[Intro:]G - D - Em - C           G - D - Em - C 
  
 
     G              D            -  Em                   C 
1.   It's K-Mart, the bathroom,        I'm staring in the mirror, 
     G      D                 Em                      C 
    the green lights are bright, it makes the lines clearer. 
     G          D             - Em                             C 
    Where did the angels go,       cigarette smoke's all that's left, 
     G                                          D           
    I've traded my wings in for a string of pearls, 
             Em                  C - G - D - Em - C 
    and now the string is all I've le...........ft. 
  
 
        G                 D                   - Em               C 
2.    The light bulbs burn so much,         someone's in the stall, 
       G       - D            Em                      C 
    big white        brick wall, makes me feel small. 
    - G             D        Em                           C 
    And I       I take my shirt off, looking for a glimpse of flesh, 
        G                   D                 Em                 C 
    I peel back the concrete, I hope there's still some soil left. 
  
 
      G           D          Em                C 
    'Cause I am fading, I am fading, I am fading away. 
     G                   D                 Em            C 
    I am fading, just like fairy tales, when the hero loses faith. 
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    I am fading. 
  
 
       G                D       - Em                                  C 
3.   The air smells like urine,          it's getting hard to breeze, 
     G                  D          Em                           C 
    I could walk out that door, but no one ever really  leaves. 
    - G                    D               Em              C 
    And I      I take all my clothing off, trying not to forget, 
         - G                          D                
    oh,      stupid things like the color of rain, 
       Em                         C 
    and the smell of stone when it's wet. 
  
 
  
           C                  Em               Bb         A 
    And I am naked in the mirror with a feather in my hand, 
           C                      Em 
    the lady comes out of the bathroom, 
                Bb 
   screaming, "Oh, Jesus!" Like I was a man. 
            A                        G 
    And I ask her "Hey, what happens to us,  
        Em                    C 
    when we get old and in the way?" 
     G            D                  - Em                          C 
    I guess she answered me, 'cos they,   they took me away. 
  
 
       G                 D       Em                C 
    And I am fading, I am fading, I    am fading away. 
         G               D                       Em            C 
    I am fading, just like fairy tales, when the hero loses faith. 
               G                D 
    And I can't remember, why or when, 
       Em                   C 
    I hope that I'll remember again. 
             G - D - Em - C              G - D - Em - C 
    And I am fa......ding.        And I'm fa......ding.