Fake You Out
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Intro 2x: F# Ebm B Db
F# Db Ebm B
I want to drive away
F# Db Ebm B
In the night, headlights call my name
B Ebm
I, I'll never be, be what you see inside
F# B
You say I'm not alone, but I am petrified
B Ebm
You say that you are close, is close the closest star?
F# B F#
You just feel twice as far, you just feel twice as far
(F#) Ebm
And I'll fall
B
And I'll break
Db
And I'll fake
F#
All I wanna
Ebm
And I'll fall down
B
And I'll break down
Db
And I'll fake you out
F#
All I wanna
F# Ebm F# B (x2)
B
I'm so afraid
Ebm
Of what you have to say
F#
Cause I am quiet now
B
And silence gives you space
B Ebm
I, I'll never be, be what you see inside
F# B
You say I'm not alone, but I am petrified
B Ebm
You say that you are close, is close the closest star?
F# B F#
You just feel twice as far, you just feel twice as far
(F#) Ebm
And I'll fall
B
And I'll break
Db
And I'll fake
F#
All I wanna
Ebm
And I'll fall down
B
And I'll break down
Db
And I'll fake you out
F#
All I wanna
B Ebm
It's the same game today as it always is
F#
I don't give these places fake my name explaining this
B
And the wrists of my mind have the bleeding lines
X
That remind me of all the times...
B
I have committed
Ebm
Dirty dirty crimes that are perfectly form-fitted
F#
To what I've done and what I'm doing
I'm brewing and losing and spewing infusing
B X
And believe me that's what all the kids are doing
B
What kids are doing are killing themselves
Ebm
They feel they have no control of their prisoner's cell
F# B
And if you're one of them then you're one of me
X
And you would do almost anything just to feel free...
B
Am I right? Of course I am
Ebm
Convince me otherwise would take all night
F#
Before you walk away, there's one more thing I want to say
B
Our brains are sick but that's okay
F# Ebm B Db (background harmony here until final stanza)
(F#) Ebm
And I'll fall
B
And I'll break
Db
And I'll fake
F#
All I wanna
( F# Ebm B Db ) 2x
(F#)
All I wanna
Ebm
Yeah, and I'll fall down
B
And I'll break down
Db
And I'll fake you out
F#
All I wanna
Ebm
Yeah, and I'll fall down
B
And I'll break down
Db
And I'll fake you out
F#
All I wanna
B
I'm so afraid
Ebm
Of what you have to say
F#
Cause I am quiet now
B (F#)
And silence gives you space
----------------- Acordes -----------------
B = X 2 4 4 4 2
Db = X 4 6 6 6 4
Ebm = X X 1 3 4 2
F# = 2 4 4 3 2 2
How to play Fake You Out
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#. 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.