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Key: G
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 G- 320033
 C- x32010
 D- xx0232
Intro: G x4
Verse 1:
You Gwring me out
I tell the truth
I Cfeel amazing
toDday You Ginterrupt
you yell in my face
But Cyou finally hear
me Dsay That GI'll
walk I'm Cwalking awayD  
I Gwatched myself
Cfade and fadeD  
Chorus 1:
I Claid down next
to Dyou For Gthree
years shedding my
sCkin CDreaming about
the poDtential The
Gperson I could have
Cbeen I Cleft home
with nothingD  
I Cleft home
with nothingD  
I Cleft home
with DnothingG  C  D  G  C  D  
Verse 2:
GFirst saw you
through childish
eyes I Cwas in
love with a Dsong
A Gfleeting glimpse
romanticized And
CI hoped you
let me hang Don
and GI went I
Cwent along DI
Glied to myselfC  
I always knew
it was Dwrong
Chorus 2:
CI poured everything
Dout It Gnever would
be eCnough CI kissed
you goodDbye And
Ghid for the rest
of your Clife
I sCtayed out
of your wayD  
I sCtayed out
of your wayD  
I sCtayed out
of Dyour wayG  C  D  G  C  D  
Outro:
I'm Cfading
fading aDway
I'm Cfading
fading aDway
I'm Cfading
fading Dfading
fading away

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Fade

by Waxahatchee

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key: G

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 320033

- x32010

- xx0232

Intro: G x4

Verse 1:

You wring me out

I tell the truth

I feel amazing

D G

today You interrupt

you yell in my face

But you finally hear

D G

me say That I'll

C D

walk I'm walking away

I watched myself

C D

fade and fade

Chorus 1:

I laid down next

D G

to you For three

years shedding my

C C

skin Dreaming about

the potential The

person I could have

C C

been I left home

with nothing

I left home

with nothing

I left home

D G C D G C D

with nothing

Verse 2:

First saw you

through childish

eyes I was in

love with a song

A fleeting glimpse

romanticized And

I hoped you

let me hang on

and I went I

C D

went along I

G C

lied to myself

I always knew

it was wrong

Chorus 2:

I poured everything

D G

out It never would

C C

be enough I kissed

you goodbye And

hid for the rest

of your life

I stayed out

of your way

I stayed out

of your way

I stayed out

D G C D G C D

of your way

Outro:

I'm fading

fading away

I'm fading

fading away

I'm fading

fading fading

fading away

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