A Thousand Years Tab

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A Thousand Years - Boyce Avenue
Tabbed By: Kingsley
 
Hey guys this as accurate as I can get the tabs.
I tabbed this song before Boyce Avenue released the video.
So basically this is all ear without knowing what he is actually doing.
I have shown an image of these tabs to Alejandro and he says its
VERY close to their tabs. So work with it :]
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS_p7aXjrtw
 
Tuning: Whole Step Down
   D/F#[200233]
  Dsus4[xx0233]
    Em7[022033]
  Cadd9[032033]
 
 
[Intro]
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3----3--------3---8-7-1---0-------0-1-0----3---------|
G|----0----0h2-2----0------------0--0h2---------2----0----|
D|--0----0-0--0---0----------2-----0------------0-----4-0-|
A|---------------------7-5-3-----3-------3----------------|
E|-3----3--2-----0----------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse]                                         Strumming
     x4       x4       x2                     Asus4   G    D
e|--------|--------|--------|--------------|-----3----3----2--------|
B|----3---|----3---|----3---|----3-----3---|-----3----3----3--------|
G|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-0---0-|-----0----0----2-(strum-|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------------|x(2)-2----0----0-once)--|
A|-3-3-3--|-2-2-2--|--------|--------------|-----0----2----0--------|
E|--------|--------|-0-0-0--|-2-2-2-3-3-3--|-----x----3----0--------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G                    Dsus4   D/F#
I have died everyday waiting for you
Em7                     Dsus4  D/F#
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
      Cadd9
For a thousand years
                 Dsus4    D-once
I love you for a thousand more
 
 
e|-3-----2-----0----------------|
B|--3-3---3-3---3-3-------------|
G|---0-0---0-0---0-0h2\4/2p0----|
D|--------------------------2p0-|
A|-3--------3-----3-------------|
E|------------------------------|
 
 
[Repeat Verse]
 
 
[Repeat Chorus] x2
 
 
[Bridge]
 
                  x4       x2
e|-3p2--------|-------|--------|---------|--------------|
B|-----3h0--0-|----1--|----0---|----3----|------END---3-|
G|---------2--|--0--0-|--0---0-|--0---0--|------WITH--0-|
D|-0----------|-------|--------|---------|x(2)----------|
A|------------|-0-0---|-2-2-2--|-0-0-0---|------------0-|
E|------------|-------|------------------|--------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
                           STRUM THESE
     PLUCK THESE        Dsus4  D
e|-3------3------3------|-3----2----------|
B|-3----3-3----3-3----3-|-3----3----------|
G|------2------2------2-|-2----2\4/2p0----|
D|----------------------|-0----0------2p0-|
A|------0------0-3----0-|-0----0----------|
E|-3------0-------------|-0----0----------|
 
G                        Dsus4   D/F#
'nd all along I believed I would find you
Em7
Time has brought your heart to me
Dsus4  D/F#            Cadd9
I have loved you for a thousand years
                    Dsus4    D-once
I'll love you for a thousand more
 
 
[Outro]
 
    x4       x4       x4        x2      x2
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------------|
B|----3---|----3---|----3---|----0---|----3---|-------3-------|
G|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--END--0-DOWN--|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--WITH-0-STRUM-|
A|-3-3-3--|-2-2-2--|-3-3-3--|-2-2-2--|-0-0-0--|-------3-------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------------|
 
 
************************************
 
| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
 
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CatarinaC
Just to correct something, in the 'Once step closer' part Alejandro plays exactly like this: Am 2ºC Em 4ºChord One step cloooooo-ser 2ºChord: [x04400] 4ºChord: [x54030] (sorry but i don't know the chords names) But anyway, you did a great job :)
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GtR ParaDoX
Verse: Strumming x4 x4 x2 Asus4 G D e|--------|--------|--------|--------------|-----3----3----2--------| B|----3---|----3---|----3---|----3-----3---|-----3----3----3--------| G|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-0---0-|-----0----0----2-(strum-| D|--------|--------|--------|--------------|x(2)-2----0----0-once)--| A|-3-3-3--|--------|--------|--------------|-----0----2----0--------| E|--------|-3-3-3--|-0-0-0--|-2-2-2-3-3-3--|-----x----3----0--------| should be Verse: Strumming x4 x4 x2 Asus4 G D e|--------|--------|--------|--------------|-----3----3----2--------| B|----3---|----3---|----3---|----3-----3---|-----3----3----3--------| G|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-0---0-|-----0----0----2-(strum-| D|--------|--------|--------|--------------|x(2)-2----0----0-once)--| A|-3-3-3--|-2-2-2--|--------|--------------|-----0----2----0--------| E|--------|--------|-0-0-0--|-2-2-2-3-3-3--|-----x----3----0--------| Great Job! :)
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pranav2391
The bridge after the first verse there's A small suggestion rather than correction. e|-3-----2-----0----------------| B|--3-----3-----3---------------| G|---0-0---0-0---0-0h2\4/2p0----| D|----0-----0-----0---------2p0-| A|-3----------------------------| E|------------------------------|
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