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A Thousand Years

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Highly underrated Toto song from 1988's "The Seventh One"
Written by David Paich, Joseph Williams and Mark Williams (Lionel's Dad)
[Chords]
Gm(no5) Gsus2sus4 Bbsus2sus4/Ab
e|--3-------x----------1------------|
B|--x-------1----------1------------|
G|--3-------2----------3------------|
D|--x-------0----------1------------|
A|--1-------x----------x------------|
E|--3-------3----------4------------|
[Intro]
Gm(no5) G5/F   Ebmaj7   Cm7  Bb/Eb  
Fsus4   F   Bbsus4   Bb   Bb/AbGsus2sus4
[Verse]
Gsus2sus4Day after day
F6I feel myEbmaj7self slowing doCm7wn
Ebmaj7What does it Fadd9mean?
The Gsus2sus4air has changed
G5/FIt's getting Ebmaj7harder to breaCm7th
Ebmaj7Or so it would Fseem
[Pre-Chorus]
Bbsus4Sail me Bbaway to a Bb/Abdistant shore
Where Gsus2sus4everything's fine
[Chorus]
A Cm7thouEbmaj7sand yeaFadd9rs
Cm7Lost in Ebmaj7the blink of an Fadd9eye
If the Fm7sky keeps Eb/Abfallin'
The Bbsus4world Bbadd9will come tumblin' Cm7down
Ebmaj7In a thousand yeFadd9ars
[Verse]
Gsus2sus4Tell me my friend
F6Can you iEbmaj7magine a plaCm7ce
Free Ebmaj7of boundaries and Fadd9lies
There's Gsus2sus4blood on the wind
G5/FAnd it's come Ebmaj7all of the waCm7y from Ebmaj7faraway skiFes
[Pre-Chorus]
Bbsus4Take me Bbaway to a Bb/Abdifferent world
Where Gsus2sus4everything's fine
[Chorus]
A Cm7thouEbmaj7sand yeaFadd9rs
Cm7Lost in Ebmaj7the blink of an Fadd9eye
If the Fm7sky keeps Eb/Abfallin'
The Bbsus4world Bbadd9will come tumblin' Cm7down
Ebmaj7In a thousand yFadd9ears
A Cm7thouEbmaj7sand yeaFadd9rs
Cm7One day Ebmaj7for every Fadd9life
Just Fm7keep on Eb/Abgoing
We'll Bbsus4find Bbadd9you a home underCm7ground
Ebmaj7In a thousand yFadd9ears
[Instrumental break]
Gsus2sus4 F6   Ebmaj7   Cm7  Ebmaj7  
Fadd9
Bb/Ab   Bb/Ab   Bbsus2/AbBbsus2sus4/Ab
Gsus2 F6 Ebmaj7 Cm7 Ebmaj7
F
Gsus2 G5/F Ebmaj7 Cm7 Ebmaj7
F
[Pre-Chorus]
Bbsus4Sail me Bbaway to a Bb/Abdistant shore
Where Gsus2sus4everything's fine
[Chorus]
A Cm7thouEbmaj7sand yeaFadd9rs
Cm7Lost in Ebmaj7the blink of an Fadd9eye
If the Fm7sky keeps Eb/Abfallin'
The Bbsus4world Bbadd9will come tumblin' Cm7down
Ebmaj7In a thousand yFadd9ears
A Cm7thouEbmaj7sand yeaFadd9rs
Cm7One day Ebmaj7for every Fadd9life
Just Fm7keep on Eb/Abgoing
We'll Bbsus4find Bbadd9you a home underCm7ground
Ebmaj7In a thousand yFadd9ears
Bb/Ab   Bb/Ab   Bbsus2/AbBbsus2sus4/Ab
Bb/Ab   Bb/Ab   Bbsus2/AbBbsus2sus4/Ab
(Sail me away to a distant shore
where everything's fine)

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