{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1486961,"song":"Forgotten Years","artist":"Midnight Oil","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11271124-forgotten-years-chords-by-midnight-oil/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1486961?type=chord","rating":4.98877,"votes":86,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFew of the sins of the father are visited upon the son,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A/E[/ch]                    [ch]A/E[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHearts have been hard, hands have been clenched into fists too long.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOur sons need never be soldiers, our daughters will never need guns,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A/E[/ch]                          [ch]A/E[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThese are the years between, these are the years that were hard fought and won.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow, contracts torn at the edges, old signatures stained with tears,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A/E[/ch]                       [ch]A/E[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSeasons of war and grace, these should not be forgotten years.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nStill it aches like tetanus, it reeks of politics,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D/F#[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHow many dreams remain, this is a feeling too strong to contain.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe hardest years, the darkest years,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nthe roaring years, the fallen years.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\n              These should not be forgotten years.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe hardest years, the wildest years,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nthe desperate and divided years[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\n       We will remember[/tab]\r\n                 (These should not be forgotten years).\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOur shoreline was never invaded, our country was never in flames,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A/E[/ch]                         [ch]A/E[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThis is the calm we breathe, this is a feeling too strong to contain.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nStill it aches like tetanus, it reeks of politics,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSignatures stained with tears. Who can remember? We've got to remember![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe hardest years, the darkest years,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nthe roaring years, the fallen years.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\n               These should not be forgotten years.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe hardest years, the wildest years,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nthe desperate and divided years[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\n       We will remember[/tab]\r\n                 (These should not be forgotten years).\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI said it's The hardest years, the darkest years,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nthe roaring years, the fallen years.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\n               These should not be forgotten years.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe hardest years, the wildest years,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nthe desperate and divided years[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\n       We will remember[/tab]\r\n                (These should not be forgotten years).\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nForsaken, aching, breaking years,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nthe time and tested heartbreak years.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\n        Who needs someone to sing to you now.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe blinded years, the binded years,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nthe desperate and divided years[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     These should not be forgotten years.[/tab]\r\n                            (These should not be forgotten years).\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]\r\nRemember!    Oh     We will try...[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nD Bm G A   D Bm A A\n\nBm Bm\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                 (These should not be forgotten years).\n\nBm  Bm\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                 (These should not be forgotten years).\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nBm Bm Bm Bm\n\nBm Bm Bm  A  A\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                (These should not be forgotten years).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                            (These should not be forgotten years).\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["D","Bm","G","A","A/E","E","D/F#","F#m","Em","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}