A Thousand Years Tab

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
"Twilight - Breaking Dawn" Soundtrack
 
Tabbed by: alias470
 
My youtube cover : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpLN_Si4lDQ
 
Capo 3rd
 
Chords:
Cadd9     032030
Em7*      x20030
Em7       022030
Dadd9/F#  200230
Gsus2     300030
Am7       x02010
Am7/6     x02012
Em        022000
G         320033
D6add9/F# 200200
C         032010
C/Dsus    030012
Csus7     030013
Dsus4     xx0233
D         xx0232
D/C       x30032
D4/C      x30033
D4/G      300032
Emadd9    022002
 
* play low E bass note to be more accurate to the original song.
 
 
[Intro]
 
e|-3-------3------3-------2p0-----0-----------------------------------|
B|-----3--------3-----3---------3-----0---0---0---0-------0-0-0---0---|
G|---0---0----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0---0---0-------0-------0---0-|
D|--------------------------------2-------2---------2/4-----4-5-------|
A|---------2--------------------0-------------------------------------|
E|-3--------------3---------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|---------0------2-------3----3-------3-----2-------3-2--------------|
B|-1---1--------1-----1------1-----3-------3-----3-------3------------|
G|---0---0----0-----0---0--0-----2---2---2-----2---2------------------|
D|-----------------------------0-------0-----0------------------------|
A|-3-------3------3-------3-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3---------------------------3------------------3-------------|
G|---0-------0---x4--------------0-------0---x4-----0-------0---x2----|
D|-----2---2-----------------------0---0----------*---2---2-----------|
A|-3---------------------------2------------------2-------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Heart beats fast Colors and promises How to be  brave How can I
 
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-----------3------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-------2---0----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0---0-------0---0----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----------3------------------------------------------------------|
   love when   I'm af-
 
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3------------------------------3--------------------3--------|
G|---0-------0---x4-----------------0-------0---x4-------0-------0--x2|
D|-----2---2--------------------------0---0------------*---2---2------|
A|-3------------------------------2--------------------2--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 -raid to fall,but watching you stand alone all of my doubt suddenly
 
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-----------3------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-------2---0----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0---0-------0---0----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----------3------------------------------------------------------|
   goes        away some-
 
 Am7
-how
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
Am7 Am7/6 Em    Dadd9/F#
One step  clooooser
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G                            Dadd9/F#
I have died everyday waiting for you
Em                             D6add9/F#
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
      C   C/Dsus Csus7
For a thousand   years
                    Dsus4    D
I'll love you for a thousand more
 
Cadd9 D/C D4/C
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
Cadd9
Time stands still
          Em7*
Beauty in all she is
          Em7
I will be brave
           Dadd9/F# Gsus2
I will not let     anything
Cadd9
take away
                   Em7*
What's standing in front of me
      Em7
Every breath
      Dadd9/F# Gsus2   Am7
Every hour has come to this
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
Am7 Am7/6  Em   Dadd9/F#
One step   clooooser
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G                            Dadd9/F#
I have died everyday waiting for you
Em                             D6add9/F#
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
      C   C/Dsus Csus7
For a thousand   years
                    Dsus4    D
I'll love you for a thousand more
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
    G                            Dadd9/F#
And all along I believed I would find you
Em
Time has brought your heart to me
       D6add9/F#       C   C/Dsus Csus7
I have loved you for a thousand   years
                    Dsus4     D
I'll love you for a thousand more
 
 
G D4/G Dadd9/F# Em Emadd9 Em C C/Dsus Csus7 Dsus4 D
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
Am7        Em    Dadd9/F#
One step   clooooser
 
Am7 Am7/6  Em    D
One step   clooooser
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G                            Dadd9/F#
I have died everyday waiting for you
Em                             D6add9/F#
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
      C   C/Dsus Csus7
For a thousand   years
                    Dsus4    D
I'll love you for a thousand more
 
 
    G                            Dadd9/F#
And all along I believed I would find you
Em
Time has brought your heart to me
       D6add9/F#       C   C/Dsus Csus7
I have loved you for a thousand   years
                    Dsus4     D
I'll love you for a thousand more
 
 
[Outro]
(like the intro)
 
Cadd9
 
 
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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
 
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