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[Intro]
 Fmaj7   Cmaj72x
Fmaj7Here we all are at the end of "the century of Cmaj7beauty lost".
We Fmaj7greedily ate what you gave us, the Cmaj7rest we tossed.
We've Ftrapped all your rivers, Em7paved every pass,
Pulled at your Fmsky till we caused it Amto rip.
But you've Fmaj7got Jimi Hendrix so lets call it aCmaj7n even split.
Fmaj7I've met a girl who has turned my whole world Cmaj7upside down.
Fmaj7The stars I once stretched for, now Cmaj7litter the ground.
I am cFursed by too little, or is it Em7too much belief,
In the Fmstrength of another man's Amwords.
But Fmaj7I've got a girl, Cmaj7thank you Lord.
Fmaj7Ahhhhhhh Cmaj7Ahhhhhh FAhhhhhhh CAhhhhh 2x
 Fmaj7   Cmaj72x
Fmaj7Here we all are at the start of another Cmaj7thousand years.
Fmaj7All those love stories, Cmaj7yet to be told.
FOurs is this river aEm7sleep at our feet,
FmBlessed by this wet autumn Amday.
Fmaj7Here we all are...
Fmaj7Ahhhhhhh Cmaj7Ahhhhhh FAhhhhhhh CAhhhhh 2x -FADE 

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Thousand Year Prayer

by Cowboy Junkies

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

Em7

[Intro]

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Here we all are at the end of "the century of beauty lost".

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

We greedily ate what you gave us, the rest we tossed.

F Em7

We've trapped all your rivers, paved every pass,

Fm Am

Pulled at your sky till we caused it to rip.

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

But you've got Jimi Hendrix so lets call it an even split.

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

I've met a girl who has turned my whole world upside down.

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

The stars I once stretched for, now litter the ground.

F Em7

I am cursed by too little, or is it too much belief,

Fm Am

In the strength of another man's words.

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

But I've got a girl, thank you Lord.

Fmaj7 Cmaj7 F C

Ahhhhhhh Ahhhhhh Ahhhhhhh Ahhhhh 2x

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Here we all are at the start of another thousand years.

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

All those love stories, yet to be told.

F Em7

Ours is this river asleep at our feet,

Fm Am

Blessed by this wet autumn day.

Fmaj7

Here we all are...

Fmaj7 Cmaj7 F C

Ahhhhhhh Ahhhhhh Ahhhhhhh Ahhhhh 2x -FADE

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