Neil Young – Time Fades Away (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
D
Fourteen junkies too weak to work,

G
one sells diamonds for what they're worth.

G                                        A
Down on pain street disappointment lurks.
[Chorus]
F             G        D
Son, don't be home too late,

F          G       D 
try to get back by eight.

F             G          D
Son, don't wait till the break of day,

D         F        G
cause you know how time fades

D                    F         G         D
time fades away, you know how time fades away.
[Verse 2]
D
All day presidents look out windows

G
All night sentries watch the moonglow

G                                 A
All are waiting till the time is right.
[Chorus]
F             G        D
Son, don't be home too late,

F          G       D 
try to get back by eight.

F             G          D
Son, don't wait till the break of day,

D         F        G
cause you know how time fades

D                    F         G         D
time fades away, you know how time fades away.
[Verse 3]
E
Back in Canada I spent my days

G
Riding subways through a haze

G                                  A
I was handcuffed. I was born and raised.
[Chorus]
F             G        D
Son, don't be home too late,

F          G       D 
try to get back by eight.

F             G          D
Son, don't wait till the break of day,

D         F        G
cause you know how time fades

D                    F         G         D
time fades away, you know how time fades away.
[Verse 4]
D
Fourteen junkies too weak to work,

G
one sells diamonds for what they're worth.

G                                        A
Down on pain street disappointment lurks.