Chords for Alistair Hulett He Fades Away
Tempo:
80.675 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [G]
[C#] [E]
[A] [D] [E]
[D]
There's a man in [Bm] my bed, I used to love him [A] [G] His kisses [D] used to take [E] my breath away
[A] There's [C#m]
[D] a man [G] in my bed, I hardly know [A] him I [G] wipe his face [Bm] and hold his [Em] hand
[G] And watch him [A] as he slowly [D] fades away And he [A] fades away
Not [Bm] like thieves of fall and [B] autumn [G] Turning gold against [A] the grey
[E] He fades away [Em]
[G] Like the bloodstains [B] on a [Em] pillowcase
That I [G] wash [A] every day He [D] fades away
[G] [E]
[A] [D]
[A] [D] There's a man [A] in my bed, [Bm] he's on a pension [A]
[G] Although he's [D] only fifty [E] years of age
[A] The [D] lawyer [A] says we might get [Bm] compensation [A] In [G] the course of [A] due procedure
[G] But he wouldn't say [A] for certain [D] at this stage And he [A] fades away
[Bm] Not like [B] thieves of fall and autumn [Em] Turning [G] gold [A] against the grey
He [E] fades away [Em] Like [G] the [A] bloodstains on a [G] pillowcase
That I [A] wash every day [D] He fades away
[B] And he's not the [A] only one Who [D] made a [G] trip so many [A] years ago
[Bm] To what the [A] Whithnam mine [D] So many [B] young men all [G] before
Their time and [A] dying is slow They [Bm] fade away
[F#] An [F#m] eating bag of bones with lungs [B] Half clogged and filled with clay
They [A] fade away
[D] There's a man [A] in my bed, [Bm] they never told [A] him [G] The cost [D] of bringing home [G#m] his weekly [E] pay
[A] When [D] the [A] courts decide [Bm] how much they owe [A] him How [G] will he spend [A] his money
When [G] he lies in [A] bed and tosses [D] life away And he [A] fades away
Not [Bm] like thieves of fall and autumn [G] Turning gold [A] against the grey
He [E] fades away [Em]
Like [G] the [A] bloodstains on a [G] pillowcase
That I [A] wash every day [D] He fades away
[Bm] Not like thieves of [B] fall and autumn [G] Turning gold [A] against the grey
He [E] fades [Em] away Like [G] the [A] bloodstains on a [G] pillowcase
That I wash every [A] day He fades [D] away
[N]
[C#] [E]
[A] [D] [E]
[D]
There's a man in [Bm] my bed, I used to love him [A] [G] His kisses [D] used to take [E] my breath away
[A] There's [C#m]
[D] a man [G] in my bed, I hardly know [A] him I [G] wipe his face [Bm] and hold his [Em] hand
[G] And watch him [A] as he slowly [D] fades away And he [A] fades away
Not [Bm] like thieves of fall and [B] autumn [G] Turning gold against [A] the grey
[E] He fades away [Em]
[G] Like the bloodstains [B] on a [Em] pillowcase
That I [G] wash [A] every day He [D] fades away
[G] [E]
[A] [D]
[A] [D] There's a man [A] in my bed, [Bm] he's on a pension [A]
[G] Although he's [D] only fifty [E] years of age
[A] The [D] lawyer [A] says we might get [Bm] compensation [A] In [G] the course of [A] due procedure
[G] But he wouldn't say [A] for certain [D] at this stage And he [A] fades away
[Bm] Not like [B] thieves of fall and autumn [Em] Turning [G] gold [A] against the grey
He [E] fades away [Em] Like [G] the [A] bloodstains on a [G] pillowcase
That I [A] wash every day [D] He fades away
[B] And he's not the [A] only one Who [D] made a [G] trip so many [A] years ago
[Bm] To what the [A] Whithnam mine [D] So many [B] young men all [G] before
Their time and [A] dying is slow They [Bm] fade away
[F#] An [F#m] eating bag of bones with lungs [B] Half clogged and filled with clay
They [A] fade away
[D] There's a man [A] in my bed, [Bm] they never told [A] him [G] The cost [D] of bringing home [G#m] his weekly [E] pay
[A] When [D] the [A] courts decide [Bm] how much they owe [A] him How [G] will he spend [A] his money
When [G] he lies in [A] bed and tosses [D] life away And he [A] fades away
Not [Bm] like thieves of fall and autumn [G] Turning gold [A] against the grey
He [E] fades away [Em]
Like [G] the [A] bloodstains on a [G] pillowcase
That I [A] wash every day [D] He fades away
[Bm] Not like thieves of [B] fall and autumn [G] Turning gold [A] against the grey
He [E] fades [Em] away Like [G] the [A] bloodstains on a [G] pillowcase
That I wash every [A] day He fades [D] away
[N]
Key:
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[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
There's a man in [Bm] my bed, I used to love him [A] _ [G] His kisses [D] used to take [E] my breath away
[A] There's [C#m]
[D] a man [G] in my bed, I hardly know [A] him I [G] wipe his face [Bm] and hold his [Em] hand
[G] And watch him [A] as he slowly [D] fades away And he [A] fades away
Not [Bm] like thieves of fall and [B] autumn [G] Turning gold against [A] the grey
[E] He fades away [Em] _
[G] Like the bloodstains [B] on a [Em] pillowcase
That I [G] wash [A] every day He [D] fades away _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ There's a man [A] in my bed, [Bm] he's on a pension [A] _
[G] Although he's [D] only fifty [E] years of age
[A] The [D] lawyer [A] says we might get [Bm] compensation [A] In [G] the course of [A] due procedure
[G] But he wouldn't say [A] for certain [D] at this stage And he [A] fades away
_ [Bm] Not like [B] thieves of fall and autumn [Em] Turning [G] gold [A] against the grey
He [E] fades away [Em] Like [G] the [A] bloodstains on a [G] pillowcase
That I [A] wash every day [D] He fades away
[B] And he's not the [A] only one Who [D] made a [G] trip so many [A] years ago
[Bm] To what the [A] Whithnam mine [D] So many [B] young men all [G] before
Their time and [A] dying is slow They [Bm] fade away
[F#] An [F#m] eating bag of bones with lungs [B] Half clogged and filled with clay
They _ _ [A] fade away _ _ _
_ [D] There's a man [A] in my bed, [Bm] they never told [A] him [G] The cost [D] of bringing home [G#m] his weekly [E] pay
[A] When [D] the [A] courts decide [Bm] how much they owe [A] him How [G] will he spend [A] his money
When [G] he lies in [A] bed and tosses [D] life away And he [A] fades away
Not [Bm] like thieves of fall and autumn [G] Turning gold [A] against the grey
He [E] fades away [Em]
Like [G] the [A] bloodstains on a [G] pillowcase
That I [A] wash every day [D] He fades away
[Bm] Not like thieves of [B] fall and autumn [G] Turning gold [A] against the grey
He [E] fades [Em] away Like [G] the [A] bloodstains on a [G] pillowcase
That I wash every [A] day He fades [D] away
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
There's a man in [Bm] my bed, I used to love him [A] _ [G] His kisses [D] used to take [E] my breath away
[A] There's [C#m]
[D] a man [G] in my bed, I hardly know [A] him I [G] wipe his face [Bm] and hold his [Em] hand
[G] And watch him [A] as he slowly [D] fades away And he [A] fades away
Not [Bm] like thieves of fall and [B] autumn [G] Turning gold against [A] the grey
[E] He fades away [Em] _
[G] Like the bloodstains [B] on a [Em] pillowcase
That I [G] wash [A] every day He [D] fades away _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ There's a man [A] in my bed, [Bm] he's on a pension [A] _
[G] Although he's [D] only fifty [E] years of age
[A] The [D] lawyer [A] says we might get [Bm] compensation [A] In [G] the course of [A] due procedure
[G] But he wouldn't say [A] for certain [D] at this stage And he [A] fades away
_ [Bm] Not like [B] thieves of fall and autumn [Em] Turning [G] gold [A] against the grey
He [E] fades away [Em] Like [G] the [A] bloodstains on a [G] pillowcase
That I [A] wash every day [D] He fades away
[B] And he's not the [A] only one Who [D] made a [G] trip so many [A] years ago
[Bm] To what the [A] Whithnam mine [D] So many [B] young men all [G] before
Their time and [A] dying is slow They [Bm] fade away
[F#] An [F#m] eating bag of bones with lungs [B] Half clogged and filled with clay
They _ _ [A] fade away _ _ _
_ [D] There's a man [A] in my bed, [Bm] they never told [A] him [G] The cost [D] of bringing home [G#m] his weekly [E] pay
[A] When [D] the [A] courts decide [Bm] how much they owe [A] him How [G] will he spend [A] his money
When [G] he lies in [A] bed and tosses [D] life away And he [A] fades away
Not [Bm] like thieves of fall and autumn [G] Turning gold [A] against the grey
He [E] fades away [Em]
Like [G] the [A] bloodstains on a [G] pillowcase
That I [A] wash every day [D] He fades away
[Bm] Not like thieves of [B] fall and autumn [G] Turning gold [A] against the grey
He [E] fades [Em] away Like [G] the [A] bloodstains on a [G] pillowcase
That I wash every [A] day He fades [D] away
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