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Fade Away

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[Intro]
A E A G F#m E A
[Verse]
  AIf I let   Dyou goF#m  
Would you still be a Epart of me?G  
Is this real?     F#mWill I go Aon, orD  
Is this all just Efantasy?
  AIt's been so long since I Dsaw your face I F#m  
Forgot who I was,   Eand I lost my graceG  
Now I just want to F#mstay heAre
  DI don't want to forget
Please don't Elet me disappear
[Chorus]
    F#mWho we Ewant to be   Dand who we become
Are as different as Enight and day
  F#mI tried to destAroy you, but I,B  
BI can't ignore you anymore
  DI don't want to go back
  ENo, I don't want to fade awayA  
[Verse]
  AThe way is open but I Dwill not crossF#m  
I will never be whole again after   Eso much lossG  
With my last breath I will F#mset them Afree
To Dlive the life that was never meant for Eme
  AMy time is coming soon,   Dso leave me beF#m  
If only I could turn the Epage and relive those memoGries
Now I'm forced to say goodF#mbye, my only friend
A Dthousand years too soon, but EI never want to see it end
[Chorus]
    F#mBut who we Ewant to be   Dand who we become
Are as different as Enight and day
  F#mI tried to destAroy you, but I,B  
BI can't ignore you anymore
  DI don't want to go back
  ENo, I don't want to fade awayA  
  DI don't want to fade away
F#m E G F#m A D E
  AGoodbye, my onF#mly friend
  AI wish this wasn't the endE  
  F#mI don't want to go backD  
I don't want to fade away...E  
[Resolve to A if you want, but you'll make Asriel REALLY SAD]

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Fade Away

by MandoPony

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

A E A G F#m E A

[Verse]

A D F#m

If I let you go

E G

Would you still be a part of me?

F#m A D

Is this real? Will I go on, or

Is this all just fantasy?

A D F#m

It's been so long since I saw your face I

E G

Forgot who I was, and I lost my grace

F#m A

Now I just want to stay here

I don't want to forget

Please don't let me disappear

[Chorus]

F#m E D

Who we want to be and who we become

Are as different as night and day

F#m A B

I tried to destroy you, but I,

I can't ignore you anymore

I don't want to go back

E A

No, I don't want to fade away

[Verse]

A D F#m

The way is open but I will not cross

E G

I will never be whole again after so much loss

F#m A

With my last breath I will set them free

D E

To live the life that was never meant for me

A D F#m

My time is coming soon, so leave me be

E G

If only I could turn the page and relive those memories

F#m

Now I'm forced to say goodbye, my only friend

D E

A thousand years too soon, but I never want to see it end

[Chorus]

F#m E D

But who we want to be and who we become

Are as different as night and day

F#m A B

I tried to destroy you, but I,

I can't ignore you anymore

I don't want to go back

E A

No, I don't want to fade away

I don't want to fade away

F#m E G F#m A D E

A F#m

Goodbye, my only friend

A E

I wish this wasn't the end

F#m D

I don't want to go back

I don't want to fade away...

[Resolve to A if you want, but you'll make Asriel REALLY SAD]

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