Passing Of The Years
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Intro:
A Asus4 A Asus2
A Asus4 A Asus2
[Verso 1]
A C#m
The ocean wears the rocks into sand,
D A
Seasons change upon the land,
A C#m
Once a boy but now a man,
D E
I look back on the years
A C#m
I think of all my family who
D A
Came and went before I knew,
F#m C#m
They had dreams just like I do,
D E
How I wish I'd known them all.
[Verso 1]
D
And the songs we sing,
E
And the tunes we play,
A E F#m
Have echoed out before,
D E
On moonlit nights or on stormy seas,
F#m A
On the land or far from shore
[Refrão]
D E
As my fingers play these notes,
A E F#m
And the memories draw the tears,
Bm C#m Bm D
I think of all my family
E A
And the passing of the years.
A Asus4 A Asus2
A Asus4 A Asus2
[Verso 1]
A C#m
Somewhere in the years gone by,
D A
My parents they were girl and boy,
A C#m
Together they would laugh and cry,
D E
As they journeyed on through life
A C#m
But time goes by and hair turns gray,
D A
Children grow and move away,
F#m C#m
Young I wish they both could stay,
D E
But that could never be.
[Pré-Refrão]
D E
And all the things I've learned from them
A E F#m
I never will forget,
D E
The times that they were proud of me,
F#m A
And the times they were upset
[Refrão]
D E
As my fingers play these notes,
A E F#m
And the memories draw the tears,
Bm C#m Bm D
I think of all my family
E A A
And the passing of the years.
Instrumental:
A D A E A F#m A A
[Verso 1]
A C#m
My grandparents were special, too,
D A
They sang old songs that no one knew,
A C#m
They'd always smile when they saw you,
D E
Growing before their eyes
A C#m
But grandparents disappear,
D A
I miss them more every year,
F#m C#m
Sometimes I shed a tear,
D E
To see them once again.
[Pré-Refrão]
D E
And the hands that once held us
A E F#m
On the days that we were born,
D E
Have since become all weathered,
D A
Aged, and worn
[Refrão]
D E
As my fingers play these notes,
A E F#m
And the memories draw the tears,
Bm C#m Bm D
I think of all my family
E A A
And the passing of the years.
Instrumental:
A C#m D A F#m A C#m E
A C#m D A F#m A E A A A A
[Verso 1]
A C#m D
Now as I sit and dream where my life is going
A
And where it's been,
A C#m
I picture all the sites I've seen
D E
And the people that I've met
A C#m
And sometimes when I start to cry,
D A
My mind drifts back to days gone by,
F#m C#m
There is no simple answer
D E
Why time goes by so fast.
[Pré-Refrão]
D
And the songs we sing,
E
And the tunes we play,
A E F#m
Have echoed out before,
D E
On moonlit nights or on stormy seas,
F#m A
On the land or far from shore
[Refrão]
D E
As my fingers play these notes,
A E F#m
And the memories draw the tears,
Bm C#m Bm D
I think of all my family
E A F#m
And the passing of the yeeeears.
OUTRO:
Bm D
I think of all my family
E A
And the passing of the years.
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A
E ---------------0-
B -3-2-----------2-
G -----2/4\2-----2-
D -----------4-2-2-
A ---------------0-
E ---------------x-
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Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.