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The Years We Shared

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The Years We Shared        From the album Runrig - The Story 2016 (C & R MacDonald)  
[Intro]
G    G/B   G    G/B
[Verse 1]
GYou bloomed like the Crose of GsummeEmr
And I Cheld you Amin my Darms 
EmAnd in that knowing I Gfound purDpose 
We wCalked on the DstarDsus4sD  
The Gworld changes, Cwe get Golder Em  
What Ccomes in love must Amleave in Dpain
EmAnd all the gifts we Gearly tDreasure
The Cworld takes Daway. G  
[Chorus]
The Cyears we DshareDsus4d 
GWill find their beating in a Emheart somewhere
But Cthe traces of our greatest DdayDsus4s 
Will fade Gaway C  D  G  
[Verse 2]
GFrom the pier Cthe ships Gare leaEmving
The sCeeds to Amsaplings Dgrow 
EmSaplings first Gturn to Dforests 
Then Cships of DoakDsus4  D  
GFair winds blow Cthrough the GjourneEmy
And I Cwatch you Amfrom aDfar 
EmSailing on Gdistant Doceans 
COf eternal Dcalm.G  
[Chorus]
The Cyears we DshareDsus4d 
GWill find their beating in a Emheart somewhere
But Cthe traces of our greatest DdayDsus4s 
Will fade Gaway C  D  G  
[Chorus]
The Cyears we DshareDsus4d 
GWill find their beating in a Emheart somewhere
But Cthe traces of our greatest DdayDsus4s 
Will fade Gaway             C       D     G  
[Break]
C  D   G  Em  C  D  G  C  D
C  D   G  Em  C  D  G  C  D  Dsus4
[Bridge]
CWhen it all Dstarted, 
Git came like Empoetry D  
CA vision our Dtruth aGwakenedC  D  G  
[Chorus]
The Cyears we Dshared (Dsus4the years we shared)
GWill find their beating in a Emheart somewhere
But Cthe traces of our greatest DdayDsus4s 
Will fade Gaway             C    D  G  
[Chorus]
The Cyears we DshareDsus4d 
GWill find their beating in a Emheart somewhere
But Cthe traces of our greatest DdayDsus4s 
Will fade Gaway            C(DWill Gfade
[Outro]
Caway)    D  G  Em  C  
The Dyears Gwe CsharedD  
G   C     D        G
C   D     G   Em   D
C   D     G   C    D    G
Mark W

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The Years We Shared

by Runrig

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G/B

Dsus4

The Years We Shared From the album Runrig - The Story 2016 (C & R MacDonald)

[Intro]

G G/B G G/B

[Verse 1]

G C G Em

You bloomed like the rose of summer

C Am D

And I held you in my arms

Em G D

And in that knowing I found purpose

C D Dsus4 D

We walked on the stars

G C G Em

The world changes, we get older

C Am D

What comes in love must leave in pain

Em G D

And all the gifts we early treasure

C D G

The world takes away.

[Chorus]

C D Dsus4

The years we shared

G Em

Will find their beating in a heart somewhere

C D Dsus4

But the traces of our greatest days

G C D G

Will fade away

[Verse 2]

G C G Em

From the pier the ships are leaving

C Am D

The seeds to saplings grow

Em G D

Saplings first turn to forests

C D Dsus4 D

Then ships of oak

G C G Em

Fair winds blow through the journey

C Am D

And I watch you from afar

Em G D

Sailing on distant oceans

C D G

Of eternal calm.

[Chorus]

C D Dsus4

The years we shared

G Em

Will find their beating in a heart somewhere

C D Dsus4

But the traces of our greatest days

G C D G

Will fade away

[Chorus]

C D Dsus4

The years we shared

G Em

Will find their beating in a heart somewhere

C D Dsus4

But the traces of our greatest days

G C D G

Will fade away

[Break]

C D G Em C D G C D

C D G Em C D G C D Dsus4

[Bridge]

C D

When it all started,

G Em D

it came like poetry

C D G C D G

A vision our truth awakened

[Chorus]

C D Dsus4

The years we shared (the years we shared)

G Em

Will find their beating in a heart somewhere

C D Dsus4

But the traces of our greatest days

G C D G

Will fade away

[Chorus]

C D Dsus4

The years we shared

G Em

Will find their beating in a heart somewhere

C D Dsus4

But the traces of our greatest days

G C D G

Will fade away (Will fade

[Outro]

C D G Em C

away)

D G C D

The years we shared

G C D G

C D G Em D

C D G C D G

Mark W

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