A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

Version 3 of 12
Capo: Fret 3
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E

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    [
   D/F# [20023


3] - I've chan

ged the D's in

 the chorus to

 D/F#'s
  Dsus4 [xx0233]   It's a very easy change from the Dsus4 to just
    Em7 [022033]      add that low E string for the D/F#.
 A7sus4 [x02033]    Thanks to UG member Delfius for the suggestion!
   [032033]
      [020033]

STANDARD TUNING w/ CAPO ON 3
* = single strum


[Intro]

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[Verse 1]


Heart beats fa

st
           
Colors and pro

mises
          
How to be brav

e
          
How can I love

     
 when I'm
 
afraid to fall
              
But watching y

   
ou stand alone
           
All of my doub

           
t suddenly goe

        
s away somehow
           
One step clo--


ser


[Chorus]

             
I have died ev

         
ery day waitin

  
g for you
           
Darling, don't

            
 be afraid, I 

  
have loved you
      
For a thousand

 years
              
I love you for

       
 a thousand mo


re




[Verse 2]


Time stands st

ill
          
Beauty in all 

she is
          
I will be brav

e
           
I will not let

  
  a-nything

take away
              
What's standin

     
g in front of 

me
      
Every breath
         
Every hour has

        
 come to this
           
One step clo--


ser


[Chorus]

             
I have died ev

         
ery day waitin

  
g for you
           
Darling, don't

            
 be afraid, I 

  
have loved you
      
For a thousand

 years
              
I love you for

       
 a thousand mo


re

             
And all along 

           
I believed I w

   
ould find you

Time has broug

ht your heart 

to me
     
I have loved y

         
ou for a thous

and years
              
I'll love you 

         
for a thousand

 
 more


[Bridge]

              

         
        One st

     
ep clo--ser
        
        One st

     
ep clo--ser


[Chorus]

             
I have died ev

         
ery day waitin

  
g for you
           
Darling, don't

            
 be afraid, I 

  
have loved you
      
For a thousand

 years
              
I love you for

        
 a thousand mo

/
re

             
And all along 

           
I believed I w

   
ould find you

Time has broug

ht your heart 

to me
     
I have loved y

         
ou for a thous

and years
              
I'll love you 

         
for a thousand

 
 more


[Outro]

        
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