A Thousand Years Chords & Tabs

by Christina Perri

[Version Description]
Strumming Patterns:
Pattern 1:
BPM: 139
Denominator: 8
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 202, 1, 101, 202, 101, 1, 202, 1, 101, 1, 101]
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

[Intro]
G    Em7    Cadd9    G  D

[Verse 1]
Cadd9          
Heartbeats fast
           G       
Colors and promises
          Em7  
How to be brave
          D              Cadd9        
How can I love when I'm afraid to fall
                 G          
But watching you stand alone
          Em7            D             Am7
All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow
         Em7 D 
One step closer

[Chorus]
G                                    
I have died every day waiting for you
Em7                               D       
Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you
      Cadd9         
For a thousand years
                    D            
I'll love you for a thousand more

[Verse 2]
Cadd9            
Time stands still
          G         
Beauty in all she is
          Em7  
I will be brave
           D            Cadd9    
I will not let anything take away
                   G          
What's standing in front of me
      Em7   
Every breath
      D                Am7 
Every hour has come to this
         Em7 D 
One step closer

[Chorus]
G                                    
I have died every day waiting for you
Em7                               D       
Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you
      Cadd9         
For a thousand years
                    D            
I'll love you for a thousand more
    G                                    
And all along I believed I would find you
Em7                              
Time has brought your heart to me
        D              Cadd9         
I have loved you for a thousand years
                    D            
I'll love you for a thousand more

[Instrumental]
G    Em7    Cadd9    D

[Bridge]
Am7      Em7 D 
One step closer
Am7      Em7 D 
One step closer

[Chorus]
G                                    
I have died every day waiting for you
Em7                               D       
Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you
      Cadd9         
For a thousand years
                    D            
I'll love you for a thousand more
    G                                    
And all along I believed I would find you
Em7                              
Time has brought your heart to me
        D              Cadd9         
I have loved you for a thousand years
                    D            
I'll love you for a thousand more

[Outro]
Cadd9    Em7    Cadd9    Em7  D
Cadd9