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40 Years - Counting Crows
Intro:   F#m    E    Bm  F#m  
       F#m  E  Bm
        F#mI was born in the Ejungle 
With the Bmsickening smell of F#mcinnamon in the air 
       F#mBorn in a Ewhite hole 
and I Bmcan't beAlieve the Dcolors Ehere toF#mday
Stuck on a Ecircle 
I've Bmnever been blessed with F#melephant's memory 
       F#mRiding a Ered line noBmwhere 
If Dit takes A40 Gyears for the Bmgun to be Apaid for 
If Dit takes A40 Gyears, put the Bmmoney aAway 
If Dit takes A40 Gyears to get the Bmthings that I Aneed sir 
If Dit takes A40 Gyears I want the Bmthunder and the Arain D  E  
        F#mI was born in a Egood home 
Where the Bmrising cost of F#mraising children 
       F#mWas not a Efactor 
And I Bmcan't beAlieve the Dthings it Adoes to F#mme 
I'm filled with the Ewhite noise 
Well I Bmnever did much of F#manything anyway
       F#mJump on a Ebig train noBmwhere 
If Dit takes A40 Gyears for the Bmgun to be Apaid for 
If Dit takes A40 Gyears, put the Bmmoney aAway 
If Dit takes A40 Gyears to get the Bmthings that I Aneed sir 
If Dit takes A40 Gyears I want the Bmthunder and the Arain 
   FI'm gonna buy me a Cgood heart, and a Gconscience, maybe Draise some children
    FGeCt me a good wife, and a GGod and God and God and God and 
    FStart me a Cnew life with a Gsix foot color Dtelevision 
    FStart me a Cnew life someGwhere A  E  
        F#mI was born on a Ewarm night 
On the Bmright coast, southF#meastern America 
       F#mDead on arErival 
But you Bmcan't beAlieve the Dthings you Ehear toF#mday 
I'll fly me a Ewhite plane over Bmwater 
Over F#mblue and green and
        F#mLand in the Eocean someBmwhere 
If Dit takes A40 Gyears for the Bmguns to be Apaid for 
If Dit takes A40 Gyears, put the Bmmoney aAway 
If Dit takes A40 Gyears to get the Bmthings that I Aneed sir 
If Dit takes A40 Gyears well I want that Bmthunder 
AYeah and I want that Grain Bm  A  
Oh  well I want that Grain
     BmCome on now, now Agimme the thunder, gimme the thunder 
Gimme the GrainBm  A  
I want that Grain, I want the Bmthunder and the Arain

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F#m

40 Years - Counting Crows

F#m E Bm F#m

Intro:

F#m E Bm

F#m E

I was born in the jungle

Bm F#m

With the sickening smell of cinnamon in the air

F#m E

Born in a white hole

Bm A D E F#m

and I can't believe the colors here today

Stuck on a circle

Bm F#m

I've never been blessed with elephant's memory

F#m E Bm

Riding a red line nowhere

D A G Bm A

If it takes 40 years for the gun to be paid for

D A G Bm A

If it takes 40 years, put the money away

D A G Bm A

If it takes 40 years to get the things that I need sir

D A G Bm A D E

If it takes 40 years I want the thunder and the rain

F#m E

I was born in a good home

Bm F#m

Where the rising cost of raising children

F#m E

Was not a factor

Bm A D A F#m

And I can't believe the things it does to me

I'm filled with the white noise

Bm F#m

Well I never did much of anything anyway

F#m E Bm

Jump on a big train nowhere

D A G Bm A

If it takes 40 years for the gun to be paid for

D A G Bm A

If it takes 40 years, put the money away

D A G Bm A

If it takes 40 years to get the things that I need sir

D A G Bm A

If it takes 40 years I want the thunder and the rain

F C G D

I'm gonna buy me a good heart, and a conscience, maybe raise some children

F C G

Get me a good wife, and a God and God and God and God and

F C G D

Start me a new life with a six foot color television

F C G A E

Start me a new life somewhere

F#m E

I was born on a warm night

Bm F#m

On the right coast, southeastern America

F#m E

Dead on arrival

Bm A D E F#m

But you can't believe the things you hear today

E Bm

I'll fly me a white plane over water

F#m

Over blue and green and

F#m E Bm

Land in the ocean somewhere

D A G Bm A

If it takes 40 years for the guns to be paid for

D A G Bm A

If it takes 40 years, put the money away

D A G Bm A

If it takes 40 years to get the things that I need sir

D A G Bm

If it takes 40 years well I want that thunder

A G Bm A

Yeah and I want that rain

Oh well I want that rain

Bm A

Come on now, now gimme the thunder, gimme the thunder

G Bm A

Gimme the rain

G Bm A

I want that rain, I want the thunder and the rain

About 40 Years Chords by Counting Crows

Learn how to play 40 Years by Counting Crows with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “40 Years chords”, “40 Years guitar chords”, or “Counting Crows 40 Years chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy 40 Years chords and for experienced players who want accurate 40 Years lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F#m, E, Bm, A, D, G.

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