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1000 Years

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Artist - The Coral 
Song - 1000 Years 
Album - Butterfly House 2010  
Music & Lyrics - Ian Skelly, James Skelly, Lee Southall
Chord Shapes:
       Em7= 0109700
Em7*      = 055430
Em9add11  = 097000
        G6= 355430
      G6/A= x05400
        A7= x02020
     Aadd9= x07600
Aadd9*    = x011900
    A9sus4= x09780
    Bm11/A= x09700
[Intro]
Em7Ooh, ooh, Waiting for a thousand years, Ooh, ooh, Sailing on a thousand tears.
[Chorus]
Em7Ooh, Aadd9ooh,
Aadd9*          Bm11/A   Aadd9      Em7Em9add11         
Waiting for a thou----sand  years,
Em7Ooh, Aadd9ooh,
Aadd9*         Bm11/A   Aadd9      Em7Em9add11              
Sailing on a thou----sand  tears.
[Verse]
Em7*            A7  
Seasons in your mind,
Colours they G6change with the passing of A7time.
You'll find your wA9sus4a-------Aadd9-y,
You'll find your A9sus4wa------Aadd9--y,G6/A  
[Chorus]
Em7Ooh, Aadd9ooh,
Aadd9*          Bm11/A   Aadd9      Em7Em9add11         
Waiting for a thou----sand  years,
Em7Ooh, Aadd9ooh,
Aadd9*         Bm11/A   Aadd9      Em7Em9add11              
Sailing on a thou----sand  tears.
[Verse]
Em7*          A7  
Signs set in stone
Follow the rG6iver wherever she flA7ows
You'll find your wA9sus4a-------Aadd9-y,
You'll find your A9sus4wa------Aadd9--y,G6/A  
[Instrumental]
                 1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +                 1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   
e|-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-|
G|-0-----------|----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0-----------|----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
D|-2-----------|----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-4-----------|----4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
A|-3-----------|----3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-5-----------|----5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
E|-------------|------------------------|-------------|------------------------|
[Guitar Solo]
   1  +  2  +  3   +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +   4  +   
e|-0-----0-----0---0-----0--|----0-----0-----0---0----|
B|-0-----0-----0---0-----0--|----0-----0-----0---0----|
G|-0-----0-----0---0-----0--|----0-----0-----0---0----|
D|-9-----9-----9--11----12--|---12----11----12--11----|
A|-7-----7----10--12----14--|---14----12----14--12----|
E|-0-----0-----0---0-----0--|----0-----0-----0---0----|
   1  +  2  +  3   +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +   4  +  
e|-0-----0-----0---0-----0--|----0-----0-----0---0----|
B|-0-----0-----0---0-----0--|----0-----0-----0---0----|
G|-0-----0-----0---0----11--|----9-----7-----6---0----| x4
D|-9-----9-----9--11----12--|---11-----9-----7--11----| 
A|-7-----7----10--12-----0--|----0-----0-----0---0----|
E|-0-----0-----0---0--------|-------------------------| 
[Chorus]
Em7Ooh, Aadd9ooh,
Aadd9*          Bm11/A   Aadd9      Em7Em9add11         
Waiting for a thou----sand  years,
Em7Ooh, Aadd9ooh,
Aadd9*         Bm11/A   Aadd9      Em7Em9add11              
Sailing on a thou----sand  tears.
[Verse]
A Em7new day has beAadd9gun
Now that you're Em7standing in the warmth of the Aadd9Sun
You'll find your wA9sus4a-------Aadd9-y,
You'll find your A9sus4wa------Aadd9--y,
You'll find your wA9sus4a-------Aadd9-y,
You'll find your A9sus4wa------Aadd9--y,G6/A  
[Coda]
Em7Ooh, ooh, Waiting for a thousand years, Ooh, ooh, Sailing on a thousand tears.

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1000 Years

by The Coral

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

G6/A

Aadd9

A9sus4

Bm11/A

Artist - The Coral

Song - 1000 Years

2010

Album - Butterfly House

Music & Lyrics - Ian Skelly, James Skelly, Lee Southall

Chord Shapes:

Em7

= 0109700

Em7

* = 055430

Em9add11 = 097000

= 355430

G6/A

= x05400

= x02020

Aadd9

= x07600

Aadd9

* = x011900

A9sus4

= x09780

Bm11/A

= x09700

[Intro]

Em7

Ooh, ooh, Waiting for a thousand years, Ooh, ooh, Sailing on a thousand tears.

[Chorus]

Em7 Aadd9

Ooh, ooh,

Aadd9 Bm11/A Aadd9 Em7

* Em9add11

Waiting for a thou----sand years,

Em7 Aadd9

Ooh, ooh,

Aadd9 Bm11/A Aadd9 Em7

* Em9add11

Sailing on a thou----sand tears.

[Verse]

Em7 A7

Seasons in your mind,

G6 A7

Colours they change with the passing of time.

A9sus4 Aadd9

You'll find your wa--------y,

A9sus4 Aadd9 G6/A

You'll find your wa--------y,

[Chorus]

Em7 Aadd9

Ooh, ooh,

Aadd9 Bm11/A Aadd9 Em7

* Em9add11

Waiting for a thou----sand years,

Em7 Aadd9

Ooh, ooh,

Aadd9 Bm11/A Aadd9 Em7

* Em9add11

Sailing on a thou----sand tears.

[Verse]

Em7 A7

Signs set in stone

G6 A7

Follow the river wherever she flows

A9sus4 Aadd9

You'll find your wa--------y,

A9sus4 Aadd9 G6/A

You'll find your wa--------y,

[Instrumental]

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|-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-|

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

D|-2-----------|----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-4-----------|----4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|

A|-3-----------|----3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-5-----------|----5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|

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

[Guitar Solo]

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

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

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

D|-9-----9-----9--11----12--|---12----11----12--11----|

A|-7-----7----10--12----14--|---14----12----14--12----|

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

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

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

G|-0-----0-----0---0----11--|----9-----7-----6---0----| x4

D|-9-----9-----9--11----12--|---11-----9-----7--11----|

A|-7-----7----10--12-----0--|----0-----0-----0---0----|

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

[Chorus]

Em7 Aadd9

Ooh, ooh,

Aadd9 Bm11/A Aadd9 Em7

* Em9add11

Waiting for a thou----sand years,

Em7 Aadd9

Ooh, ooh,

Aadd9 Bm11/A Aadd9 Em7

* Em9add11

Sailing on a thou----sand tears.

[Verse]

Em7 Aadd9

A new day has begun

Em7 Aadd9

Now that you're standing in the warmth of the Sun

A9sus4 Aadd9

You'll find your wa--------y,

A9sus4 Aadd9

You'll find your wa--------y,

A9sus4 Aadd9

You'll find your wa--------y,

A9sus4 Aadd9 G6/A

You'll find your wa--------y,

[Coda]

Em7

Ooh, ooh, Waiting for a thousand years, Ooh, ooh, Sailing on a thousand tears.

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