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1000 Things

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

CHORDS:
e|--Gx--|-D/B-x--|--G6x--|Cadd9--x--|--D3--|--A5x--|--G72--|
B|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--2--|--x--|--3--|
G|--0--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--3--|--2--|--0--|
D|--0--|--0--|--2--|--2--|--0--|--2--|--0--|
A|--x--|--2--|--2--|--3--|--0--|--0--|--x--|
E|--3--|--x--|--0--|--x--|--x--|--x--|--3--|
Jason starts by picking around a little with
the scat/intro chords, then pauses, waits for 
the bongos and starts with the scat/intro
[Scat intro]
Gooooo-loodle-loodle-loodle-lay
D/Booooo-loddle-loodle-loodle-lie
G6rrraa-ba-daddah-badah-rrra-ba-daddah
Cadd9ba-da-ba-daddah-ba-baDdah-ba-badah-badah...
Gooooo-loodle-loodle-loodle-lay
D/Booooo-loddle-loodle-loodle-lie
G6rrraa-ba-daddah-badah-rrra-ba-daddah
Cadd9ba-da-ba-daddah-ba-baDdah-ba-badah-badah...
[Verse 1]
Cadd9And I'm, I'm over-joyed
GAnd I'm, I'm over-loved
Cadd9And I'm feeling lucky, liGke a little boy
Cadd9Who's hiding under cover
GAnd looking to discover
Cadd9Every way to play the pGart inside this darkened cave
A5The meaning of life, well it starts at the nightlight
Cadd9Close your eyes and I hope Dyou see mine
[Chorus]
Gooooo-loodle-loodle-loodle-lay
D/Booooo-loddle-loodle-loodle-lie
G6rrraa-ba-daddah-badah-rrra-ba-daddah
Cadd9ba-da-ba-daddah-ba-baDdah-ba-badah-badah...
Gooooo-loodle-loodle-loodle-lay
D/Booooo-loddle-loodle-loodle-lie
G6rrraa-ba-daddah-badah-rrra-ba-daddah
Cadd9ba-da-ba-daddah-ba-baDdah-ba-badah-badah...
[Verse 2]
Cadd9And I've, well I've seen a thousand things in one place
D/BBut I stopped my counting when I A5saw your face
Erasing memory, well I Cadd9feel as though I've never seen a fDace before
Until I saw your Cadd9eyes
And they're smiling back at me through my tD/Bears
I've been counting all these years, A5oh 
Suddenly the thousand things I've Cadd9seen were nothing more than dreams Dof
Of you and GmeCadd9  
You and GmeCadd9  
QuieGtly at a stanCadd9dstill now
FortunaGtely you wilCadd9l, well you'll kiss me, I will
I will kiss you back
[Bridge]
Oh the fact of the Cadd9matter is - ooGo-lay
And I don't know whCadd9at the latter is, Goh no way
See, I've always wanted to Cadd9kiss you
But I, I always wanted to rGun from you
Because I've always wanted to Cadd9miss you
And I, I always wanted to comGfort you
OOA5oooo - Well I love my comfort foods, Cadd9you said
While you always say, HDow do you do?
[Chorus]
Gooooo-loodle-loodle-loodle-lay
D/Booooo-loddle-loodle-loodle-lie
G6rrraa-ba-daddah-badah-rrra-ba-daddah
Cadd9ba-da-ba-daddah-ba-baDdah-ba-badah-badah...
Gooooo-loodle-loodle-loodle-lay
D/Booooo-loddle-loodle-loodle-lie
G6rrraa-ba-daddah-badah-rrra-ba-daddah
Cadd9ba-da-ba-daddah-ba-baDdah-ba-badah-badah...
[Outro]
liiie-G7baddah-ba-bup-baddah-ba-bup-baaah

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1000 Things

by Jason Mraz

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/B

Cadd9

CHORDS:

G D/B G6 Cadd9 D A5 G7

e|--x--|--x--|--x--|--x--|--3--|--x--|--2--|

B|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--2--|--x--|--3--|

G|--0--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--3--|--2--|--0--|

D|--0--|--0--|--2--|--2--|--0--|--2--|--0--|

A|--x--|--2--|--2--|--3--|--0--|--0--|--x--|

E|--3--|--x--|--0--|--x--|--x--|--x--|--3--|

Jason starts by picking around a little with

the scat/intro chords, then pauses, waits for

the bongos and starts with the scat/intro

[Scat intro]

ooooo-loodle-loodle-loodle-lay

D/B

ooooo-loddle-loodle-loodle-lie

rrraa-ba-daddah-badah-rrra-ba-daddah

Cadd9 D

ba-da-ba-daddah-ba-badah-ba-badah-badah...

ooooo-loodle-loodle-loodle-lay

D/B

ooooo-loddle-loodle-loodle-lie

rrraa-ba-daddah-badah-rrra-ba-daddah

Cadd9 D

ba-da-ba-daddah-ba-badah-ba-badah-badah...

[Verse 1]

Cadd9

And I'm, I'm over-joyed

And I'm, I'm over-loved

Cadd9 G

And I'm feeling lucky, like a little boy

Cadd9

Who's hiding under cover

And looking to discover

Cadd9 G

Every way to play the part inside this darkened cave

The meaning of life, well it starts at the nightlight

Cadd9 D

Close your eyes and I hope you see mine

[Chorus]

ooooo-loodle-loodle-loodle-lay

D/B

ooooo-loddle-loodle-loodle-lie

rrraa-ba-daddah-badah-rrra-ba-daddah

Cadd9 D

ba-da-ba-daddah-ba-badah-ba-badah-badah...

ooooo-loodle-loodle-loodle-lay

D/B

ooooo-loddle-loodle-loodle-lie

rrraa-ba-daddah-badah-rrra-ba-daddah

Cadd9 D

ba-da-ba-daddah-ba-badah-ba-badah-badah...

[Verse 2]

Cadd9

And I've, well I've seen a thousand things in one place

D/B A5

But I stopped my counting when I saw your face

Cadd9 D

Erasing memory, well I feel as though I've never seen a face before

Cadd9

Until I saw your eyes

D/B

And they're smiling back at me through my tears

I've been counting all these years, oh

Cadd9 D

Suddenly the thousand things I've seen were nothing more than dreams of

G Cadd9

Of you and me

G Cadd9

You and me

G Cadd9

Quietly at a standstill now

G Cadd9

Fortunately you will, well you'll kiss me, I will

I will kiss you back

[Bridge]

Cadd9 G

Oh the fact of the matter is - ooo-lay

Cadd9 G

And I don't know what the latter is, oh no way

Cadd9

See, I've always wanted to kiss you

But I, I always wanted to run from you

Cadd9

Because I've always wanted to miss you

And I, I always wanted to comfort you

A5 Cadd9

OOoooo - Well I love my comfort foods, you said

While you always say, How do you do?

[Chorus]

ooooo-loodle-loodle-loodle-lay

D/B

ooooo-loddle-loodle-loodle-lie

rrraa-ba-daddah-badah-rrra-ba-daddah

Cadd9 D

ba-da-ba-daddah-ba-badah-ba-badah-badah...

ooooo-loodle-loodle-loodle-lay

D/B

ooooo-loddle-loodle-loodle-lie

rrraa-ba-daddah-badah-rrra-ba-daddah

Cadd9 D

ba-da-ba-daddah-ba-badah-ba-badah-badah...

[Outro]

liiie-baddah-ba-bup-baddah-ba-bup-baaah

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