Fade Away Chords

KeyG Capo7st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays450

Fade Away by Rob Baird is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 7st fret. It uses the chords G, D, Em7, Cadd9 and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: G D Em7 Cadd9 x2 
  
G        D     Em7     Cadd9     
I'm just gonna fade away 
G            D              Em7         Cadd9 
no I can't stay here if I wanna stay sain  
      G            D            Em7       Cadd9        
guess I'll leave down those streets of gold 
G             D       Em7      Cadd9 
all turned to rust as I grew old 
G               D    Em7       Cadd9 
she don't wanna be a back ground girl 
G          D               Em7      Cadd9  ai 
says shes ready for the big ol' world,i 
G                  D     Em7   Cadd9     u|E 
well her daddy says get you a cpa  
G               D           Em7       Cadd9 
little darlin you've got bill's to pay 
D           Em7        Cadd9  
but she don't wanna away 
D         Em7             Cadd9   
no she don't wanna fade away 

G D Em7 Cadd9 x2 

G         D          Em7      Cadd9 
so baby lets get out of Abilene  
G              D                  Em7          Cadd9 
cause we both know there ain't a god dang thing  
G        D           Em7   Cadd9 
left for us that we can't find 
G       D          Em7          Cadd9    
out there between the highway lines 
D           Em7           Cadd9 
yeah were just gonna fade away 
       D    Em7           Cadd9 
yeah were just gonna fade away 
G                          D 
come on baby kiss your momma goodbye 
Em7 
leavin here is worth the tears she'll cry 
                                       Cadd9    
this ain't where their gonna dig my grave 
D                   Em7  Cadd9 
cause I ain't gonna fade away 
G          D        Em7   Cadd9 
oh meet me out on highway 84 
      G            D         Em7       Cadd9 
by the fillin station and the liquor store 
G           D            Em7         Cadd9 
pack your bags a little heavy this time 
G         D       Em7     Cadd9 
we'll go see what we cant find 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante