A Thousand Years
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Single released March 24, 2023
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/bjjC1-G6Fxo
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/5h5CQwgjgQrBUacsqR2zR7?si=f433c7311dad4aa2
Original song by Christina Perri
[Intro]
| Gadd9 | Gadd9 |
[Verse 1]
Gadd9
Heart beats fast
D/F#
Colors and promises
Bm7
How to be brave?
A/C# D Gadd9
How can I love when I'm afraid to fall?
D/F#
But watching you stand alone
Bm7
All of my doubt
A/C# D Em7
Suddenly goes away somehow
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm7 A
One step closer
[Chorus]
D A/C#
I have died every night waiting for you
Bm7 A
Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you
G
For a thousand years
A7sus4 A
I'd love you for a thousand more
[Instrumental]
| Gadd9 | Gadd9 |
[Verse 2]
Gadd9
Time stands still
D/F#
Beauty in all she is
Bm7
I will be brave
A D
I will not let anything
Gadd9
Take away
D/F#
What's standing in front of me
Bm7
Every breath
A D Em7
Every hour has come to this
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm7 A
One step closer
[Chorus]
D A/C#
I have died every night waiting for you
Bm7 A
Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you
G
For a thousand years
A7sus4 A
I'd love you for a thousand more
D A/C#
And all along I believed I would find you
Bm7
Time has brought your heart to me
A G
I have loved you for a thousand years
A7sus4 A
I'd love you for a thousand more
[Post-Chorus]
D
I'd love you
A/C# Bm7
I'd love you for a thousand
A G
I'd love you for a thousand years
A7sus4 A
So in love, so in love
[Pre-Chorus]
Em7 Bm7 A
One step closer
Em7 Bm7 A
One step closer
[Chorus]
D A/C#
I have died every night waiting for you
Bm7 A
Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you
Gadd9
For a thousand years
A7sus4 A
I'd love you for a thousand more
D A/C#
And all along I believed I would find you
Bm7
Time has brought your heart to me
A G
I have loved you for a thousand years
A7sus4 A
I'd love you for a thousand more
[Outro]
| Gadd9 | Gadd9 | Gadd9 | Gadd9 |
How to play A Thousand Years
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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.