Fade chords by Sleater-Kinney

Chords with lyrics

Fade Chords
Written & Performed by Sleater-Kinney
Tabbed by Lance Justice

The guitar should be tuned down one half-step for this version. If you wish not to change tunings, you can
simply transpose the song down one half-step (-1) and play in the key of C#m.

C majorC should be barred on the 3rd fret. All instances of C majorC are used purely as transition chords and are only
strummed once. The transition pattern in Verse 1 is one strum each of Bb majorBb C majorC DmDm for the 1st two lines. A augmentedA is
also transitional though it should be played as such: xx2220. The pattern there being identical to the one
above, only substituting C majorC for A.

Dm* means to play the barred version of DmDm on the 5th fret. Bb* means to barre Bb majorBb on the sixth fret.

Bb/Eb: xx1331

[Intro:]
DmDm Bb majorBb
End on DmDm

[Verse 1:]
DmDm           Bb majorBb        C majorC DmDm
When the last strip of light is dimming
               Bb majorBb    C majorC DmDm
When the spotlight starts to fade
        Bb majorBb   A augmentedA DmDm
If there's no tomorrow
 Bb majorBb    Dm*  Dm*
You better live

[Chorus:]
DmDm            Bb majorBb
All of the roles that we played
                      DmDm
Hit your mark, push the walls, stretch the stage
DmDm            Bb majorBb
Oh, what a price that we paid
      Bb majorBb              DmDm  DmDm
My dearest nightmare, my conscience, the end

[Bridge:] (Octave up, at least vocally if not on guitar)
DmDm      Bb majorBb     Bb majorBb DmDm
Unbelievable masquerade
           Bb majorBb   Bb majorBb DmDm
Never revealing your truth
          Bb majorBb      Bb majorBb DmDm
Deeper inside that mask you made
          Bb majorBb  Bb majorBb
Losing the face of you

(Return to normal octave)
DmDm Bb majorBb X4

[Verse 2:]
DmDm         Bb majorBb             DmDm
Tell me what do you see in the last script
                Bb majorBb       DmDm
Yeah it's a trip, what's it all for?
          Bb majorBb              DmDm
If we are truly dancing our swan song, darling
           Bb majorBb
Shake it like never before

[Chorus:]
DmDm            Bb majorBb
All of the roles that we played
                      DmDm
Hit your mark, push the walls, stretch the stage
DmDm            Bb majorBb
Oh, what a price that we paid
      Dm*      Bb majorBb       DmDm  Dm*
My dearest nightmare, my conscience, the end

[Outro:]
Dm*           Bb*
Oh what a price that we paid
      Bb/Eb    Bb majorBb       DmDm
My dearest nightmare, my conscience, the end