Christina Perri
A Thousand Years
2011
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: Bb

Tuning: Standard EADGBE

Chords used:
Bb     x13331
F/A    x032xx
F      133211
Gm     355333
Eb     x68886
Cm     x35543
Bb/D   x587xx


Intro :Bb  F/A Gm  F Eb  F  


Verse 1:
Eb
Heartbeats fast
           Bb/D
Colors and promises 
          Gm
How to be brave 
          F/A
How can I love when 
Bb   Eb
I'm afraid to fall 
                  Bb/D
But watching you stand alone
          Gm
All of my doubt suddenly 
F/A   Bb      Cm
goes away somehow 
         Gm F
One step closer 


Chorus 1:
Bb
I have died everyday 
        F/A
waiting for you
Gm
Darling don't be afraid 
       F
I have loved you 
      Eb
For a thousand years 
                 F
I love you for a thousand more


Post Chorus: Eb  


Verse 2:
Eb
Time stands still
          Bb/D
Beauty in all she is 
          Gm
I will be brave
           F/A
I will not let 
Bb       Eb
anything take away 
                   Bb/D
What's standing in front of me 
      Gm
Every breath
      F/A      Bb      Cm
Every hour has come to this 
         Gm F
One step closer
 

(Repeat Chorus 1)


Chorus 2:
    Bb
And all along I believed 
        F/A
I would find you
           Gm 
Time has brought
your heart to me 
       F
I have loved you 
      Eb
for a thousand years 
                    F
I'll love you for a thousand more 


Interlude: Bb  F/A Gm  F Eb  F  


Bridge:
Cm         Gm F
  One step closer
Cm         Gm F/A
  One step closer 


(Repeat Chorus 1)
(Repeat Chorus 2)


Outro: Eb  Bb/D  Eb  Gm F  Eb(hold)