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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 12Position: 5

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Faded by Kate DeAraugo
CHORDS:
      D5    E5    F5    F#m     D    A    E/G#  A*     E    B5    G5  A5  
E|---------------2---2---5---4----0---0--------------|
B|---------------2---3---5---5----2---0--------------|
G|--7---9--------2---2---6---4----2---1--------------|
D|--7---9---3----4---0---7---6----2---2---9---5---7--|
A|--5---7---3---------------------0---2---9---5---7--|
E|----------1----2-------5---4--------0---7---3---5--|
VERSE:
Keyboards add extra notes forming full harmony of:
|         Dmaj7|      E    Esus4|
Lead-in to chorus:
|      D  D(#11) |  Esus4        F|
CHORUS:
Half-barre throughout   F#m   D   A    E/G#sequence
using thumb on 6th-string
...or use power chords throughout!
VERSE:
          D5`                   E5`
  You never take take the time to really look
            D5`           E5`
  Look at the one the one I really
            D5`                E5`
Am you try to fit to fit me in a perfect box
           D5`               E5  F5  
  You let me slip be-tween the cracks now I'm
CHORUS-1:
F#mFaded  Dinto Asomeone E/G#else made me
       F#m             D  A*  E  
Someone I don't wanna be    yeah I'm
F#mFaded  Dmy true Acolours E/G#gone like a
     F#m        E     D`
Picture nobody sees
VERSE:
             D5`                      E5`
  I'll bet you don't don't even know my favourite song
            D5`              E5`
  You tell me how how I should wear my
             D5`                 E5`
Hair you wanna change everything I ever was
         D5`                 E5  F5  
  Try to e-rase me til I'm not there now I'm
CHORUS-1:
F#mFaded  Dinto Asomeone E/G#else made me
       F#m             D  A*  E  
Someone I don't wanna be    yeah I'm
F#mFaded  Dmy true Acolours E/G#gone like a
     F#m        E     D' 'F5  
Picture nobody sees
CHORUS-2:
F#mFaded  Dlike I Anever E/G#was til I
        F#m         D  A*  E  
Don't even know my-self  yeah I'm
F#mFaded  Dinto Awhat you E/G#want but I'm
        F#m        E     D`
Not taking it too well
BRIDGE:
            B5`                            G5`
I don't wanna be your little picture perfect pretty
             D5`            A5`
Girl who's got nothing to say
            B5`                        G5`
I'm not gonna wait around let you run my whole life down so
              D5`          E5`
You can watch me  fade a-way___
SOLO-CHORUS:
F#mFaded Dfaded  Ayou E/G#try to fit
F#mFit me in your Dperfect boxA  E  
F#mFaded Dfaded  Ayou E/G#try to fit
            F#m            E    D`
Fit me in your perfect box
VERSE-HALF:
[breakdown]
           D5`             E5`
  You try to fit fit me in a perfect box
           D5`               E5  F5  
  You let me slip bet-ween the cracks now I'm
CHORUS-1:
F#mFaded  Dinto Asomeone E/G#else made me
       F#m             D  A*  E  
Someone I don't wanna be    yeah I'm
F#mFaded  Dmy true Acolours E/G#gone like a
     F#m        E     D'    'F5  
Picture nobody sees  now I'm
CHORUS-2:
F#mFaded  Dlike I Anever E/G#was til I
        F#m         D  A*  E  
Don't even know my-self  yeah I'm
F#mFaded  Dinto Awhat you E/G#want but I'm
        F#m        E     D' 'F5  
Not taking it too well   I'm
CHORUS-AD-LIB:  (fade on repeat)
F#mFaded Dhate it Aslippin' a-E/G#way as I
Faded______________________
   F#m             D  A*  E  
Disap-pear in the dark  I'm
____________________
F#mFaded Dhate it Aso far a-E/G#way from
Faded____________________
   F#m            E      D' 'F5  
Who I was at the start   I'm
___________________

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Faded

by Kate DeAraugo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

E/G#

Dmaj7

Esus4

Faded by Kate DeAraugo

CHORDS:

D5 E5 F5 F#m D A E/G# A E B5 G5 A5

E|---------------2---2---5---4----0---0--------------|

B|---------------2---3---5---5----2---0--------------|

G|--7---9--------2---2---6---4----2---1--------------|

D|--7---9---3----4---0---7---6----2---2---9---5---7--|

A|--5---7---3---------------------0---2---9---5---7--|

E|----------1----2-------5---4--------0---7---3---5--|

VERSE:

Keyboards add extra notes forming full harmony of:

Dmaj7 E Esus4

| | |

Lead-in to chorus:

D D Esus4 F

| (#11) | |

CHORUS:

F#m D A E/G#

Half-barre throughout sequence

using thumb on 6th-string

...or use power chords throughout!

VERSE:

D5 E5

` `

You never take take the time to really look

D5 E5

` `

Look at the one the one I really

D5 E5

` `

Am you try to fit to fit me in a perfect box

D5 E5 F5

You let me slip be-tween the cracks now I'm

CHORUS-1:

F#m D A E/G#

Faded into someone else made me

F#m D A E

Someone I don't wanna be yeah I'm

F#m D A E/G#

Faded my true colours gone like a

F#m E D

Picture nobody sees

VERSE:

D5 E5

` `

I'll bet you don't don't even know my favourite song

D5 E5

` `

You tell me how how I should wear my

D5 E5

` `

Hair you wanna change everything I ever was

D5 E5 F5

Try to e-rase me til I'm not there now I'm

CHORUS-1:

F#m D A E/G#

Faded into someone else made me

F#m D A E

Someone I don't wanna be yeah I'm

F#m D A E/G#

Faded my true colours gone like a

F#m E D F5

' '

Picture nobody sees

CHORUS-2:

F#m D A E/G#

Faded like I never was til I

F#m D A E

Don't even know my-self yeah I'm

F#m D A E/G#

Faded into what you want but I'm

F#m E D

Not taking it too well

BRIDGE:

B5 G5

` `

I don't wanna be your little picture perfect pretty

D5 A5

` `

Girl who's got nothing to say

B5 G5

` `

I'm not gonna wait around let you run my whole life down so

D5 E5

` `

You can watch me fade a-way___

SOLO-CHORUS:

F#m D A E/G#

Faded faded you try to fit

F#m D A E

Fit me in your perfect box

F#m D A E/G#

Faded faded you try to fit

F#m E D

Fit me in your perfect box

VERSE-HALF:

[breakdown]

D5 E5

` `

You try to fit fit me in a perfect box

D5 E5 F5

You let me slip bet-ween the cracks now I'm

CHORUS-1:

F#m D A E/G#

Faded into someone else made me

F#m D A E

Someone I don't wanna be yeah I'm

F#m D A E/G#

Faded my true colours gone like a

F#m E D F5

' '

Picture nobody sees now I'm

CHORUS-2:

F#m D A E/G#

Faded like I never was til I

F#m D A E

Don't even know my-self yeah I'm

F#m D A E/G#

Faded into what you want but I'm

F#m E D F5

' '

Not taking it too well I'm

CHORUS-AD-LIB: (fade on repeat)

F#m D A E/G#

Faded hate it slippin' a-way as I

Faded______________________

F#m D A E

Disap-pear in the dark I'm

____________________

F#m D A E/G#

Faded hate it so far a-way from

Faded____________________

F#m E D F5

' '

Who I was at the start I'm

___________________

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