Metallica - Fade To Black: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Fade To Black" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Fade To Black Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Metallica

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Fade To Black" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Am                  C       G                  Em
Life it seems will fade away, drifting further every day.
Am               C         G                 Em
Getting lost within myself, nothing matters, no one else.
Am               C           G                Em
I have lost the will to live, simply nothing more to give.
Am                C          G                 E
There is nothing more for me. Need the end to set me free

Things not what they used to be, missing one inside of me.
Deathly lost, this can't be real, cannot stand this hell I feel.
Emptiness is filling me, to the point of agony.
Growing darkness taking dawn, I was me, but now he's gone

 D Em          D  Em      G   F#            D
No one but me can save myself but it's too late
Now I can't think, think why I should even try.
Yesterday seems as though it never existed
Death greets me warm, now I will just say goodbye
Goodbye


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Fade To Black" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Fade To Black" by Metallica.