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#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
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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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