Jewel – Fading (Guitar)

Capo 2
Key
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Chords

[Intro] F C Dm Gm [Verse 1]
F            C
It's Walmart, the bathroom

Dm              Gm
I'm staring in the mirror

F          C
Florescent lights are bright

Dm               Gm
It makes the lines clearer

F            C
Where did the Angel go?

Dm                           Gm
Cigarette smoke's all that's left

F                          C
I've traded my wings in for a string of pearls

Dm                    Gm
And a string is all I've left
[Interlude] F C Dm Gm [Verse 2]
F             C
The lighbulbs buzz

Dm               Gm
Someone's in the stall

F          C
Big white, brick wall

Dm            Gm
Makes me feel small

     F        C
And I take my shirt off

Dm                       Gm
Looking for a glimpse of flesh

F             C
Peel back the concrete

             Dm               Gm
Hope there's something natural left
[Chorus]
         F
Cuz I am fading

     C
I am fading

    Dm     Gm
I am fading away

     F                C
I am fading just like fairytales

Dm              Gm
And a hero loses faith

    Dm    Gm
I am fading
[Verse 3]
F                   C
The air smells like urine

Dm                  Gm
It's gettin hard to breathe

F                     C
I could walk out that door

Dm                     Gm
But no one ever really leaves

     F        C
And I take my clothing off

Dm            Gm
Trying not to forget

F                      C
Stupid things like the color of rain

   Dm                            Gm
And the smell of stone when it's wet
[Chorus]
     F
I am fading

     C
I am fading

    Dm      Gm
I am fading away

     F                C
I am fading just like fairytales

     Dm         Gm
And a hero loses faith
[Bridge]
         Gm           F
And I am naked in the mirror

       Dm             C
With a feather in my hand

  Gm                    F
A lady comes out of the bathroom screaming

    Dm
"Oh Jesus!"

            C
She couldn't understand

     F               C                  Dm                        Gm
But I ask her, "Hey, what happens to us when we get old and in the way?"

F           C
I guess she answered me

         Dm              Gm
Cause they, they took me away
[Chorus]
     F
I am fading

     C
I am fading

    Dm      Gm
I am fading away

     F                C
I am fading just like fairytales

     Dm         Gm
An a hero loses faith

      F
And I don't know how

      C
And I don't know when

           Dm
Don't know when I forgot

          Gm
Hope I'll remember again

    F C Dm Gm
I am fading away

     F   Gm
I am fading