Fake the Fate – Chords and Lyrics

Jeff Stewart

Verse Chords
Bm (7-9-9-7-7-7)
D (x-5-7-7-7-5)
Am (5-7-7-5-5-5)
Bbm (4-6-6-4-4-4)

Chorus Chords
F#m7 (9-9-11-9-10-9)
Bm (7-9-9-7-7-7)
E (7-7-9-9-9-7)
A (5-7-7-6-5-5)
C#m (x-4-6-4-5-4)
F# (2-4-4-3-2-2)
G#m (4-6-6-4-4-4)
Am7 (5-x-5-5-5-x)
C#9* (x-4-x-4-4-x)
C#m7b5 (x-4-x-4-5-3)
F#/G (3-x-4-3-2-x)
Gm7 (4-x-4-4-4-x)
E (0-2-2-1-0-0)

Jam Progression Chords
B7 (x-2-1-2-x-2)
D7 (x-5-4-5-x-5)
E7 (x-7-6-7-x-7)
F#7 (x-9-8-9-x-9)

Main Riff (/ = slide up, \ = slide down, p = pull of)

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------7------10/12\10---------------------------|
G|------7-------7/ 9 \7----9p7--------------9--9--|
D|------9-------7/ 9 \7----9p7---9p7--------9--9--|
A|------9------------------------9p7---9/11-------|
E|--7---------------------------------------------|

Verse

Bm                                            D        Am      Bbm  Bm    Riff 2x
Walking along with my dog by my side and they asked me what’s  his  name
Bm                                      D                 Am    Bbm   Bm    Riff  2x    
I’m singing when the brass-bones(?) can you dig it all I need  is one take

Chorus

F#m7    Bm     E       A                C#m (hammer on fret 5/6) F# G#m (Repeat)                               
Inching closer finding ways to fake the fate
F#m7   Bm       E       A                C#m (hammer on fret 5/6) F# G#m  (Repeat)                               
Slowly drifting finding ways to fake the fate
A     Am7   C#9* C#m7b5   F#/G  A             E                 (into jam progression)
So it goes  every  body   knows who’s got the moves to drift away

Jam Progression
B7 D7 E7 B7 D7 E7 F#7
B7 is 4 bars (12 count) and all the rest are 2 bars (8 count)

Weird voice
Born with a weapon
With dangerous precision
What a happy accident
It was a fortunate success

Riff (4x)

Verse 2

Bm                                            D        Am    Bbm  Bm   Riff 2x
Walking along with my dog by my side and they asked me what’s his name
Bm                          D           Am      Bbm      Bm   Riff 2x
Do we risk it in the city I remember to tell for another day

Chorus 2

F#m7    Bm     E       A                C#m (hammer on fret 5/6) F# G#m (Repeat )                               
Inching closer finding ways to fake the fate
F#m7   Bm       E       A                C#m (hammer on notes on fret 5/6) F# G#m (Repeat)                               
Slowly drifting finding ways to fake the fate
A      Am7     C#9*  C#m7b5  F#/G   
So it goes     every  body   knows                   
A      Am7    C#9*      C#m7b5  F#/G   
take a chance show them who can dance
A          Am7  C#9* C#m7b5 F#/G
Feast your eyes to    my    surprise
A              E                  B7 (into jam progression)
You’ve got the moves to drift away

Jam Progression

Weird voice 2nd time