I’m fading

 

    G - D - Em - C           G - D - Em - C

 

  G                           D            -  Em                            C

1.   It's K-Mart, the bathroom,        I'm staring in the mirror,

G                  D                            Em                      C

    the green lights are bright, it makes the lines clearer.

G                          D             - Em                                           C

    Where did the angels go,       cigarette smoke's all that's left,

G                                                  D         

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

                           Em                  C - G - D - Em - C

    and now the string is all I've le……………...…..ft.

 

   G                           D                   - Em                               C

2.    The light bulbs burn so much,         someone’s in the stall,

G                 - D                    Em                      C

    big white        brick wall, makes me feel small.

              - G                   D        Em                                  C

    And I       I take my shirt off, looking for a glimpse of flesh,

G                           D                                   Em                 C

    I peel back the concrete, I hope there's still some soil left.

 

                         G                 D          Em                C

    ‘Cause I am fading, I am fading, I am fading away.

             G                             D                       Em            C

    I am fading, just like fairy tales, when the hero loses faith.

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    I am fading.

 

  G                               D       - Em                                  C

3.   The air smells like urine,          it’s getting hard to breeze,

G                                    D          Em                           C

    I could walk out that door, but no one ever really  leaves.

             - G                       D               Em                    C

    And I      I take all my clothing off, trying not to forget,

         - G                                    D              

    oh,      stupid things like the color of rain,

                    Em                               C

    and the smell of stone when it's wet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     C                  Em               Bb                  A

    And I am naked in the mirror with a feather in my hand,

           C                                Em

    the lady comes out of the bathroom,

                              Bb

   screaming, "Oh, Jesus!" Like I was a man.

              A                              G

    And I ask her "Hey, what happens to us,

                         Em                    C

    when we get old and in the way?"

G                      D                                   - Em                          C

    I guess she answered me, ‘cos they,        they took me away.

 

                    G                 D       Em                       C

    And I am fading, I am fading, I    am fading away.

             G                             D                       Em            C

    I am fading, just like fairy tales, when the hero loses faith.

               G                         D

    And I can’t remember, why or when,

       Em                    C

    I hope that I’ll remember again.

                    G - D - Em - C                          G - D - Em - C

    And I am fa…………..ding.        And I’m fa………..…ding.

 

    (Jewel)