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[Intro]
G#m    H     D#m        C#
[Verse 1]
G#mEveryboHdy knoD#mws how to hC#ouse the sin
G#mIf your ghHost coD#mmes around then yC#ou’ll let him in
you G#mcan loose Hyour cD#montrol just in a C#trice
FroG#mm the path Hof virtue D#mto ugly vC#ice
[Chorus]
And Hall that you G#mgot all that you got D#mis fadingC#  
HAll that you G#mdo all that you do is D#mwaitingC#  
HAnd your life G#mis slipping awayD#m  C#  
G#mOooh ooHoh Is D#mfadingC#  
G#mOooh ooHoh And D#myour life C#is slipping away
G#mAll thaHt you D#mgot fadingC#  
G#mAll thaHt you D#mdo is waitiC#ng
G#mYou lifHe is sD#mlipping awaC#y
[Verse 2]
G#mIt all Hcomes D#min the detaC#il the devils and the gods
G#mOnly a Hsmall D#mstep to faiC#l against all the odds
G#mWhy wouHld somD#mebody cross C#this lines
G#mwhen evHen a bD#mlind man coC#uld see the signs
[Chorus]
And Hall that you G#mgot all that you got D#mis fadingC#  
HAll that you G#mdo all that you do is D#mwaitingC#  
HAnd your life G#mis slipping awayD#m  C#  
G#mOooh ooHoh Is D#mfadingC#  
G#mOooh ooHoh And D#myour life C#is slipping away
G#mAll thaHt you D#mgot fadingC#  
G#mAll thaHt you D#mdo is waitiC#ng
G#mYou lifHe is sD#mlipping awaC#y
[Bridge]
G#mIf you Hhold yD#mour virtueC#  
G#mneither Hfoes D#mnor friends C#can ever hurt you
G#mAnd if Hyou inD#mdulge in thC#e vice
G#myou wilHl have D#mto pay the C#price
G#mSo what Hyou tD#make can be C#healthy or not
G#mSometimHes its D#mhard to chC#oose what you ought
G#mdoes a Hlife wD#mithout sin C#make any sense
G#msometimHes we D#mneed to be C#vicious to keep the suspense
[Chorus]
And Hall that you G#mgot all that you got D#mis fadingC#  
HAll that you G#mdo all that you do is D#mwaitingC#  
HAnd your life G#mis slipping awayD#m  C#  
G#mOooh ooHoh Is D#mfadingC#  
G#mOooh ooHoh And D#myour life C#is slipping away
G#mAll thaHt you D#mgot fadingC#  
G#mAll thaHt you D#mdo is waitiC#ng
G#mYou lifHe is sD#mlipping awaC#y

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Fading

by Mainfelt

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G#m

D#m

[Intro]

G#m H D#m C#

[Verse 1]

G#m H D#m C#

Everybody knows how to house the sin

G#m H D#m C#

If your ghost comes around then you’ll let him in

G#m H D#m C#

you can loose your control just in a trice

G#m H D#m C#

From the path of virtue to ugly vice

[Chorus]

H G#m D#m C#

And all that you got all that you got is fading

H G#m D#m C#

All that you do all that you do is waiting

H G#m D#m C#

And your life is slipping away

G#m H D#m C#

Oooh oooh Is fading

G#m H D#m C#

Oooh oooh And your life is slipping away

G#m H D#m C#

All that you got fading

G#m H D#m C#

All that you do is waiting

G#m H D#m C#

You life is slipping away

[Verse 2]

G#m H D#m C#

It all comes in the detail the devils and the gods

G#m H D#m C#

Only a small step to fail against all the odds

G#m H D#m C#

Why would somebody cross this lines

G#m H D#m C#

when even a blind man could see the signs

[Chorus]

H G#m D#m C#

And all that you got all that you got is fading

H G#m D#m C#

All that you do all that you do is waiting

H G#m D#m C#

And your life is slipping away

G#m H D#m C#

Oooh oooh Is fading

G#m H D#m C#

Oooh oooh And your life is slipping away

G#m H D#m C#

All that you got fading

G#m H D#m C#

All that you do is waiting

G#m H D#m C#

You life is slipping away

[Bridge]

G#m H D#m C#

If you hold your virtue

G#m H D#m C#

neither foes nor friends can ever hurt you

G#m H D#m C#

And if you indulge in the vice

G#m H D#m C#

you will have to pay the price

G#m H D#m C#

So what you take can be healthy or not

G#m H D#m C#

Sometimes its hard to choose what you ought

G#m H D#m C#

does a life without sin make any sense

G#m H D#m C#

sometimes we need to be vicious to keep the suspense

[Chorus]

H G#m D#m C#

And all that you got all that you got is fading

H G#m D#m C#

All that you do all that you do is waiting

H G#m D#m C#

And your life is slipping away

G#m H D#m C#

Oooh oooh Is fading

G#m H D#m C#

Oooh oooh And your life is slipping away

G#m H D#m C#

All that you got fading

G#m H D#m C#

All that you do is waiting

G#m H D#m C#

You life is slipping away

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