Fade (acoustic)
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Intro: Em7 D
Em7 D
I try to breathe
Em7 D
These memories overtaking me
Em7 D
I try to face them but
Em7 D
The thought is too much to conceive
Em7 D Em7
I only know that I can change
D Em7
Everything else just stays the same
D Em7
So now I step out of the darkness
D
that my life became 'cause
G5
I just needed someone to talk to
Fmaj7/C C G5
You were just too busy with yourself
You were never there for me
Fmaj7/C
To express how I felt
C G5
I just stuffed it down
Now I'm older and I feel like
Fmaj7/C C G5
I could let some of this anger fade
Fmaj7/C
But it seems the surface I am scratching
C Em7 D
Is the bed I have made
Em7 D
Em7 D
So where were you?
Em7 D
When all this I was going through
Em7 D
You never took the time
Em7 D
To ask me just what you could do
Em7 D Em7
I only know that I can change
D Em7
Everything else just stays the same
D Em7
So now I step out of the darkness
D
that my life became 'cause
G5
I just needed someone to talk to
Fmaj7/C C G5
You were just too busy with yourself
You were never there for me
Fmaj7/C
To express how I felt
C G5
I just stuffed it down
Now I'm older and I feel like
Fmaj7/C C G5
I could let some of this anger fade
Fmaj7/C
But it seems the surface I am scratching
C Em7 G5 D
Is the bed I have ma-A-A-A-ade
Em7 G5 D
Never meant to fa-a-ade...
Em7 G5 D
Away
Em7 G5 D
Never meant to fade away...
G5
I just needed someone to talk to
Fmaj7/C C G5
You were just too busy with yourself
You were never there for me
Fmaj7/C
To express how I felt
C G5
I just stuffed it down
Now I'm older and I feel like
Fmaj7/C C G5
I could let some of this anger fade
Fmaj7/C
But it seems the surface I am scratching
C Em7 D
Is the bed I have made
Em7 D
Em7 D
I try to breathe...
Em7 D ...
How to play Fade (acoustic)
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.