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This is the Acoustic version of Two Years by Have Mercy so the tuning will be different.
It has its own tuning which is F A C G C E.
(Tune low E half a step higher, D a whole step lower, and B a half step higher)
There are no real names for these chords since it is a different tuning so let's just name them 1 and 2.
    C            C2             B             A             A2            G             G2            F
E|--0--|      E|--0--|      E|--0--|      E|--0--|      E|--0--|      E|--0--|      E|--0--|      E|--0--|
C|--0--|      C|--0--|      C|--0--|      C|--0--|      C|--0--|      C|--0--|      C|--0--|      C|--0--|
G|--0--|      G|--5--|      G|--0--|      G|--0--|      G|--12-|      G|--0--|      G|--0--|      G|--0--|
C|--0--|      C|--0--|      C|--0--|      C|--0--|      C|--0--|      C|--0--|      C|--0--|      C|--0--|
A|--0--|      A|--0--|      A|--0--|      A|--0--|      A|--12-|      A|--0--|      A|--10-|      A|--0--|
F|--7--|      F|--7--|      F|--6--|      F|--4--|      F|--0--|      F|--2--|      F|--0--|      F|--0--|
   F2
E|--0--|
C|--0--|
G|--12-|
C|--0--| 
A|--0--|
F|--12-|
[0:05-0:20]
CTwo years now and I'm aBlone again.C  
Close your eyF2es and count to ten and tell me, 
How the hell you've been?
[0:21-0:49]
"I'll be G2okay: I A2promise and I G2swear.”
As they Aopen up I ask abruptly, 
C“When? and Why? and Where?”A2  
I found the G2shoulder,
I found the A2closest one.G2  
AConfessed my fears and that it's done.
Cmy fears and that it's done.
[0:50-1:03]
A2I can't stG2are at the A2ceiling anymoG2re.
As the Astory goes, we always know that Cwhen it rains it pours…
[1:04-1:31]
F2I had a life and I had friends.
C2I miss all of them. I miss all of them.
F2I had a life and I had friends.
C2I miss all of them. I miss all of them.B  
[1:31-1:59]
A2I stare at the G2picture on my A2sill fG2rom Opening Day, 
the Btimes that were a thrill… the Ctimes that were a thrill…
A2Coughing hG2eavy from the A2habit I should'vG2e quit.
I wonder Aif I did if it woulCd've helped a little bit.
[2:00-2:39]
F2I had a life and I had friends.
C2I miss all of them. I miss all of them.   x2
F2I had a life and I had friends.
C2I miss all of them. I miss all of them.B  
[2:40-3:05]
AI paced the places and the hallGways where we'd meet
hoping Fone day you'd come my way and sweep me off my feet.   x2
[3:06-3:19]
CTwo years now and I'm aBlone again.C  
Close your eyF2es and count to ten and tell me,
How the hell you've been?
[3:20-4:03]
F2I had a life and I had friends.
C2I miss all of them. I miss all of them.   x2
F2I had a life and I had friends.
C2I miss all of them. I miss them all.F2  

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Two Years

by Have Mercy

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This is the Acoustic version of Two Years by Have Mercy so the tuning will be different.

It has its own tuning which is F A C G C E.

(Tune low E half a step higher, D a whole step lower, and B a half step higher)

There are no real names for these chords since it is a different tuning so let's just name them 1 and 2.

C C2 B A A2 G G2 F

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

C|--0--| C|--0--| C|--0--| C|--0--| C|--0--| C|--0--| C|--0--| C|--0--|

G|--0--| G|--5--| G|--0--| G|--0--| G|--12-| G|--0--| G|--0--| G|--0--|

C|--0--| C|--0--| C|--0--| C|--0--| C|--0--| C|--0--| C|--0--| C|--0--|

A|--0--| A|--0--| A|--0--| A|--0--| A|--12-| A|--0--| A|--10-| A|--0--|

F|--7--| F|--7--| F|--6--| F|--4--| F|--0--| F|--2--| F|--0--| F|--0--|

E|--0--|

C|--0--|

G|--12-|

C|--0--|

A|--0--|

F|--12-|

[0:05-0:20]

C B C

Two years now and I'm alone again.

Close your eyes and count to ten and tell me,

How the hell you've been?

[0:21-0:49]

G2 A2 G2

"I'll be okay: I promise and I swear.”

As they open up I ask abruptly,

C A2

“When? and Why? and Where?”

I found the shoulder,

A2 G2

I found the closest one.

Confessed my fears and that it's done.

my fears and that it's done.

[0:50-1:03]

A2 G2 A2 G2

I can't stare at the ceiling anymore.

A C

As the story goes, we always know that when it rains it pours…

[1:04-1:31]

I had a life and I had friends.

I miss all of them. I miss all of them.

I had a life and I had friends.

C2 B

I miss all of them. I miss all of them.

[1:31-1:59]

A2 G2 A2 G2

I stare at the picture on my sill from Opening Day,

B C

the times that were a thrill… the times that were a thrill…

A2 G2 A2 G2

Coughing heavy from the habit I should've quit.

A C

I wonder if I did if it would've helped a little bit.

[2:00-2:39]

I had a life and I had friends.

I miss all of them. I miss all of them. x2

I had a life and I had friends.

C2 B

I miss all of them. I miss all of them.

[2:40-3:05]

A G

I paced the places and the hallways where we'd meet

hoping one day you'd come my way and sweep me off my feet. x2

[3:06-3:19]

C B C

Two years now and I'm alone again.

Close your eyes and count to ten and tell me,

How the hell you've been?

[3:20-4:03]

I had a life and I had friends.

I miss all of them. I miss all of them. x2

I had a life and I had friends.

C2 F2

I miss all of them. I miss them all.

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