James Arthur - Faded Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele 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 Ukulele (Step-by-step)
James Arthur - Faded on ukulele 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, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
2. C → Am chord transition
To move from C to Am;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
3. F → G chord transition
To move from F to G;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
4. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 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 Ukulelearn.
- Faded contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Faded connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → F: 16%
- C → Am: 10%
After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → C: 40%
- F → G: 21%