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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
[Intro]
|   C|   C|
[Verse 1]
 CWhen you find iGt, when you find the Amone
 CRecognise it'Gs where your soul beAmlongs
 CPut your hands ouGt, nothing breaks your Amfall
 CTake a leap nowG, gonna risk it Amall
 CYears of stillGness, like a winter's Amfrost
 CNever really Gknew how much I'Amd lost
 CEvery cell nowG, coming back to Amlife
 CEvery breath nGow, in a different lAmight
[Chorus]
 FI don't want to Gshut my eyAmes
 FI'm open to the Gpain that might be coEmming
 DmThis is what I Emnever thought I'd Ffind
 FmReal love, after Dmall this tiCme
[Verse 2]
 CWhen it finds yGou everything is clAmear
 CAll the roads you Gtook have brought yoAmu here
 CLooking up noGw to an endlesAms sky
 CTears are comingG, and you don't know wAmhy
[Chorus]
 FI don't want to Gshut my eyAmes
 FI'm open to the Gpain that might be coEmming
 DmThis is what I Emnever thought I'd Ffind
 FmReal love, after Dmall this tiCme
[Instrumental]
|   Em|   C| Em   E|   Dm|
|    G|   G|
[Chorus]
 FI don't want to Gshut my eyAmes
 FI'm open to the Gjoy that might be coEmming
 DmThis is what I Emnever thought I'd Ffind
 FmReal love, after Dmall this tiDmme
[Chorus]
 FI don't want to Gshut my eyAmes
 FI'm open to the Gjoy that might be coEmmingE  
 DmThis is what I Emnever thought I'd Ffind
 FmReal love, after Dmall this tiFmme
[Outro]
Real loveDm, after allDm, all this Ctime

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After All This Time

by Heather Nova

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Chords in this song · guitar

Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova

Album: Pearl (2019)

[Intro]

C C

| | |

[Verse 1]

C G Am

When you find it, when you find the one

C G Am

Recognise it's where your soul belongs

C G Am

Put your hands out, nothing breaks your fall

C G Am

Take a leap now, gonna risk it all

C G Am

Years of stillness, like a winter's frost

C G Am

Never really knew how much I'd lost

C G Am

Every cell now, coming back to life

C G Am

Every breath now, in a different light

[Chorus]

F G Am

I don't want to shut my eyes

F G Em

I'm open to the pain that might be coming

Dm Em F

This is what I never thought I'd find

Fm Dm C

Real love, after all this time

[Verse 2]

C G Am

When it finds you everything is clear

C G Am

All the roads you took have brought you here

C G Am

Looking up now to an endless sky

C G Am

Tears are coming, and you don't know why

[Chorus]

F G Am

I don't want to shut my eyes

F G Em

I'm open to the pain that might be coming

Dm Em F

This is what I never thought I'd find

Fm Dm C

Real love, after all this time

[Instrumental]

Em C Em E Dm

| | | | |

G G

| | |

[Chorus]

F G Am

I don't want to shut my eyes

F G Em

I'm open to the joy that might be coming

Dm Em F

This is what I never thought I'd find

Fm Dm Dm

Real love, after all this time

[Chorus]

F G Am

I don't want to shut my eyes

F G Em E

I'm open to the joy that might be coming

Dm Em F

This is what I never thought I'd find

Fm Dm Fm

Real love, after all this time

[Outro]

Dm Dm C

Real love, after all, all this time

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