Dead Can Dance
Don't' Fade Away
One of my favorites. I am pretty sure this is about 100 percent correct. I have worked
out the actual tabs but since it is too difficult to play tabs and sing, I have laid out
the chords here. Please note the chord tabs as I may have the chord names wrong.
Tuning:Standard
C EmCadd9 Am Amsus G Bm Bm7 E A Asus4 Dmaj7
e|--------------------------------3----2---2----------------------2------|
B|------1---------3-----1----3---------3---3-------2-----3--------2------|
G|----------------------2----2---------4---2----1--2-----2--------2------|
D|------2---2-----2-----2----2---------5---5----2--2-----2---------------|
A|------3---2-----3---------------2----2---2----2------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3----2---2-----------------------------|
D C(bar3) B D(bar5) A(bar5) G(bar3) F(bar1)
e|------2------3----2------5-------5------3---------1-----------|
B|------3------4----4------7-------5------3---------1-----------|
G|------2------4----4------7-------6------4---------2-----------|
D|-------------4----4------7-------7------5---------3-----------|
A|-------------3----2------5-------7------5---------3-----------|
E|-------------3----2------5-------5------3---------1-----------|
Intro...
C Em Am Amsus4 Am Amsus4 Am
C Em C add 9 Em
Don't fade away..
Am Amsus4 Am Amsus4 Am
My brown-eyed girl
C Em C add 9 Em
Come Walk with me..
Am Amsus4 Am Amsus4 Am
I'll fill your heart with joy
GBm Em
And we'll dance through our isolation
GBmEm
Seeking solace in the wisdom we bestow
GBmEm
Turning thoughts to the here and ever after
GBm Em
Consuming fears in our fiery halos
C Em C add 9 Em
Say what you mean..
Am Amsus4 Am Amsus4 Am
Mean what you say
C Em C add 9 Em
I've heard that innocence
Am Amsus4 Am Amsus4 Am
Has led us all astray
G Bm Em
But don't let them make you and break you
GBmEm
The world is filled with their broken empty dreams
G Bm Em
Silence is their only virtue
GBm Em
Locked away inside their silent screams
E
But for now...
AAsus4 Dmaj7 D
Let us dance away this starry night
A Asus4 Dmaj7 D
Filled with the glow of the fiery stars
EmEmsus4 Bm Bm7
And with the dawn our sun will rise
Em Emsus4 Bm Bm7
Bringing a symphony of birthright
Instrumental
(A Asus4 Dmaj7 D) x2
(Em Emsus4 Bm Bm7) x2 E
Em Bm
Don't bring me down, no
Em Bm E
Let me stay here for awhile
Em Bm
You know life's too short
Em Bm E
Let me bathe here in the sun
Em Bm Em Bm A
I'm transcending...leah, fall from the garden
Humming all along
(C (bar3) B(bar2) D(bar5) ) x3
C(bar3) B (bar2) A (bar5) G(bar3) F (bar1) E
