Don't Fade chords by Toad The Wet Sprocket

• Key: Em
• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

🎸 Intro:

    Em7              A7                     Em7               A7
e|--0----0------0----0----0----0--0----| |-----2---2h3p2-0------0---0----|
B|--3----3--------3--2----2h3--2--0h2--| |-----3------------3-2---0------|
G|--0----0-----------0----0----0--0----| |-----0----------------------2--|
D|--2----2-----------2----2----2--2----| |-----2-------------------------|
A|--2----2-----------0----0----0--2----| |--2--2-------------------------|
E|--0----0-----------------------------| |--0--0-------------------------|

🎸 Verse 1:
Em7                          A7
Lead me well, don't clear my way
Em7                             A7
Fascinating how the pallor can stay upon your face
             Em7                   A7
When you are light like a little boy, so light
(Fast ------------------)     Em7
flying kites and shouting to the world, you're
              Am        Bm
shouting to the world your joy

🎸 Chorus:
   C D      Em (fill: G F
Don't fade
staying here with me
E D)  G       C      D              Am             D/F#
       Don't fade, I need to know if someone still believes

🎸 Interlude:
Em7 A7 Em7 A7

🎸 Verse 2:
Em7                         A7
    Look around, see for yourself
Em7                           A7
He led us down, at the water's edge we knelt
Em7    (Fast               )
    Petals in the lake, and red upon my face
       A7
She is crying as we pray
                         Em7
and it all comes down to money again

🎸 Chorus:
Bm               Am            Bm
How you could forsake the love, got that way
      C            D                Em7 (fill: G F E D)
Don't fade, you are staying here with me
G      C        D
Don't    fade, I need to know
Am         G    C
 if someone still believes. Don't fade
       D                Em         C
You're staying here with me. Don't  fade.
  D              Am                 D
I need to know if someone still believes.

🎸 Outro:
G D Bm Em7 G
Don't      fade----------------------------------------
D Em7 D Em7 D
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C D Em7
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Em7          D        Em7        D       Em7
Need to know. Need to  know.    Don't
don't,
 Em7 A7             Em7 A7
(quiet until end, soft single guitar) don't
        Em7 A7      Em7
Need to know.         Someone still believes.
A7          Em7  N.C.
Please stay with me. I still believe.