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100 Years

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

On the piano, the recurring riff below starts on the 4th octave
- notes are D4 C4 B3 A3 (numbers in subscripts).
Chords are all based off the piano in the song. Enjoy!
[Intro]
e|----------------------------|
B|-3--1---0------3--1---0-----|
G|-----------2------------2---|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
[Verse]
e|--------------|
B|-3--1---0-----|
G|-----------2--|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------| (repeat x6)
I believe in you and in our hearts we know the truth
And I believe in love and the darker it gets, the more I do
Try and fill us with your hate and we will shine a light
And the days will become endless and never, and never turn to night
And never, and never turn to night
Bb   D
[Chorus]
FThen it's just too much
I Gcannot get you close enough
Dsus4A hundred arms, a hundred years
Dsus4You can always find me here
And, FLord, don't let me break this
GLet me hold it lightly
Dsus4Give me arms to pray with
Dsus4Instead of ones that hold too tightly
[Verse 2]
e|--------------|
B|-3--1---0-----|
G|-----------2--|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------| (repeat x6)
We have no need to fight
We raise our voices and let our hearts take flight
Get higher than those planes can fly
Where the stars do not take sides
[Chorus]
FThen it's just too much
I Gcannot get you close enough
Dsus4A hundred arms, a hundred years
Dsus4You can always find me here
And, FLord, don't let me break this
GLet me hold it lightly
Dsus4Give me arms to pray with
Dsus4Instead of ones that hold too tightly
[Chorus]
And Fthen it's just too much
The Gstreets, they still run with blood
Dsus4A hundred arms, a hundred years
Dsus4You can always find me here
And, FLord, don't let me break this
GLet me hold it lightly
Dsus4Give me arms to pray with
Dsus4Instead of ones that hold too tightly
[Verse 3]
I Flet him sleep and as he does
My Gheld breath fills the room with love
Dsus4Hurts in ways I can't describe
My heart Gbends and breaks so many, many times
And is Gborn again with each Dsus4sunrise
And is Gborn again with each Fsunrise
F G Dsus4
 F(GHaDsus4! Ha!)
[Interlude]
FFunerals were held all over the cGity
The youth Dsus4bleed in the square
And women Fraged as old men fumbled and criedG  
"We're Dsus4sorry, we thought you didn't care, oh."
And Fhow does it feel now you've Gscratched that itch?
Dsus4How does it feel?
And Fpulled out all your stitchesG  
Dsus4Hubris is a bitch
A hundred FarmGs, a hundred Dsus4years
A hundred FarmGs, a hundred Dsus4years
[Chorus]
And Fthen it's just too much
The Gstreets, they still run with blood
Dsus4A hundred arms, a hundred years
Dsus4You can always find me here
And, FLord, don't let me break this
GLet me hold it lightly
Dsus4Give me arms to pray with
Dsus4Instead of ones that hold too tightly
 F   G    Dsus4x4

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100 Years

by Florence + The Machine

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

On the piano, the recurring riff below starts on the 4th octave

- notes are D4 C4 B3 A3 (numbers in subscripts).

Chords are all based off the piano in the song. Enjoy!

[Intro]

e|----------------------------|

B|-3--1---0------3--1---0-----|

G|-----------2------------2---|

D|----------------------------|

A|----------------------------|

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

[Verse]

e|--------------|

B|-3--1---0-----|

G|-----------2--|

D|--------------|

A|--------------|

E|--------------| (repeat x6)

I believe in you and in our hearts we know the truth

And I believe in love and the darker it gets, the more I do

Try and fill us with your hate and we will shine a light

And the days will become endless and never, and never turn to night

And never, and never turn to night

Bb D

[Chorus]

Then it's just too much

I cannot get you close enough

Dsus4

A hundred arms, a hundred years

Dsus4

You can always find me here

And, Lord, don't let me break this

Let me hold it lightly

Dsus4

Give me arms to pray with

Dsus4

Instead of ones that hold too tightly

[Verse 2]

e|--------------|

B|-3--1---0-----|

G|-----------2--|

D|--------------|

A|--------------|

E|--------------| (repeat x6)

We have no need to fight

We raise our voices and let our hearts take flight

Get higher than those planes can fly

Where the stars do not take sides

[Chorus]

Then it's just too much

I cannot get you close enough

Dsus4

A hundred arms, a hundred years

Dsus4

You can always find me here

And, Lord, don't let me break this

Let me hold it lightly

Dsus4

Give me arms to pray with

Dsus4

Instead of ones that hold too tightly

[Chorus]

And then it's just too much

The streets, they still run with blood

Dsus4

A hundred arms, a hundred years

Dsus4

You can always find me here

And, Lord, don't let me break this

Let me hold it lightly

Dsus4

Give me arms to pray with

Dsus4

Instead of ones that hold too tightly

[Verse 3]

I let him sleep and as he does

My held breath fills the room with love

Dsus4

Hurts in ways I can't describe

My heart bends and breaks so many, many times

G Dsus4

And is born again with each sunrise

G F

And is born again with each sunrise

F G Dsus4

(Ha! Ha!)

[Interlude]

F G

Funerals were held all over the city

Dsus4

The youth bleed in the square

F G

And women raged as old men fumbled and cried

Dsus4

"We're sorry, we thought you didn't care, oh."

F G

And how does it feel now you've scratched that itch?

Dsus4

How does it feel?

F G

And pulled out all your stitches

Dsus4

Hubris is a bitch

F G Dsus4

A hundred arms, a hundred years

F G Dsus4

A hundred arms, a hundred years

[Chorus]

And then it's just too much

The streets, they still run with blood

Dsus4

A hundred arms, a hundred years

Dsus4

You can always find me here

And, Lord, don't let me break this

Let me hold it lightly

Dsus4

Give me arms to pray with

Dsus4

Instead of ones that hold too tightly

F G Dsus4

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