A Thousand Years Lyrics and Chords
Written by: Christina Perri & David Hodges
Capo on 1st fret
Intro: A E/G# F#m E D E
Dmaj7sus2 – xx0220
A/C# – x47xxx
E/G# – 4xx45x
Verse 1
Dmaj7sus2
Heart beats fast
……………….A/C#
Colors and promises
……………..F#m
How to be brave?
………………E/G#
How can I love when
A Dmaj7sus2
I’m afraid to fall ?
………………………..A/C#
But watching you stand alone
…………….F#m
All of my doubt suddenly
E/G# A Bm
Goes away somehow
Bm F#m E
One step closer
A
I have died every day
………….E/G#
Waiting for you
F#m
Darling, don’t be afraid
………..E
I have loved you
……….D
For a thousand years
……………………….E
I’ll love you for a thousand more
Verse 2
Dmaj7sus2
Time stands still
…………….A/C#
Beauty in all she is
…………..F#m
I will be brave
……………E/G# A Dmaj7sus2
I will not let anything take away
…………………………..A/C#
What’s standing in front of me
……….F#m
Every breath
……….E/G# A Bm
Every hour has come to this
Bm E F#m E
One step closer
A
I have died every day
………….E/G#
Waiting for you
F#m
Darling, don’t be afraid
………..E
I have loved you
……….D
For a thousand years
……………………….E
I’ll love you for a thousand more
…….A
And all along I believed
…………E/G#
I would find you
F#m
Time has brought your heart to me
………..E
I have loved you
………D
For a thousand years
……………………….E
I’ll love you for a thousand more
Music:
Bm F#m E
………. One step closer
Bm E F#m E
………. One step closer
A
I have died every day
………….E/G#
Waiting for you
F#m
Darling, don’t be afraid
………..E
I have loved you
……….D
For a thousand years
……………………….E
I’ll love you for a thousand more
…….A
And all along I believed
…………E/G#
I would find you
F#m
Time has brought your heart to me
………..E
I have loved you
………D
For a thousand years
……………………….E
I’ll love you for a thousand more
