100 Years
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In the intro, the notes are strummed until the "you" part.
[Intro]
Why did you leave me?
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I'm still here wondering...
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'Cause I'm still in love...
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With you~
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[Verse 1]
When blossoms are blooming I would
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think of you,
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Clouds floating freely made me
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Think of you,
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So I wrote a little song,
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Hoping you would sing along,
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D|----------12------------------12-----|
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Back then it only was a year
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But I was still in love with you,
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D|---------------10-----------------10-|
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The cool summer breeze would made me
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think of you,
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Leaves of a clover made me
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Think of you,
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So I wrote down every day,
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D|--------10-----------------10--------|
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As I was hoping, as I prayed,
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D|------------12-------------12--------|
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E|-------------------------------------|
Back then it'd been around 10 years
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But I was still in love with you,
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[Chorus]
They call me crazy,
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They call me mad,
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The day you left me you were all that I
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had, But I
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Remember the smile you gave,
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And the bad days became brighter
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I hope the best though we're not
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Together~
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*strum this
Interlude:
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×2
[Verse 2]
A torch burning brightly made me
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think of you,
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The sword of a soldier made me
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Think of you,
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B|-------------------------------------|
G|----9--9----9--9---------------------|
D|-------9-------9---------------------|
A|-------8-------8---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
So I wrote a little song,
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B|------------------10-----10----------|
G|-----10-10------------9---9----------|
D|--------10---------------10----------|
A|--------10---------------10----------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Hoping you would sing along,
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B|--------------------12-----12--------|
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D|----------12------------------12-----|
A|----------12------------------12-----|
E|-------------------------------------|
It'd been 20, 30 years
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But I was still in love with you,
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D|---------------10-----------------10-|
A|---------------10-----------------10-|
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The shoes of a walker made me
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think of you,
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The dress of a bachelor made me
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Think of you,
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D|-------9-------9---------------------|
A|-------8-------8---------------------|
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So I wrote down every day,
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B|--------------------10-----10--------|
G|-----10-10--------------9--9---------|
D|--------10-----------------10--------|
A|--------10-----------------10--------|
E|-------------------------------------|
As I was hoping, as I prayed,
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B|--------------------12-----12--------|
G|---------12-12--------11---11--------|
D|------------12-------------12--------|
A|------------12-------------12--------|
E|-------------------------------------|
It'd been 40, 50 years
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D|-------------10--------10------------|
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But I was still in love with you,
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A|---------------10-----------------10-|
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[Chorus]
They call me crazy,
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They call me mad,
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It's been so many years I could barely
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stand, But I
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D|-----------------9--------------9----|
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Remember the days we had had,
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And the bad days start to disappear
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I hope the best though I'm no longer
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Here~
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*strum this
[Verse 3] (This verse is strummed except for the last chord)
Musical kittens make me think of you,
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Every little thing here makes me
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think of you,
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A|--8----------------------------------|
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So I wrote this little song
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hoping you would hear someday~
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It's been a hundred years
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and I am still in love with you~
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| ~ Vibrato
| * Natural harmonic
| nd the bad days became brighter
| nd the bad days start to disappear
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How to play 100 Years
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.