James Arthur - Faded Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to C key to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
[chorus]
I’m [F]faded, I’m faded, I’m not sure [C]if I can make it, [Am]ohh.
but [C]don’t you cry for me, [F]honey I’m not worth it, oh,
[G]Honey I’m not worth it, oh, [Am]honey I’m not worth it,
[C]Don’t you cry for me.
[Opening]
I’m skipping through the days to come home,
A million conversations, autopilot, steer, flow,
I’m on my one-man mission, eyes down, take note;
I’ve never liked you, stay away from me don’t lock the boat
This is the greatest gift from everything I’ve ever hated,
From all this figuring this life’s shit that’s got me jaded
Faded all the time the doubting got me underrated,
This is my mechanism, moving forward, isolated,
Belated superficial gestures of a phony type,
I come alive when I’m incarcerated late at night,
I wish that I could leave this soul destruction every night,
That I could regress in an able-bodied prototype,
If that made sense I’d leave him here to handle lesser business,
I’m immaterial but I still got things on a wish list,
This is desire; can’t you hear it in my C+ English?
I’d love the finer things but that’s not being realistic, ballistic,
Everybody goes when I’m singing, I’m sick of singing pain
So I’m free, broken, winging,
Coming out my heart purer than the way I’m living,
Maybe I’ll see you, or maybe I’ll just give in.
[Closing]
Yeah, it’s just [F]too much now that I’m all grown up,
I’ve been [G]dragged through the dirt, now I should be blowing up,
Still I’m [Am]blowing, still I’m blowing,
And I [C]don’t know where the hell I should be going,
I guess it’s [F]live like this ‘til my mind goes snap,
No [G]love, no drug could ever fill this gap,
Yeah I [Am]live for the high until it all floods back,
Like the [C]tears of the years that I can’t get back.
[chorus]
I’m [F]faded, I’m faded, I’m not sure [C]if I can make it, [Am]ohh.
but [C]don’t you cry for me, [F]honey I’m not worth it, oh,
[G]Honey I’m not worth it, oh, [Am]honey I’m not worth it,
[C]Don’t you cry for me.
How to play Faded on Guitar (Step-by-step)
James Arthur - Faded on guitar requires 4 chords and 4 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Faded uses these transitions most often: Am → C (6), C → F (5), and F → G (4). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with F - C chord transition.
1. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
2. C → Am chord transition
To move from C to Am;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
3. F → G chord transition
To move from F to G;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
4. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
Faded chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Faded.
- Faded includes 23 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Faded contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Faded connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → F: 16%
- C → Am: 10%
After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → C: 40%
- F → G: 21%