Life Fades Away Chords by Roy Orbison

Tempo:
100.15 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

B

C#m

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Life Fades Away - Roy Orbison chords
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[E] My time has come the [C#m] clouds are calling
[A] December wind has [B] come my way
[E] And now I [F#m] feel the world falling
[A] All at once
[B] It's too late
life [E] fades away
The night is my day
All thoughts [F#] slip away
And [A] even though I must [B] leave
Remember [E]
I love you
I'll always be
In your [G#] [C#m] memory
[G#m] [C#m]
[A] I will always [B] be with you
[E] When I'm gone
Hey Hey
Life [F#] fades away
[G#m] Oh [A] yeah
[B]
Life [E] fades away
I'm tired [C#m] of tomorrow
Lost [A] for today
[E] I long to be
[B] At [A] peace [E] forever
My [C#m] eternal fear
And [A] even though I will [B] lose you
[E] I must leave
Hey
Life [F#m] fades away
[F#] [C#m] [A] Oh yeah
[B] Life [E] fades away
So [C#m] please forgive me
And try not [A] to cry
[B] I long to be At peace
Forever [E]
[F#m]
more
[F#] Oh [G#m] [A]
yeah Yeah
[B] [A]
Yeah Yeah
[B] [A]
[B] Life fades [E] away
Life [F#] fades away
[F#m]
[E] Life [A] fades away
[B]
[C#m] Away
[A] One last thing to [B]
say
[E] Life fades away
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
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To jam and learn Roy Orbison - Life Fades Away chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: A, B, E, C#m, A, E, A, B and C#m. Kick off your practice at a gentle 50 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 100 BPM. With the song's key of E Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[E] _ _ My time has come the [C#m] clouds are calling
_ [A] _ December wind has [B] come my way
[E] And now I [F#m] feel the world falling
_ [A] All at once _
[B] It's too late
life [E] fades away
_ _ _ The night is my day
_ _ _ _ All thoughts [F#] slip away
_ _ _ _ _ And [A] even though I must [B] leave
_ Remember [E]
I love you
_ _ _ I'll always be
_ _ _ In your _ [G#] [C#m] memory
_ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[A] I will always [B] be with you
[E] When I'm gone _ _ _
_ _ _ Hey Hey _ _ _
_ Life [F#] fades away _ _ _
_ [G#m] Oh [A] yeah
_ _ [B] _
_ Life [E] fades away _ _
I'm tired [C#m] of tomorrow _ _
_ Lost [A] for today _ _
[E] I long to be
[B] At [A] peace [E] forever
_ _ My _ _ _ [C#m] eternal _ fear
_ And [A] even though I will [B] lose you
_ [E] I must leave _ _
_ _ _ _ Hey _ _
_ _ Life [F#m] fades away _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#m] [A] Oh yeah _ _
[B] _ _ Life [E] fades away _
So _ [C#m] please forgive me
_ And try not [A] to cry _
_ [B] I long to _ be At peace
Forever _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m]
more
_ [F#] _ Oh _ [G#m] _ [A]
yeah Yeah
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
Yeah Yeah
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ Life fades [E] away _ _ _ _
_ Life [F#] fades away
_ [F#m] _ _
_ [E] Life [A] fades away
_ [B] _
_ _ [C#m] Away _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] One last thing to [B]
say
_ [E] Life _ _ fades away
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Roy Orbison and Glenn Danzig.

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