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"20 Years" by the Civil Wars
Capo 7
[Riff]
e|-----------------------------------0-----|
B|-----------------0-----------------0-----|
G|--2h4p2p0------0---0-2h4p2p0-------------|
D|-----------0h2----------------0h2--------|   x2
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
[Intro]
There's a Emnote underneath the Gfront door
that I Emwrote twenty years GagoD/F#  
Yellow pEmaper and a faded Gpicture
And a Amsecret in an envelope
There's no Emreasons No eGxcuses
There's no Emsecondhand aGlibisD/F#  
Just some Emblack ink on some Gblue lines
       Am              (Riff)
and a shadow you won't recognize
[Instrumental]
e|----0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0------0---0-0-0----0-0---0-0-----0---0-0-0--|
B|----0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0------0---0-0-0----0-0---0-0-----0---0-0-0--|
G|----0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0------0---0-0-0----0-0---0-0-----0---0-0-0--|
D|----5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5------5---5-5-5----5-5---5-5-----5---5-5-5--|   
A|--3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3--0h2-----2-2-2--2-2-2---2-2-----x---x-x-x--|
E|--------------------0---------------------------0-----0h2-2---2-2-2--|
e|----0-0----0-0-------0---0-0-0----0-0-----0-0--|
B|----0-0----0-0-------0---0-0-0----0-0-----0-0--|
G|----0-0----0-0-------0---0-0-0----0-0-----0-0--|
D|----5-5----5-5-------5---5-5-5----5-5-----5-5--|   
A|----x-x----x-x---0h2-----2-2-2--2-2-2-----2-2--|
E|--2-2-2--0-----------------------------0-------|
e|----0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0------0---0-0-0----0-0---0-0-----0---------------------|
B|----0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0------0---0-0-0----0-0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-------------|
G|----0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0------0---0-0-0----0-0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-------------|
D|----5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5------5---5-5-5----5-5---5-5-----5---5-5-5--5\4--4\2--2|   
A|--3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3--0h2-----2-2-2--2-2-2---2-2-----x---0-0-0-------------|
E|--------------------0---------------------------0-----0h2-2---------------------|
(Riff)
In the Emmean time I'll be Gwaiting
for twenty yEmears and twenty GmoreD/F#  
I'll be Empraying for Gredemption
and your Amnote underneath my EmdoorD/F#  
         Am               (Riff)
And your note underneath my door
************************************
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
************************************

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20 Years

by The Civil Wars

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

"20 Years" by the Civil Wars

Capo 7

[Riff]

e|-----------------------------------0-----|

B|-----------------0-----------------0-----|

G|--2h4p2p0------0---0-2h4p2p0-------------|

D|-----------0h2----------------0h2--------| x2

A|-----------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------|

[Intro]

Em G

There's a note underneath the front door

Em G D/F#

that I wrote twenty years ago

Em G

Yellow paper and a faded picture

And a secret in an envelope

Em G

There's no reasons No excuses

Em G D/F#

There's no secondhand alibis

Em G

Just some black ink on some blue lines

Am (Riff)

and a shadow you won't recognize

[Instrumental]

e|----0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0------0---0-0-0----0-0---0-0-----0---0-0-0--|

B|----0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0------0---0-0-0----0-0---0-0-----0---0-0-0--|

G|----0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0------0---0-0-0----0-0---0-0-----0---0-0-0--|

D|----5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5------5---5-5-5----5-5---5-5-----5---5-5-5--|

A|--3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3--0h2-----2-2-2--2-2-2---2-2-----x---x-x-x--|

E|--------------------0---------------------------0-----0h2-2---2-2-2--|

e|----0-0----0-0-------0---0-0-0----0-0-----0-0--|

B|----0-0----0-0-------0---0-0-0----0-0-----0-0--|

G|----0-0----0-0-------0---0-0-0----0-0-----0-0--|

D|----5-5----5-5-------5---5-5-5----5-5-----5-5--|

A|----x-x----x-x---0h2-----2-2-2--2-2-2-----2-2--|

E|--2-2-2--0-----------------------------0-------|

e|----0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0------0---0-0-0----0-0---0-0-----0---------------------|

B|----0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0------0---0-0-0----0-0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-------------|

G|----0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0------0---0-0-0----0-0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-------------|

D|----5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5------5---5-5-5----5-5---5-5-----5---5-5-5--5\4--4\2--2|

A|--3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3--0h2-----2-2-2--2-2-2---2-2-----x---0-0-0-------------|

E|--------------------0---------------------------0-----0h2-2---------------------|

(Riff)

Em G

In the mean time I'll be waiting

Em G D/F#

for twenty years and twenty more

Em G

I'll be praying for redemption

Am Em D/F#

and your note underneath my door

Am (Riff)

And your note underneath my door

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

************************************

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