How Longs Eternity
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D2(13) : x57557
D7sus2 : x57555
[Verso 1]
G Bm
How long's eternity?
Am D2(13)
After life, what's there for me?
C Bm
It isn't clear, nor is it plain
Bm7(b5) C G/B Am
Why I've got a name, blood in veins
D13 D7sus2
And you've got just the same
G Bm
Is it fate to roll the dice?
Am D2(13)
Fall in random paradise?
C Bm
All I know is what I see,
Bm7(b5) C
lazin' in the breeze
G/B Am7
Falling leaves
D2(13) D7sus2
Wake up in a dream
[Refrão]
G F#m Am7 G
Bm Em7 Am7 D2(13) D7sus2
[Verso 2]
G Bm
Time's got no alibi
Am7 D2(13)
Where it goes will pass you by
C Bm
A moment can be rearranged
Bm7(b5) C
But it don't break the chain,
G/B Am7
of heart and pain
D2(13) D7sus2
Hello there, what's your name?
G Bm7
No charade, you'll see the light
Am7 D2(13)
Luminate, won't that be nice
C Bm
Live the way you've wanted to
Bm7(b5) C
Do what you love what you do
G/B Am7
I wish it's true
D2(13) D7sus2
The void's got me and you
[Ponte]
Em D G C Am D (x4)
C Cm
[Verso 3]
G Bm7
Watchmaker's sanity
Am7 D2(13)
Set the clock and let it be
C Bm
Built the house for me and you
Bm7(b5) C
Made in perpetude
G/B Am7
Now what I'll do
D2(13) D7sus2
We're all just passin' through
[Refrão]
G F#m Am7 G
Bm Em7 Am7 D2(13) D7sus2
[Verso 4]
G Bm
How long's eternity?
Am D2(13)
After life, what's there for me?
C Bm
It isn't clear, nor is it plain
Bm7(b5) C G/B Am7
Why I've got a name, blood in veins
D2(13) D7sus2
And you've got just the same
Outro
Em D Am Dm Am G# G
How to play How Longs Eternity
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D2. 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.