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[Verse 1]
AmLike the time you taste a smGoke for what it is
AmLike the time I nearly chGoked but reeled it in
AmLike the time you nGever stole the show
AmLike the time you first foGund me
[Chorus]
CI'm not ready to Gfade
Gkeep your hope for another Amplay
AmCause I'm not ready to fGade
CNo I'm not ready to Gfade
GThat's a song for another dAmay
AmCause I'm not ready to faGde
AmFade away
[Verse 2]
AmYou said you'd seen the road to rGuin and you turned away
AmYou said you'd seen me heading Geast that very day
AmYou thought the last you'd sGeen of me was there
AmYou wrote me off, your inside smGiled its good to now you care
[Chorus]
CI'm not ready to Gfade
Gkeep your hope for another Amplay
AmCause I'm not ready to fGade
CNo I'm not ready to Gfade
GThat's a song for another dAmay
AmCause I'm not ready to faGde
AmFade away
Am  G  x 2
[Bridge] 
FHold Con, wGho you going to hate whAmen I'm gone
FHold Con, wGho you going to break wGhen I'm down
FSaid Chold on, wGho you going to beat whAmen Im gone
FSaid Chold on, wGho you going to fight, 
Gwho you going to bite, whGo you going to run to and wGho you going to be toCmorrow
[Solo]
C  G  Am  G
[Chorus]
CI'm not ready to Gfade
Gkeep your hope for another Amplay
AmCause I'm not ready to faGde
CNo Im not ready to fGade
GThat's a song for another dAmay
AmCause I'm not ready to faGde
AmFade awaGy
Am  G  to fade

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Fade Away

by Darren Ponman

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[Verse 1]

Am G

Like the time you taste a smoke for what it is

Am G

Like the time I nearly choked but reeled it in

Am G

Like the time you never stole the show

Am G

Like the time you first found me

[Chorus]

C G

I'm not ready to fade

G Am

keep your hope for another play

Am G

Cause I'm not ready to fade

C G

No I'm not ready to fade

G Am

That's a song for another day

Am G

Cause I'm not ready to fade

Fade away

[Verse 2]

Am G

You said you'd seen the road to ruin and you turned away

Am G

You said you'd seen me heading east that very day

Am G

You thought the last you'd seen of me was there

Am G

You wrote me off, your inside smiled its good to now you care

[Chorus]

C G

I'm not ready to fade

G Am

keep your hope for another play

Am G

Cause I'm not ready to fade

C G

No I'm not ready to fade

G Am

That's a song for another day

Am G

Cause I'm not ready to fade

Fade away

Am G x 2

[Bridge]

F C G Am

Hold on, who you going to hate when I'm gone

F C G G

Hold on, who you going to break when I'm down

F C G Am

Said hold on, who you going to beat when Im gone

F C G

Said hold on, who you going to fight,

G G G C

who you going to bite, who you going to run to and who you going to be tomorrow

[Solo]

C G Am G

[Chorus]

C G

I'm not ready to fade

G Am

keep your hope for another play

Am G

Cause I'm not ready to fade

C G

No Im not ready to fade

G Am

That's a song for another day

Am G

Cause I'm not ready to fade

Am G

Fade away

Am G to fade

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