Chords for Josh Groban - 99 Years (The Story Behind The Song)
Tempo:
143.75 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
Dm
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb]
[F]
[Dm] [Bb]
Yeah, it's [F] another one of those songs that, you know, is [E] about the uncertainty of what's [Dm] ahead.
[Bb]
When we [F] finished writing 99 Years, we thought, well, this has [A] to be a great duet.
[Dm] Who could tackle this?
We knew it had a [Bb] bit of a country feel to it, just [F] accidentally.
Just kind of had that flair [Gm] to it.
[Dm] Jennifer was somebody [Bb] that I had on my bucket list of people I've [F] always wanted to duet with.
I just love her voice.
I [Gm] love the [Dm] versatility of her voice.
She's got—what an instrument [Bb] she has.
[F] These are the moments for you to say [Em] I told you.
Oh, that's nice.
Yeah, good.
[F] Yeah.
Well, [Dm] man, it's very impressive.
[F] When we look back down on 99 years [C] of a wonderful [F] life.
Great [Dm] Nashville producer Dan Huff tackled this.
So happy that he took [Bb] this on board.
He's produced so many incredible [F] hits.
Having you at the helm to do it is a dream, so thank you.
Who to say I told you?
[Dm] There's been way more for us.
Between him and [Bb] Jennifer's incredible artistry and singing on this, and just [G] the loveliest
person, just her energy in the studio [Am] together [C] with us was so open.
[Dm]
She recorded this between concerts, and she had one [C] day off, and she came in and she just
blew the roof.
[Bb] She's going, I don't know.
I'm trying.
I'm trying.
I'm a little [C] tired.
I'm thinking, and then she just [A] sings the most [Gm] extraordinary vocal.
[F] [Bb] I love her to death and love singing.
[G]
[Bm]
[D] [Em] My parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.
[G] I think many [C] people in my generation and younger are thinking about [G] the future future.
They're kind of thinking things one day at a time.
It's [Bm] a very, very topsy-turvy world we're living in.
When I think [Em] about my parents and their last 50 years, all of the moments [C] in history that
they've lived through, all of the trials and tribulations [G] and hardships [Am] they've gone through
together, [G] that's not [D] something that I can fathom right now, not [Em] being married yet and
not thinking of those [C] things yet.
So I kind of wanted to [G] write a song about the romance of those uncertainties [Bm] is something
that [Em] hits home for me.
I [C] thought of my parents when writing this song.
[G] [Bm]
[G]
[F]
[Dm] [Bb]
Yeah, it's [F] another one of those songs that, you know, is [E] about the uncertainty of what's [Dm] ahead.
[Bb]
When we [F] finished writing 99 Years, we thought, well, this has [A] to be a great duet.
[Dm] Who could tackle this?
We knew it had a [Bb] bit of a country feel to it, just [F] accidentally.
Just kind of had that flair [Gm] to it.
[Dm] Jennifer was somebody [Bb] that I had on my bucket list of people I've [F] always wanted to duet with.
I just love her voice.
I [Gm] love the [Dm] versatility of her voice.
She's got—what an instrument [Bb] she has.
[F] These are the moments for you to say [Em] I told you.
Oh, that's nice.
Yeah, good.
[F] Yeah.
Well, [Dm] man, it's very impressive.
[F] When we look back down on 99 years [C] of a wonderful [F] life.
Great [Dm] Nashville producer Dan Huff tackled this.
So happy that he took [Bb] this on board.
He's produced so many incredible [F] hits.
Having you at the helm to do it is a dream, so thank you.
Who to say I told you?
[Dm] There's been way more for us.
Between him and [Bb] Jennifer's incredible artistry and singing on this, and just [G] the loveliest
person, just her energy in the studio [Am] together [C] with us was so open.
[Dm]
She recorded this between concerts, and she had one [C] day off, and she came in and she just
blew the roof.
[Bb] She's going, I don't know.
I'm trying.
I'm trying.
I'm a little [C] tired.
I'm thinking, and then she just [A] sings the most [Gm] extraordinary vocal.
[F] [Bb] I love her to death and love singing.
[G]
[Bm]
[D] [Em] My parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.
[G] I think many [C] people in my generation and younger are thinking about [G] the future future.
They're kind of thinking things one day at a time.
It's [Bm] a very, very topsy-turvy world we're living in.
When I think [Em] about my parents and their last 50 years, all of the moments [C] in history that
they've lived through, all of the trials and tribulations [G] and hardships [Am] they've gone through
together, [G] that's not [D] something that I can fathom right now, not [Em] being married yet and
not thinking of those [C] things yet.
So I kind of wanted to [G] write a song about the romance of those uncertainties [Bm] is something
that [Em] hits home for me.
I [C] thought of my parents when writing this song.
[G] [Bm]
[G]
Key:
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Bb
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G
C
F
Bb
Dm
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
Yeah, it's [F] another one of those songs that, you know, is [E] about the uncertainty of what's [Dm] ahead.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
When we [F] finished writing 99 Years, we thought, well, this has [A] to be a great duet.
[Dm] Who could tackle this?
We knew it had a [Bb] bit of a country feel to it, just [F] accidentally.
Just kind of had that flair [Gm] to it.
_ [Dm] Jennifer was somebody [Bb] that I had on my bucket list of people I've [F] always wanted to duet with.
I just love her voice.
I [Gm] love the [Dm] versatility of her voice.
She's got—what an instrument [Bb] she has.
[F] These are the moments for you to say [Em] I told _ you.
Oh, that's nice.
Yeah, good.
[F] Yeah.
Well, [Dm] man, it's very impressive.
[F] When we look back down on 99 years [C] of a wonderful _ [F] life.
Great [Dm] Nashville producer Dan Huff _ tackled this.
So happy that he took [Bb] this on board.
He's produced so many incredible [F] hits.
Having you at the helm to do it is a dream, so thank you.
Who to say I told you?
_ _ _ [Dm] There's been way more for us.
Between him and [Bb] Jennifer's incredible artistry and singing on this, and just [G] the loveliest
person, just her energy in the studio [Am] together _ [C] with us was so open.
_ _ _ [Dm] _
She recorded this between concerts, and she had one [C] day off, and she came in and she just
_ blew the roof.
[Bb] She's going, I don't know.
_ I'm trying.
I'm trying.
I'm a little [C] tired.
I'm thinking, and then she just [A] sings the most [Gm] extraordinary vocal.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] I love her to death and love singing.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] My parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.
[G] I think many [C] people in my generation and younger are thinking _ about [G] the future future.
They're kind of thinking things one day at a time.
It's [Bm] a very, _ very topsy-turvy world we're living in.
When I think [Em] about my parents and their last 50 years, all of the moments [C] in history that
they've lived through, all of the trials and tribulations [G] and hardships [Am] they've gone through
together, [G] _ that's not [D] something that I can _ fathom right now, not [Em] being married yet and
not thinking of those [C] things yet.
So I kind of wanted to [G] write a song about the romance of those uncertainties [Bm] is something
that [Em] hits home for me.
I [C] thought of my parents when writing this song.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
Yeah, it's [F] another one of those songs that, you know, is [E] about the uncertainty of what's [Dm] ahead.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
When we [F] finished writing 99 Years, we thought, well, this has [A] to be a great duet.
[Dm] Who could tackle this?
We knew it had a [Bb] bit of a country feel to it, just [F] accidentally.
Just kind of had that flair [Gm] to it.
_ [Dm] Jennifer was somebody [Bb] that I had on my bucket list of people I've [F] always wanted to duet with.
I just love her voice.
I [Gm] love the [Dm] versatility of her voice.
She's got—what an instrument [Bb] she has.
[F] These are the moments for you to say [Em] I told _ you.
Oh, that's nice.
Yeah, good.
[F] Yeah.
Well, [Dm] man, it's very impressive.
[F] When we look back down on 99 years [C] of a wonderful _ [F] life.
Great [Dm] Nashville producer Dan Huff _ tackled this.
So happy that he took [Bb] this on board.
He's produced so many incredible [F] hits.
Having you at the helm to do it is a dream, so thank you.
Who to say I told you?
_ _ _ [Dm] There's been way more for us.
Between him and [Bb] Jennifer's incredible artistry and singing on this, and just [G] the loveliest
person, just her energy in the studio [Am] together _ [C] with us was so open.
_ _ _ [Dm] _
She recorded this between concerts, and she had one [C] day off, and she came in and she just
_ blew the roof.
[Bb] She's going, I don't know.
_ I'm trying.
I'm trying.
I'm a little [C] tired.
I'm thinking, and then she just [A] sings the most [Gm] extraordinary vocal.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] I love her to death and love singing.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] My parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.
[G] I think many [C] people in my generation and younger are thinking _ about [G] the future future.
They're kind of thinking things one day at a time.
It's [Bm] a very, _ very topsy-turvy world we're living in.
When I think [Em] about my parents and their last 50 years, all of the moments [C] in history that
they've lived through, all of the trials and tribulations [G] and hardships [Am] they've gone through
together, [G] _ that's not [D] something that I can _ fathom right now, not [Em] being married yet and
not thinking of those [C] things yet.
So I kind of wanted to [G] write a song about the romance of those uncertainties [Bm] is something
that [Em] hits home for me.
I [C] thought of my parents when writing this song.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _