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Watching Him Fade Away

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Drop D tuning: DADGBE
Song is in key of Eflat, so capo on first fret to be in same key.
(tabs for chords written below written relative to no capo)
 D: 0X423X
G/D (Gsus2/D): 0X523X
 Em: 2XX030
 B7: X2424X
Bm7: X2423X
 A7: X02020
Gmaj7: 5X777X
F#m7: 4X765X
Each chord is played for 2 beats
[Intro]
     D   G/Dx2
[Verse 1]
   DHaven't got the G/Dguts to call him upD  G/D  
   DWalk around as G/Dif you never caDred in the fG/Dirst place
   DBut if you never G/Dcall you'll end up stuckD  G/D  
   DWithout another G/Dchance to tell him ofDf right to his G/Dface
[Chorus]
   EmAnd even tB7hough you Bm7barely know eA7ach other
It Dstill G/Dhurts Gmaj7watching him fF#m7ade away,       D       G/D  Gmaj7watching him fF#m7ade away
     D        G/D  Gmaj7Watching him fF#m7ade awayD,           G/D  Gmaj7watching him fF#m7ade away.D  G/D  D  G/D  
[Verse 2]
   DI know you never G/Dmeant to put him downD  G/D  
   DAnd even if you G/Ddid,   hDe sure desG/Derved it
   DThe thought of him no G/Dlonger being aroundD  G/D  
   DWell sure it would be G/Dsad but noDt really G/Ddifferent
[Chorus]
   EmAnd even tB7hough you Bm7barely know eA7ach other
It Dstill G/Dhurts Gmaj7watching him fF#m7ade away,      D       G/D  Gmaj7watching him fF#m7ade away
     D        G/D  Gmaj7Watching him fF#m7ade away,     D        G/D  Gmaj7watching him fF#m7ade away.D  

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Watching Him Fade Away

by Mac DeMarco

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/D

Bm7

Gmaj7

F#m7

Drop D tuning: DADGBE

Song is in key of Eflat, so capo on first fret to be in same key.

(tabs for chords written below written relative to no capo)

: 0X423X

G/D (Gsus2/D): 0X523X

: 2XX030

: X2424X

Bm7: X2423X

: X02020

Gmaj7: 5X777X

F#m7: 4X765X

Each chord is played for 2 beats

[Intro]

D G/D

[Verse 1]

D G/D D G/D

Haven't got the guts to call him up

D G/D D G/D

Walk around as if you never cared in the first place

D G/D D G/D

But if you never call you'll end up stuck

D G/D D G/D

Without another chance to tell him off right to his face

[Chorus]

Em B7 Bm7 A7

And even though you barely know each other

D G/D Gmaj7 F#m7 D G/D Gmaj7 F#m7

It still hurts watching him fade away, watching him fade away

D G/D Gmaj7 F#m7 D G/D Gmaj7 F#m7 D G/D D G/D

Watching him fade away, watching him fade away.

[Verse 2]

D G/D D G/D

I know you never meant to put him down

D G/D D G/D

And even if you did, he sure deserved it

D G/D D G/D

The thought of him no longer being around

D G/D D G/D

Well sure it would be sad but not really different

[Chorus]

Em B7 Bm7 A7

And even though you barely know each other

D G/D Gmaj7 F#m7 D G/D Gmaj7 F#m7

It still hurts watching him fade away, watching him fade away

D G/D Gmaj7 F#m7 D G/D Gmaj7 F#m7 D

Watching him fade away, watching him fade away.

About Watching Him Fade Away Chords by Mac DeMarco

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