Not Your Year
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Intro: A E D A
verse 1
A E
Scattered shadows on a wall, you watch the long light fall
D A
Some impressions stay and some will fade
E
Tattered shoes outside your door, clothes all on the floor
D A E F#m
Your life feels like the morning after all year long.
Bridge
B7
Every day it starts again
A E
You cannot say if you're happy
F#m
You keep trying to be
B7 D E4
Try harder, maybe, maybe
[Refrão]
A E F#m
This is not your year.
D A E B7
This is not you year.
verse 2
A E
Movies, TV screens reflect just what you expected
D A E
There's a world of shiny people somewhere else
A E
Out there following their bliss
D
Living easy, getting kissed
A E
While you wonder what else you're doing wrong
Bridge
F#m B7
And every day it starts again
E
You cannot say if you're happy
F#m
You keep trying to be
B7 D
Try harder, maybe, maybe
[Refrão]
A E F#m
This is not your year.
D A E B7
This is not you year.
Interlude
F#m E
Breathe through it, write a list of desires
F#m E
Make a toast, make a wish, slash some tires
B7 A
Paint a heart repeating, beating "don't give up, don't give up, don't give up."
verse 3
A E
Scattered shadows on a wall, you watch the long light fall
D A E
Some impressions stay and some will fade away
Bridge 2
F#m B7
And every day it starts again
E
Someday you'll say that you're happy
F#m
You keep trying to be
B7 D
Try harder, maybe, maybe
[Refrão]
E A E F#m
This is not your year.
D A E F#m
This is not you year.
How to play Not Your Year
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. 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.