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The Fading

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[Intro]
A (x4 bars)
[Verse 1]
A spring reDmemAbered
The taste of Dgin
An Deyelet Alight upEon our Askin
Your form it DlingAers
I trace just Dwhere you've been
ThesDongs we sAang I'll sEing aAgain
[Chorus]
When Dit breaks Edown
Oh Dbabe let's Etry
To see the F#mbeauty in Dall the Afading
[Verse 2]
I saw the DriAver
Thick with Dmud
DBreak Athrough the Ebanks and Arun
And I confess I Dliked Ait
I cheered the Dflood
When the Dwater Ahit the Ewalls and Awon
[Chorus]
When Dit breaks Edown
Oh Dbabe let's Etry
To see the F#mbeauty in Dall the Afading
[Bridge]
Hmm-mm-Dmmm
Hmm-mm-Ammm
[Verse 3]
The roads are DendAless
They seem to Dgrow
DVines that Awind aEround the Aworld
And though I Dhate Ait
To leave my Dhome
I Dlove that Acar when I Eneed to Ago
[Chorus]
When Dit breaks Edown
Oh Dbabe let's Etry
To see the F#mbeauty in Dall the Afading
[Bridge]
Hmm-mm-Dmmm
Hmm-mm-Ammm
[Verse 4]
And O, KenDtucAky
Stays in my Dmind
It's Dsweet to Abe five Eyears Abehind
That's where DI'll Abe
When the seas Drise
Holding my Ddear Afriends and Edrinking Awine
[Chorus]
When Dit breaks dEown
Oh Dbabe let's Etry
To see the F#mbeauty in Dall the Afading
When it Dbreaks Edown
When the Dstakes get Ehigh
To see the F#mbeauty in Dall the Afading
[Outro]
                  D    A(x4)
Hmm-mm-mmm, hmm-mm-mmm

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The Fading

by Joan Shelley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

A (x4 bars)

[Verse 1]

D A

A spring remembered

The taste of gin

D A E A

An eyelet light upon our skin

D A

Your form it lingers

I trace just where you've been

D A E A

Thesongs we sang I'll sing again

[Chorus]

D E

When it breaks down

D E

Oh babe let's try

F#m D A

To see the beauty in all the fading

[Verse 2]

D A

I saw the river

Thick with mud

D A E A

Break through the banks and run

D A

And I confess I liked it

I cheered the flood

D A E A

When the water hit the walls and won

[Chorus]

D E

When it breaks down

D E

Oh babe let's try

F#m D A

To see the beauty in all the fading

[Bridge]

Hmm-mm-mmm

[Verse 3]

D A

The roads are endless

They seem to grow

D A E A

Vines that wind around the world

D A

And though I hate it

To leave my home

D A E A

I love that car when I need to go

[Chorus]

D E

When it breaks down

D E

Oh babe let's try

F#m D A

To see the beauty in all the fading

[Bridge]

Hmm-mm-mmm

[Verse 4]

D A

And O, Kentucky

Stays in my mind

D A E A

It's sweet to be five years behind

D A

That's where I'll be

When the seas rise

D A E A

Holding my dear friends and drinking wine

[Chorus]

D E

When it breaks down

D E

Oh babe let's try

F#m D A

To see the beauty in all the fading

D E

When it breaks down

D E

When the stakes get high

F#m D A

To see the beauty in all the fading

[Outro]

D A

(x4)

Hmm-mm-mmm, hmm-mm-mmm

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