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Dead Can Dance
Don't Fade Away
e|--C---Cmaj7--------Am----Asus4------Asus2------|
B|--1---0-------1----3-----0---|
G|--0---0-------2----2-----2---|
D|--2---0-------2----2-----2---|
A|--3---3-------0----0-----0---|
E|-(3)--3----------------------|
C   Cmaj7    C   Cmaj7   Am   Asus4   Am   Asus2 Am
CDon't fade aCmaj7way..C  Cmaj7  
My Ambrown-eyed Asus4girlAm  Asus2  Am  
Come Cwalk with Cmaj7meC  Cmaj7  
I'll fill your Amheart with Asus4joyAm  Asus2  Am  
e|-G3--Gmaj9-3----Em---|
B|-3---3-------|
G|-0---0----0--|
D|-0---0----2--|
A|-2---0----2--|
E|-3---2----0--|
And we'll Gdance through our Gmaj9isolatEmion
GSeeking solace in the wGmaj9isdom we bEmestow
GTurning thoughts to the herGmaj9e and ever aEmfter
GConsuming fears in our fGmaj9iery haloEms
Say Cwhat you Cmaj7meanC  Cmaj7  
Mean Amwhat you  Asus4sayAm  Asus2  Am  
CI've heard that Cmaj7innocenceC  Cmaj7  
               AmAmsus4      AmAmsus2   Am  
Has led us all astray
But don't Glet them Gmaj9make you and Embreak you
The Gworld is filled with their Gmaj9broken empty dEmreams
GSilence is Gmaj9their only virtEmue
GLocked away iGmaj9nside their silent Emscreams
e|-E-----A---Dmaj7-2-----G---Cmaj7------Cmaj9-------|
B|------2---2---------0-----1-----|
G|-1----2---2-----0---0-----0-----|
D|-2----2---------0---2-----0-----|
A|-2--------------2---3-----2-----|
E|----------------3---------3-----|	
But for nEow
Let us dance Aaway this starry nDmaj7ight
AFilled with the glow of the fiery staDmaj7rs
And with the dCmaj7awn our sun will rGise
Cmaj7Bringing a symphony of bird Gcries
(    A      Asus4      Dmaj7  D) x2
(    Cmaj7      C      G  Cmaj9) x2         E  
e|--C----D-----A0-|
B|--1---3----2-|
G|--0---0----2-|
D|--2---4----2-|
A|--3---5----0-|
E|--3---5------| 
Don't bring me Cdown Dnow C  
Let me Dstay here for a whEile
You know life's Ctoo DshortC  
Let me Dbathe here in your smEile
I'm tranCscenDdingC  
The Dfall from the Agarden
   (3 times)
e|------------| |----------------------------|
B|--8--7--10--| |---8--7--5--3--1--0------5--|
G|--9--8--11--| |---9--8--6--4--2--0------6--|
D|-10--9--12--| |--10--9--7--5--3--2------7--|
A|------------| |-------------------------7--|
E|------------| |-------------------------5--|
   Humming............              Good night

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Dont Fade Away

by Dead Can Dance

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Asus4

Asus2

Gmaj9

Dmaj7

Cmaj9

Dead Can Dance

Don't Fade Away

C Cmaj7 Am Asus4 Asus2

e|-----------------------------|

B|--1---0-------1----3-----0---|

G|--0---0-------2----2-----2---|

D|--2---0-------2----2-----2---|

A|--3---3-------0----0-----0---|

E|-(3)--3----------------------|

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 Am Asus4 Am Asus2 Am

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

Don't fade away..

Am Asus4 Am Asus2 Am

My brown-eyed girl

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

Come walk with me

Am Asus4 Am Asus2 Am

I'll fill your heart with joy

G Gmaj9 Em

e|-3---3-------|

B|-3---3-------|

G|-0---0----0--|

D|-0---0----2--|

A|-2---0----2--|

E|-3---2----0--|

G Gmaj9 Em

And we'll dance through our isolation

G Gmaj9 Em

Seeking solace in the wisdom we bestow

G Gmaj9 Em

Turning thoughts to the here and ever after

G Gmaj9 Em

Consuming fears in our fiery halos

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

Say what you mean

Am Asus4 Am Asus2 Am

Mean what you say

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

I've heard that innocence

Am Am Am

Amsus4 Amsus2

Has led us all astray

G Gmaj9 Em

But don't let them make you and break you

G Gmaj9 Em

The world is filled with their broken empty dreams

G Gmaj9 Em

Silence is their only virtue

G Gmaj9 Em

Locked away inside their silent screams

E A Dmaj7 G Cmaj7 Cmaj9

e|----------2---------------------|

B|------2---2---------0-----1-----|

G|-1----2---2-----0---0-----0-----|

D|-2----2---------0---2-----0-----|

A|-2--------------2---3-----2-----|

E|----------------3---------3-----|

But for now

A Dmaj7

Let us dance away this starry night

A Dmaj7

Filled with the glow of the fiery stars

Cmaj7 G

And with the dawn our sun will rise

Cmaj7 G

Bringing a symphony of bird cries

A Asus4 Dmaj7 D

( ) x2

Cmaj7 C G Cmaj9 E

( ) x2

C D A

e|-----------0-|

B|--1---3----2-|

G|--0---0----2-|

D|--2---4----2-|

A|--3---5----0-|

E|--3---5------|

C D C

Don't bring me down now

D E

Let me stay here for a while

C D C

You know life's too short

D E

Let me bathe here in your smile

C D C

I'm transcending

D A

The fall from the garden

(3 times)

e|------------| |----------------------------|

B|--8--7--10--| |---8--7--5--3--1--0------5--|

G|--9--8--11--| |---9--8--6--4--2--0------6--|

D|-10--9--12--| |--10--9--7--5--3--2------7--|

A|------------| |-------------------------7--|

E|------------| |-------------------------5--|

Humming............ Good night

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