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[Intro]
  Em    Em    Em    Dsus2x8
[Verse 1]
   EmI try to breDsus2athe
   EmMemories overDsus2taking me
  EmI try to face them Dsus2but
The tEmhought is too much to concDsus2eive
[Pre-Chorus]
EmI only know that Dsus2I can change
  EmEverything else just sDsus2tays the same
  EmSo now I step out Dsus2of
the dEmarkness that my life Dsus2became 'cause
[Chorus]
GI just needed someone to talk to
DmYou were just too bAmusy with youGrself
GYou were never there for me
To eDmxpress how I felt
AmI just stuffed it Gdown
GNow I'm older and I feel like
DmI could let some Amof this anger Gfade
GBut it seems the surface I am scDmratching
Is the Ambed that I have maEmde
  Em    Em    Em    Dsus2x2
[Verse 2]
  EmSo where were yDsus2ou?
  EmWhen all this Dsus2I was going through
  EmYou never took the Dsus2time
To aEmsk me just what you coDsus2uld do
[Pre-Chorus]
EmI only know that Dsus2I can change
  EmEverything else just sDsus2tays the same
  EmSo now I step out Dsus2of
the dEmarkness that my life Dsus2became 'cause
[Chorus]
GI just needed someone to talk to
DmYou were just too bAmusy with youGrself
GYou were never there for me
To eDmxpress how I felt
AmI just stuffed it Gdown
GNow I'm older and I feel like
DmI could let some Amof this anger Gfade
GBut it seems the surface I am scDmratching
Is the Ambed that I have made
[Bridge]
    Em      Am       Dsus2I never meaEmnt to fAmade awDsus2ay
    Em      Am       Dsus2I never meaEmnt to fAmadeDsus2  
[Chorus]
GI just needed someone to talk to
DmYou were just too bAmusy with youGrself
GYou were never there for me
To eDmxpress how I felt
AmI just stuffed it Gdown
GNow I'm older and I feel like
DmI could let some Amof this anger Gfade
GBut it seems the surface I am scDmratching
Is the Ambed that I have maEmde
[Outro]
Em  Em  Em  Dsus2
Em  Em  Em  Dsus2
   EmI Emtry Emto breaDsus2the
Em  Em  Em  Dsus2

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by Staind

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Dsus2

[Intro]

Em Em Em Dsus2

[Verse 1]

Em Dsus2

I try to breathe

Em Dsus2

Memories overtaking me

Em Dsus2

I try to face them but

Em Dsus2

The thought is too much to conceive

[Pre-Chorus]

Em Dsus2

I only know that I can change

Em Dsus2

Everything else just stays the same

Em Dsus2

So now I step out of

Em Dsus2

the darkness that my life became 'cause

[Chorus]

I just needed someone to talk to

Dm Am G

You were just too busy with yourself

You were never there for me

To express how I felt

Am G

I just stuffed it down

Now I'm older and I feel like

Dm Am G

I could let some of this anger fade

G Dm

But it seems the surface I am scratching

Am Em

Is the bed that I have made

Em Em Em Dsus2

[Verse 2]

Em Dsus2

So where were you?

Em Dsus2

When all this I was going through

Em Dsus2

You never took the time

Em Dsus2

To ask me just what you could do

[Pre-Chorus]

Em Dsus2

I only know that I can change

Em Dsus2

Everything else just stays the same

Em Dsus2

So now I step out of

Em Dsus2

the darkness that my life became 'cause

[Chorus]

I just needed someone to talk to

Dm Am G

You were just too busy with yourself

You were never there for me

To express how I felt

Am G

I just stuffed it down

Now I'm older and I feel like

Dm Am G

I could let some of this anger fade

G Dm

But it seems the surface I am scratching

Is the bed that I have made

[Bridge]

Em Am Dsus2 Em Am Dsus2

I never meant to fade away

Em Am Dsus2 Em Am Dsus2

I never meant to fade

[Chorus]

I just needed someone to talk to

Dm Am G

You were just too busy with yourself

You were never there for me

To express how I felt

Am G

I just stuffed it down

Now I'm older and I feel like

Dm Am G

I could let some of this anger fade

G Dm

But it seems the surface I am scratching

Am Em

Is the bed that I have made

[Outro]

Em Em Em Dsus2

I try to breathe

Em Em Em Dsus2

About Fade Chords by Staind

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What key is "Fade" in?

The chords for "Fade" show the original chord names (including Em, Dsus2, G, Dm, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.