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A Thousand Years Ago

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              A Thousand Years Ago - Mike Pinto
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Tabbed by: DannyKersOne 
Email: Dannykersone@aol.com
Tuning: Standard EADGBE
Great Song, other Tab was lacking, so...
Chords Used:
Verse & Chorus
    E    Abm7  Gbm7   B
e|--X--|--4--|--2--|--2--|
B|--X--|--4--|--2--|--4--|
G|--9--|--4--|--2--|--4--|
D|--6--|--4--|--2--|--4--|
A|--7--|--6--|--4--|--2--|
E|--0--|--4--|--2--|--X--|
Bridge
    A    Ab     F#
e|--5--|--4--|--2--|
B|--5--|--4--|--2--|
G|--6--|--5--|--3--|
D|--7--|--6--|--4--|
A|--7--|--6--|--4--|
E|--5--|--4--|--2--|
ESome may saAbm7y The choice is oursGbm7  
Others seek aBdvice while starin at the staErs
Others fold their hAbm7ands and pray and wait
Hoping that Gbm7one momentous day Their heBaven will await
EAnd those who hope through mAbm7icroscopes each day
Gbm7Say they know the answer but its Bonly theory
EWas our fAbm7ate set in stonGbm7e
B(stop)(slide)      E  
A thousand years ago
..Abm7........Gbm7....... BA thousand years agEo 
..Abm7........Gbm7....... BA thousand years agEo
MMAbm7Mhhh  MMGbm7hhh    B  
EThere exists a girl hAbm7alfway round the world who looks as lGbm7ost as
lost could be Who looks Bexhausted just like me
                     E                      Abm7             Gbm7   B(stop)     
And she's been losing sleep over thoughts too deep to consume
As she stares at the ceiling of her room
And though she's Etrying so hard to make some sense about
Abm7Every little thing and each event that
Gbm7Comes her way and now she's praying
BUp into the sky where her god is waiting
EBut is he really Abm7there to listen to her Gbm7prayers
                   B (play out then stop)
Or is he from a story
A thousand years agEo
  Abm7    Gbm7    B
(bridge)
     AWhat do you believe is trAbue
in a world that's filled with liAes
And who do you think pAbainted the pictures 
that became our morning skiAes
Do you even think at aAbll or are just another
F#Materialistic fool or skeptic Who counts their 
money just to see if they're aliEve
Abm7uh huh  And are you alGbm7iveB  
I havent got the next part i'll call it the interldue since i used bridge already.
Its starts off:
    E     E?     Then some kind of A and slide to some kind of B
                             I think... (good Luck)
e|--X--|--X--|
B|--X--|--X--|
G|--9--|--8--|  lyrics :  Are you Alive Uh Huh
D|--6--|--6--|
A|--7--|--7--|
E|--0--|--0--|
ESome may saAbm7y The choice is oursGbm7  
Others seek aBdvice while starin at the staErs
Others fold their hAbm7ands and pray and wait
Hoping that Gbm7one momentous day Their heBaven will await
EAnd those who hope through mAbm7icroscopes each day
Gbm7Say they know the answer but its Bonly theory
EWas our fAbm7ate set in stonGbm7e
B(stop)(slide)      E  
A thousand years ago
..Abm7........Gbm7....... BA thousand years agEo 
          Abm7   Gbm7(arpeggiated)  B(arpeggiated)  Ring on E  
MMMhhh   MMhhh
I know its not perfect, but its an improvement:)

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A Thousand Years Ago

by Mike Pinto

Lyrics & chords · Original key

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A Thousand Years Ago - Mike Pinto

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tabbed by: DannyKersOne

Email: Dannykersone@aol.com

Tuning: Standard EADGBE

Great Song, other Tab was lacking, so...

Chords Used:

Verse & Chorus

E Abm7 Gbm7 B

e|--X--|--4--|--2--|--2--|

B|--X--|--4--|--2--|--4--|

G|--9--|--4--|--2--|--4--|

D|--6--|--4--|--2--|--4--|

A|--7--|--6--|--4--|--2--|

E|--0--|--4--|--2--|--X--|

Bridge

A Ab F#

e|--5--|--4--|--2--|

B|--5--|--4--|--2--|

G|--6--|--5--|--3--|

D|--7--|--6--|--4--|

A|--7--|--6--|--4--|

E|--5--|--4--|--2--|

E Abm7 Gbm7

Some may say The choice is ours

B E

Others seek advice while starin at the stars

Abm7

Others fold their hands and pray and wait

Gbm7 B

Hoping that one momentous day Their heaven will await

E Abm7

And those who hope through microscopes each day

Gbm7 B

Say they know the answer but its only theory

E Abm7 Gbm7

Was our fate set in stone

B E

(stop)(slide)

A thousand years ago

Abm7 Gbm7 B E

................. A thousand years ago

Abm7 Gbm7 B E

................. A thousand years ago

Abm7 Gbm7 B

MMMhhh MMhhh

E Abm7 Gbm7

There exists a girl halfway round the world who looks as lost as

lost could be Who looks exhausted just like me

E Abm7 Gbm7 B

(stop)

And she's been losing sleep over thoughts too deep to consume

As she stares at the ceiling of her room

And though she's trying so hard to make some sense about

Abm7

Every little thing and each event that

Gbm7

Comes her way and now she's praying

Up into the sky where her god is waiting

E Abm7 Gbm7

But is he really there to listen to her prayers

B (play out then stop)

Or is he from a story

A thousand years ago

Abm7 Gbm7 B

(bridge)

A Ab

What do you believe is true

in a world that's filled with lies

And who do you think painted the pictures

that became our morning skies

Do you even think at all or are just another

Materialistic fool or skeptic Who counts their

money just to see if they're alive

Abm7 Gbm7 B

uh huh And are you alive

I havent got the next part i'll call it the interldue since i used bridge already.

Its starts off:

E E? Then some kind of A and slide to some kind of B

I think... (good Luck)

e|--X--|--X--|

B|--X--|--X--|

G|--9--|--8--| lyrics : Are you Alive Uh Huh

D|--6--|--6--|

A|--7--|--7--|

E|--0--|--0--|

E Abm7 Gbm7

Some may say The choice is ours

B E

Others seek advice while starin at the stars

Abm7

Others fold their hands and pray and wait

Gbm7 B

Hoping that one momentous day Their heaven will await

E Abm7

And those who hope through microscopes each day

Gbm7 B

Say they know the answer but its only theory

E Abm7 Gbm7

Was our fate set in stone

B E

(stop)(slide)

A thousand years ago

Abm7 Gbm7 B E

................. A thousand years ago

Abm7 Gbm7 B E

(arpeggiated) (arpeggiated) Ring on

MMMhhh MMhhh

I know its not perfect, but its an improvement:)

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