1:
 BThe sun goes down for the summer
 BMirrored sky full of water
 BI am fading westward tE/Boo
Fading west with yoBu
Verse 2:
 BLife won’t sing like I want it
 BThe traffic post-modern sonnet
 BThe traffic hums a dirty tuEne
Fading west with yoBu
Chorus:
I’m Bheaded back to the West Coast where I’m Efrom
I’m Bheaded back to the left coast, where I belEong
G#mCalifornia’s cB/F#alling me back Ehome
Fading west with yoBu
Verse 3:
 BKeep my mind over matter
 BCuz I’ve seen my hope shatter
 BThey told me lies I thought were trEue
Fading west with yoBu
Prechorus:
 AThe sun goes down
 EWe were already gone
Chorus
Bridge:
  D#When I ride D#/A#on   alG#moneB  
 EFeel like I’m caF#ving iBnC#m  
  D#When you leave D#/A#me   alG#mone
I start Bto wEonder
Where hF#ave I beEen
Where hF#ave I beenB  
Chorus (final):
I’m Bheaded back to the West Coast where I’m Efrom
I’m Bheaded back to the left coast, where I belEong
G#mCalifornia’s cB/F#alling me back Ehome
G#mCalifornian wB/F#aters, won’t you bring me hEome
Fading west with yoBu
Tag:
 EFading west with yoBu
 EI’m fading west with yoBu

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Fading West

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E/B

G#m

B/F#

D#/A#

C#m

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Song: Fading West

Artist: Switchfoot

Album: The Edge of the Earth

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Intro:

(Fading west with you)

Verse 1:

The sun goes down for the summer

Mirrored sky full of water

B E/B

I am fading westward too

Fading west with you

Verse 2:

Life won’t sing like I want it

The traffic post-modern sonnet

B E

The traffic hums a dirty tune

Fading west with you

Chorus:

B E

I’m headed back to the West Coast where I’m from

B E

I’m headed back to the left coast, where I belong

G#m B/F# E

California’s calling me back home

Fading west with you

Verse 3:

Keep my mind over matter

Cuz I’ve seen my hope shatter

B E

They told me lies I thought were true

Fading west with you

Prechorus:

The sun goes down

We were already gone

Chorus

Bridge:

D# D#/A# G#m B

When I ride on alone

E F# B C#m

Feel like I’m caving in

D# D#/A# G#m

When you leave me alone

B E

I start to wonder

F# E

Where have I been

F# B

Where have I been

Chorus (final):

B E

I’m headed back to the West Coast where I’m from

B E

I’m headed back to the left coast, where I belong

G#m B/F# E

California’s calling me back home

G#m B/F# E

Californian waters, won’t you bring me home

Fading west with you

Tag:

E B

Fading west with you

E B

I’m fading west with you

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