For All These Years
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E7sus4 D6
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C#m7/b5 Am7 Am7(type2)
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E7sus4 D6
I got a scent on you, I got something here to show,
C#m7/b5 Am7 Am7(type2)]
It's somebody's slice of life,
E7sus4 D6
I had it tailor made, I had it soaken,
C#m7/b5 Am7 Am7(type2)
Shaken and... shown around the world! | / / / / | / / / / |
Bbsus2 Asus2
And of all these things you tell me, I can't quite believe,
Bbsus2 Asus2 F
You are still there, and I'm still trying... to be somebody!
E7sus4 G6
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D6 C#m7/b5 D6
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E7sus4 G6
Always on the upkeep, always trying to reach the rest of us,
D6 C#m7/b5 Am7
We don't have... anything to say, nothing to give, well, life, it blows away,
E7sus4 G6
I have another chance, I may have two lives,
D6
But my... both my lives will be... brief lives,
C#m7/b5 Am7
And then, you all will wonder why!
Bbmaj7 Asus2
I was only sixteen years old, you were only seventeen,
Bbsus2 Asus2 F
Life isn't so complicated, but then life isn't 'sposed to be!
E7sus4 G6 D6 C#m7/b5 D6
For all------ these years, for all--- these years! | / / / / | / / / / |
E7sus4 G6
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D6 C#m7/b5 D6
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Cm9(no5 B7/b9 Am7 Bm7 Em
Could somebody tell them, to hurry on, hurry on down,
Cm9(no5) B7/b9
Could somebody tell them to hurry on, hurry on!
E7sus4 G6
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D6 C#m7/b5 Am7
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E7sus4 G6
Every censor, everybody loses their way,
D6 C#m7/b5 Am7
I have a wealth of material, I have a well of people to share with you,
E7sus4 G6
Every lover, well, they all tell lies,
D6 C#m7/b5
I have his wife in the background, but I have more than this,
Am7
I have more than this!
Bbmaj7 Asus2
And if... Mr. Chaste, he has a past,
E7sus4 G6
Give it to me!
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D6 C#m7/b5 D6
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E7sus4 G6
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D6 C#m7/b5 Am7
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Bbmaj7 Asus2
I was only sixteen years old, you were only seventeen,
Bbsus2 Asus2 F
Life isn't so complicated, but then life isn't 'sposed to be!
E7sus4 G6 D6 C#m7/b5 D6
For all------ these years, for all--- these years! | / / / / | / / / / |
E7sus4 G6
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D6 C#m7/b5 Am7 Esus2/4
How to play For All These Years
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
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.