A Thousand Years Tab

by Christina Perri
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: 3rd fret
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Capo on 3rd fret. In 6/8 Time.
 
[Intro] Relative to capo. (Hold each strum for 3 beats. strum and count 123 strum 456 strum 123 strum 456):
   G  G  G  D(f) Em7 Em7 Em7 D(f)  Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 G(b) G(b) D(F)hold
e|-3--3--3--2----3---3---3---2------3-----3-----3-----3----3----3----2--|
B|-3--3--3--3----3---3---3---3------3-----3-----3-----3----3----3----3--|
G|-0--0--0--2----0---0---0---2------0-----0-----0-----0----0----0----2--|
D|-0--0--0--0----2---2---2---0------2-----2-----2-----2----0----0----0--|
A|-2--2--2--0----2---2---2---0------3-----3-----3-----3----2----2----0--|
E|-3--3--3--2----0---0---0---2------0-----0-----0-----0----x----x----2--|
 
[Verse] (picking) pick on the half beats.
Count 1 and two and three and four and five and six and. at every "|" repeat previous section once.
  Cadd9                     Em7                        Em7
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------3------------3----|-------3------------3-----|------3---------3---|
G|---0-------0---0--------0|---0-------0---0--------0-|--0-------0--0----0-|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3----3--|-2---2---2---2---2----2---|--------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|0---0---0---0--0-0--|
 
  D(f)         G            (Strum)DDUDU Am  Am  Am  Am  Em  Em  D
e|---------------------------  ----------0---0---0---0---0---0---2--------|
B|-------3-----------3-------  ----------1---1---1---1---0---0---3--------|
G|---2-------2---0-------0---X2----------2---2---2---2---0---0---2--------|
D|---------------------------  ----------2---2---2---2---2---2---0--------|
A|---------------------------  ----------0---0---0---0---2---2---0--------|
E|-2---2---2---3---3---3-----  ----------0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------|
 
[Chorus] Strumming pattern:DDUDU
   G  G  G  D(f)  Em7  Em7  Em7  Dsus4  Cadd9  Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9  G(d)  D
e|-3--3--3--2-----3----3----3----3------3------3-----3-----3------3--3--2-|
B|-3--3--3--3-----3----3----3----3------3------3-----3-----3------3--3--3-|
G|-0--0--0--2-----0----0----0----2------0------0-----0-----0------0--0--2-|
D|-0--0--0--0-----2----2----2----0------2------2-----2-----2------0--0--0-| X2
A|-2--2--2--0-----2----2----2----0------3------3-----3-----3------x--x--0-|
E|-3--3--3--2-----0----0----0----0------0------0-----0-----0------x--x--0-|
 
[Bridge](picking)
  Am7                         Em           D
e|---------------------------|------------|------2-----|---------------------|
B|-------1-------------1-----|------0-----|--3-------3-|---------------------|
G|---0-------0---0----------0|--0-------0-|----2-------|---------------------|
D|-----2------------2--------|----2-------|0-------0---|-X2------------------|
A|-0-------0---0---------0---|------------|------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------------|0-------0---|------------|---------------------|
 
[Outro]
  Cadd9                     Em7                        Em7
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------3------------3----|-------3------------3-----|------3---------3---|
G|---0-------0---0--------0|---0-------0---0--------0-|--0-------0--0----0-|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3----3--|-2---2---2---2---2----2---|--------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|0---0---0---0--0-0--|
 
   D      Cadd9
e|-2------3---------|
B|-3------3---------|
G|-2------0---------|
D|-0------2---------|
A|-0------3---------|
E|-0------0---------|
 
Might have to figure out the order, but these are the basic cords and patterns
 
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| x  Dead note
 
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