Two Thousand Years

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[Intro]
F/A Bb Dm C
F/A Bb Dm C
F/A Bb Dm C
F/A Bb Dm C F
[Verse 1]
Dm C/E F
In the beginning
Dm C/E F F/A Bb Dm Csus
There was the cold and the night
C Gm Gm/F
Prophets and angels
Bb/D C/E F
Gave us the fire and the light
Eb6 Eb
Man was triumphant
Cm6/Eb D7b9 D7/F# Gm G#dim7
Armed with the faith and the will
F/A F+5/A Bb Bb/D Csus2 C Csus2
That even the dark - est ages couldn't kill
Dm C/E F
Too many kingdoms
Dm C/E F F/A Bb Dm Csus
Too ma - ny flags on the field
C Gm Gm/F
So many battles
Bb/D C/E F
So many wounds to be healed
Eb6 Eb
Time is relentless
Cm6/Eb D7b9 D7/F# Gm G#dim7
Only true love perse - veres
F/A F+/A Dm F7 Bb
It's been a long time and now I'm with you
Csus F/A
After two thousand years
[Interlude]
F/A Bb Dm C
F/A Bb Dm C
F/A Bb Dm C
F/A Bb Dm C F
[Verse 2]
Dm C/E F
This is our moment
Dm C/E F F/A Bb Dm Csus
Here at the crossroads of time
C Gm Gm/F
We hope our children
Bb/D C/E F
Carry our dreams down the line
Eb6 Eb
They are the vintage
Cm6/Eb D7b9 D7/F# Gm G#dim7
What kind of life will they live?
F/A F+5/A Bb Bb/D Csus2 C Csus2
Is this a curse or a blessing that we give?
Dm C/E F
Sometimes I wonder
Dm C/E F F/A Bb Dm Csus
Why are we so blind to fate?
C Gm Gm/F
Without compassion
Bb/D C/E F
There can be no end to hate
Eb6 Eb
No end to sorrow
Cm6/Eb D7b9 D7/F# Gm G#dim7
Caused by the same endless fears
F/A F+/A Dm F7 Bb
Why can't we learn from all we've been through
Csus F/A
After two thousand years?
[Interlude]
F/A Bb Dm C
F/A Bb Dm C
F/A Bb Dm C
F/A Bb Dm C F
[Verse 3]
Dm C/E F
There will be miracles
Dm C/E F F/A Bb Dm Csus
Af - ter the last war is won
C Gm Gm/F
Science and poetry
Bb/D C/E F
Ruling the new world to come
Eb6 Eb
Prophets and angels
Cm6/Eb D7b9 D7/F# Gm G#dim7
Gave us the pow - er to see
F/A F+5/A Bb Bb/D Csus2 C Csus2
What an ama -- zing future there will be
Dm C/E F
And in the evening
Dm C/E F F/A Bb Dm Csus
Af - ter the fire and the light
C Gm Gm/F
One thing is certain
Bb/D C/E F
Nothing can hold back the night
Eb6 Eb
Time is relentless
Cm6/Eb D7b9 D7/F# Gm G#dim7
And as the past dis - appears
F/A F+/A Dm F7 Bb
We're on the verge of all things new
Csus F/A
We are two thousand years
[Outro]
F/A Bb Dm C
F/A Bb Dm C
F/A Bb Dm C
F/A Bb Dm C F

Two Thousand Years chords and lyrics

Free chords for Two Thousand Years by Billy Joel. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
F/A     Bb     Dm     C
F/A     Bb     Dm     C
F/A     Bb     Dm     C
F/A     Bb     Dm  C  F
[Verse 1]
[Interlude]
F/A     Bb     Dm     C
F/A     Bb     Dm     C
F/A     Bb     Dm     C
F/A     Bb     Dm  C  F
[Verse 2]
[Interlude]
F/A     Bb     Dm     C
F/A     Bb     Dm     C
F/A     Bb     Dm     C
F/A     Bb     Dm  C  F
[Verse 3]
[Outro]
F/A     Bb     Dm     C
F/A     Bb     Dm     C
F/A     Bb     Dm     C
F/A     Bb     Dm  C  F

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