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      C     F     G    AmF9add11
e--0---1---0---0---0|
B--1---1---1---1---1|
G--0---2---0---2---0|
D--2---3---0---2---0|
A--3---x---2---0---0|
E--x---x---3---0---1|
[Intro]
C Am7 C Am7 C Am7
[Verse 1]
COh I have lived for ages, I'm a Fthousand turns of Ctides,
I'm a Cthousand wakes of Am7springtime, and a Fthousand infant Ccries -
GOh, a thousand infant Ccries...
[Verse 2]
CI've got sixteen-hundred tigers now all Ftied to silver Cstrings,
When they Cpull out in the Am7pasture - Oh, the Fmighty heart will Csing!
Oh, the Gmighty heart will Csing!
[Chorus]
GBut I'll always be blamed for the sun goin' down with a Amsong.
But I'm the Flight in the Cmiddle of Gevery man's Cfall.
[Verse 3]
CI bend my arrows now in circles and I Fshoot around the Chill,
If I don't Cget you in the Am7mornin' by the Fevenin' I sure Cwill,
By the Gevenin'... Oh, I sure Cwill!
[Verse 4]
CCause I'm the fire on the mountain you have Flit up in your Cdreams,
But also Cwater on the Am7fountain, you can Fset my self on Cme,
You can Gset my self on Cme.
GBut I'll always be blamed for the sun goin' down with a Amsong.
But I'm the Flight in the Cmiddle of Gevery man's Cfall.
[Solo]
C C C C Am Am G G
C C C C Am Am G G
C C C C Am Am G G
C C C C G G G G G G G G
[Verse 5]
And no I Cnever meant to say these words, but Fyes you ought to Cknow,
That the Cdark ain't what I've Am7always been, it Fwill not ever Cgo,
No, it Gwill not ever Cgo.
For Cso I've lived a thousand years, a Fthousand turns of Ctides,
Just a Cthousand leaves in Autumn and a Fthousand ways to Ctry
Oh a Gthousand, it's just a thousand ways to AmtryAm  Am  Am  F  F  G  G  
[Outro]
Ways to CtrC/By...Am  G  F9add11  F9add11  F9add11  F9add11  
F F F F F F F F
e------0-----0-------0-|
B----5p1---5p1-3-1-0-1-|
G------0-----0-------0-|
D---2-----2----------2-|
A--3-----3-----3-3-3-3-|
E--------------------3-|

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Thousand Ways

by The Tallest Man On Earth

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

C F G Am

F9add11

e--0---1---0---0---0|

B--1---1---1---1---1|

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

D--2---3---0---2---0|

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

E--x---x---3---0---1|

[Intro]

C Am7 C Am7 C Am7

[Verse 1]

C F C

Oh I have lived for ages, I'm a thousand turns of tides,

C Am7 F C

I'm a thousand wakes of springtime, and a thousand infant cries -

G C

Oh, a thousand infant cries...

[Verse 2]

C F C

I've got sixteen-hundred tigers now all tied to silver strings,

C Am7 F C

When they pull out in the pasture - Oh, the mighty heart will sing!

G C

Oh, the mighty heart will sing!

[Chorus]

G Am

But I'll always be blamed for the sun goin' down with a song.

F C G C

But I'm the light in the middle of every man's fall.

[Verse 3]

C F C

I bend my arrows now in circles and I shoot around the hill,

C Am7 F C

If I don't get you in the mornin' by the evenin' I sure will,

G C

By the evenin'... Oh, I sure will!

[Verse 4]

C F C

Cause I'm the fire on the mountain you have lit up in your dreams,

C Am7 F C

But also water on the fountain, you can set my self on me,

G C

You can set my self on me.

G Am

But I'll always be blamed for the sun goin' down with a song.

F C G C

But I'm the light in the middle of every man's fall.

[Solo]

C C C C Am Am G G

C C C C G G G G G G G G

[Verse 5]

C F C

And no I never meant to say these words, but yes you ought to know,

C Am7 F C

That the dark ain't what I've always been, it will not ever go,

G C

No, it will not ever go.

C F C

For so I've lived a thousand years, a thousand turns of tides,

C F C

Just a thousand leaves in Autumn and a thousand ways to try

G Am Am Am Am F F G G

Oh a thousand, it's just a thousand ways to try

[Outro]

C C/B Am G F9add11 F9add11 F9add11 F9add11

Ways to try...

F F F F F F F F

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

B----5p1---5p1-3-1-0-1-|

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

D---2-----2----------2-|

A--3-----3-----3-3-3-3-|

E--------------------3-|

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