Taillights Fade — Buffalo Tom
Chords and lyrics for Taillights Fade by Buffalo Tom (key of D).
Verse 1
A few notes on making this sound authentic.
When playing the Am chord hammer on and off the C on the B string.
When playing the G5 and D/F# chords, play just the low E string on the
first down strums,
but play the whole chords on the subsequent down and up strums.
Intro
[Em7] [Am] [D] [G5] [D/F#] [Em7]
Verse 1
[Em7]Sister [Am]can you hear me [D]now
The [G5]ringing [D/F#]in your [Em7]ears
I'm [Am]down on the [D]ground
My [G5]luck's been [D/F#]dry for [Em7]years
Verse 2
I'm [Am]lost in the [D]dark
And I [G5]feel like a [D/F#][Em7]dinosaur
Broken [Am]face and broken [D]hands
[G5]I'm a [D/F#]broken [Em7]man
Chorus 1
I've hit the [Am]wall
I'm about to [D]fall
But I'm [G5]closing [D/F#]in on [Em7]it
I feel so [Am]weak
On a losing [D]streak
Watch my [G5]taillights [D/F#]fade to [Em7]black
Verse 3
I read a [Am]thing about this [D]girl
She was a [G5]hermit in [D/F#]her [Em7]world
Her [Am]story was much like [D]mine
She could [G5]be my [D/F#][Em7]valentine
Verse 4
And [Am]although we've never [D]met
I [G5]won't [D/F#]forget her [Em7]yet
She [Am]cut herself off from her [D]past
Now [G5]she's [D/F#]alone at [Em7]last
Chorus 2
I feel so [Am]sick
Lost love's last [D]licks
But I'm [G5]closing [D/F#]down on [Em7]it
I feel so [Am]weak
On a losing [D]streak
Watch my [G5]taillights [D/F#]fade to [Em7]black
Verse 5
Lost my [Am]life in cheap [D]wine
[G5]Now it's [D/F#]quiet [Em7]time
Cappy [Am]Dick nor Jesus [D]Christ
[G5]Could not [D/F#]help my [Em7]fate
Verse 6
But I'm [Am]underneath a [D]gun
I'm [G5]singing [D/F#]about my [Em7]past
Had [Am]myself a wonderful [D]thing
But I [G5]could not [D/F#]make it [Em7]last
Chorus 3
I've hit the [Am]wall
I'm about to [D]fall
But I'm [G5]closing [D/F#]in on [Em7]it
I feel so [Am]small
Underneath it [D]all
Watch my [G5]taillights [D/F#]fade to [Em7][Am]black[D]
Outro
Watch my [G5]taillights [D/F#][Em7]fade[D][Am]
Watch my [G5]taillights [D/F#][Em7]fade[D][Am]
Watch my [G5]taillights [D/F#][Em7]fade[D][Am]
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