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Kelly Willis       Fading Fast    written by Kelly Willis
                                             John Levanthal
Mark Spencer       acoustic guitar
Jon Dee Graham     lap steel guitar
Michael Been       bass
Larry Aberman      drums
Amy Noelle Farris  fiddle/harmony
EIf I ran so Afar
That my F#life can't follow Bme
EWould it keep the Aworld
>From up and F#swallowinBg me
AThere's so much to wBeigh me down that EI can't hardly bAreathe
C#mAnd I don't want to F#think about it
C#mBut I don't want this F#pain to last
And EI  BI'm fading C#mfast
EIf I didn't look Aback
And I F#changed my Bname
EWould I find my Anew life F#exactly the Bsame
AI'm looking at an Bempty future that EI already bAlame
C#mAnd I don't want to F#think about it
C#mBut I don't want this F#pain to last
And EI  BI'm fading C#mfast
AI've put it all behind me
AJust to have it one day find me
AAnd now I'm just this far from Bgone
Solo
AAnd so I'm leaving Bhere on every Ecent that I could Aborrow
ALord only knows just F#where I'll be Btomorrow
And C#mI don't want to tF#hink about it
But C#mI don't want this F#pain to last
And EI I'm Bfading
C#mI don't want to F#think about it
But I C#mdon't want this F#pain to last
And EI BI'm C#mfading F#fast
Yea EI  BI'm C#mfading F#fastC#m  F#  A  E  
>From Kelly Willis "What I Derserve"
Rykodisc 1999
                                    BMI
Songs Of Polygram/Will She Kills Us
            ASCAP
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Fading Fast

by Kelly Willis

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C#m

Kelly Willis Fading Fast written by Kelly Willis

John Levanthal

Mark Spencer acoustic guitar

Jon Dee Graham lap steel guitar

Michael Been bass

Larry Aberman drums

Amy Noelle Farris fiddle/harmony

E A

If I ran so far

F# B

That my life can't follow me

E A

Would it keep the world

F# B

>From up and swallowing me

A B E A

There's so much to weigh me down that I can't hardly breathe

C#m F#

And I don't want to think about it

C#m F#

But I don't want this pain to last

E B C#m

And I I'm fading fast

E A

If I didn't look back

F# B

And I changed my name

E A F# B

Would I find my new life exactly the same

A B E A

I'm looking at an empty future that I already blame

C#m F#

And I don't want to think about it

C#m F#

But I don't want this pain to last

E B C#m

And I I'm fading fast

I've put it all behind me

Just to have it one day find me

A B

And now I'm just this far from gone

Solo

A B E A

And so I'm leaving here on every cent that I could borrow

A F# B

Lord only knows just where I'll be tomorrow

C#m F#

And I don't want to think about it

C#m F#

But I don't want this pain to last

E B

And I I'm fading

C#m F#

I don't want to think about it

C#m F#

But I don't want this pain to last

E B C#m F#

And I I'm fading fast

E B C#m F# C#m F# A E

Yea I I'm fading fast

>From Kelly Willis "What I Derserve"

Rykodisc 1999

Songs Of Polygram/Will She Kills Us

ASCAP

Lev-A-Tunes

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