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INTRO:   C   Cm     G   A7     G   C   Cm     G   A7   Am7  G  
VERSE:
A thGousand years 
Is a lFong long Dmtime 
EEmven for a sBmtar up in the sCky 
I could coGunt the tears 
And the loFng long nDmights 
But I'd Emrather just reBmmember how you smCiled 
CHORUS:
CIn a thousand yGeeeeDmars 
I know that our lEmove will sD7till be hCere 
So close yDour eGyes, my dDmear 
Knowing that our lEmove is goDing to lCast 
One tCmhousand yGearsC  Cm  G  A7  Am7  G  
VERSE:
TGhe time flies by 
In a bDmlinking eye 
No mEmatter how we tDry to make it lCast 
But if sGouls are strong 
They'll go Dm7on and Dmon 
And Emwe will hardly kDnow the time has pCassed 
CHORUS:
CIn a thousand yGeeeeDmars 
I know that our lEmove will stDill be hCere 
So close your eGyes, my dDmear 
Knowing that our lEmove is gDoing to lCast one tCmhousand yeEmars 
BREAK:
EmWe'll disappear 
If we can keep each other hGere 
Inside our heCarts 
We will nGever be apart so don't you fEmear 
AmDry your tDears 
CHORUS:
DIn a thousand yGeeeeDmars 
DmI know that our lEmove will sBmtill be hCere 
CHORUS:
CIn a thousand yGeeeeDmars 
    EmOoDooh oCoh
CSo close your eGyes, my dDmear 
Knowing that our lEmove is gDoing to lCast one tCmhousand yeGars 
OUTRO:
C Cm G   A7 G   C Cm G   A7 Am7 G

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1000 Years

by KT Tunstall

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Dm7

C Cm G A7 G C Cm G A7 Am7 G

INTRO:

VERSE:

A thousand years

F Dm

Is a long long time

Em Bm C

Even for a star up in the sky

I could count the tears

F Dm

And the long long nights

Em Bm C

But I'd rather just remember how you smiled

CHORUS:

C G Dm

In a thousand yeeeears

Em D7 C

I know that our love will still be here

D G Dm

So close your eyes, my dear

Em D C

Knowing that our love is going to last

Cm G C Cm G A7 Am7 G

One thousand years

VERSE:

The time flies by

In a blinking eye

Em D C

No matter how we try to make it last

But if souls are strong

Dm7 Dm

They'll go on and on

Em D C

And we will hardly know the time has passed

CHORUS:

C G Dm

In a thousand yeeeears

Em D C

I know that our love will still be here

G Dm

So close your eyes, my dear

Em D C Cm Em

Knowing that our love is going to last one thousand years

BREAK:

We'll disappear

If we can keep each other here

Inside our hearts

G Em

We will never be apart so don't you fear

Am D

Dry your tears

CHORUS:

D G Dm

In a thousand yeeeears

Dm Em Bm C

I know that our love will still be here

CHORUS:

C G Dm

In a thousand yeeeears

Em D C

Ooooh ooh

C G Dm

So close your eyes, my dear

Em D C Cm G

Knowing that our love is going to last one thousand years

OUTRO:

C Cm G A7 G C Cm G A7 Am7 G

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