A Thousand Years Chords

by Christina Perri
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: D G C F A D
Capo: no capo
Author carlwilliams [a] 41.
2 contributors total, last edit on Apr 4, 2023
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Chords

C
G
Am7
F
Am
Dm7

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[Intro]
C   G Am7   G F    C  G
 
[Verse I]
F
Heartbeats fast
           C
Colors and promises
          Am
How to be brave
          G         C    F
How can I love when I'm afraid to fall
                  Am7
But watching you stand alone
          F      G       Am7   F
All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow
 
F        Am7 G
One step closer
 
[Chorus]
C
I have died every day waiting for you
Am7
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
      F        Dm7
For a thousand years
                 F        G
I love you for a thousand more
 
C - F - G
(Before starting 2nd verse) (may not be right but works for me) 
 
[Verse II]
C
Time stands still
          Am7
Beauty in all she is
          F
I will be brave
           G   Am7      F
I will not let anything take away
                   Am7
What's standing in front of me
      F
Every breath
      G         Am7     F
Every hour has come to this
F        Am7 G
One step closer..
 
[Chorus]
C
I have died every day waiting for you
Am7
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
      F        Dm7
For a thousand years
                 F        G
I love you for a thousand more
C
And all along I believed I would find you
Am7
Time has brought your heart to me I have loved you
      F        Dm7
For a thousand years
                 F        G
I love you for a thousand more
 
[Instrumental]
C - Am7 - F - Dm7
(may not be right but works for me) 
 
[Pre-chorus]
Dm7          F   G
    One step closer
Dm7          F   G
    One step closer
 
[Chorus]
C
I have died every day waiting for you
Am7
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
      F        Dm7
For a thousand years
                 F        G
I love you for a thousand more
C
And all along I believed I would find you
Am7
Time has brought your heart to me I have loved you
      F        Dm7
For a thousand years
                 F        G
I love you for a thousand more..
 
[Outro]
C - Am7 - F - Dm7 - C
(again this may not be correct but it works for me)
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