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1961 by The Fray
Transcribed by Ear by tobijeh
Intro:
A       F#m
Verse:
A
Two brothers, 1961 
F#m
On a road 90 miles too long 
A
Someone don't want us together but 
F#m
We just keep on walking cause we're one, 
A       F#m
we're one 
Verse:
A
I got a voice and you got a reason 
F#m
For the glory we sing our broken song 
A
Take a side and I'll take the other one 
F#m
Two brothers under one nation 
Pre-Chorus:
E               D
Wanna feel your love right now 
                E
Wanna see the night and feel the day 
                D
Ever try to touch somebody
                E
90 miles away 
Chorus:
        F#m             A      D
But it won't be the same again (won't be the same) 
        F#m             A      D
No, it won't be the same again (won't be the same) 
Verse:
A
Third brother, 1989 
F#m
Got through it, opened up the line 
A
Stand tall, I'll follow you this time 
F#m
We're all just waiting on a sign 
Pre-Chorus:
E               D
Wanna feel your love right now 
                E
Wanna see the night and feel the day 
                D
Ever try to touch somebody 
                E
90 miles away 
Chorus:
        F#m             A      D
But it won't be the same again (you and I know, you and I) 
        F#m             A      D
No, it won't be the same again (to the ending, to the end) 
        F#m             A      D
I'll be with you until the end (you and I know, you and I) 
        F#m             A
But it won't be the same (won't be the same) 
Bridge:
        D               F#m
We're broken, we're battered
        F#m             E
We're torn up and we're shattered 
        D               F#m
We turn back on each other 
        F#m             E
The moment that it mattered
        D               F#m
The curtain is shaking 
        F#m             E
It's bending and it's breaking 
        D
And I'll be with you in the end (until the end) 
Chorus:
        F#m             A      D
But it won't be the same again (you and I know, you and I) 
        F#m             A      D
Can't go back to the way it was (to the ending, to the end) 
        F#m             A      D
I'll be with you until the end (you and I know, you and I) 
        F#m             A      D
But it won't be the same, won't be the same again

1961 chords and lyrics

Free chords for 1961 by The Fray. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

1961 by The Fray
Transcribed by Ear by tobijeh
Intro:
A       F#m
Verse:
Verse:
Pre-Chorus:
Chorus:
Verse:
Pre-Chorus:
Chorus:
Bridge:
Chorus:

1961 Chords by The Fray

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