Chords for Paul Carrack - The Living Years 2013
Tempo:
88.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
D
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [C]
[G] Every generation [G] blamed [C] the one before.
[G] [C] All of their frustration [G] [C] [G] [C] competing on your door.
[F] I know that I'm a prisoner to all my father held so dear.
[Am] I know that I'm a hostage [Em] [Am] to all his hopes and [C] fears.
[D] I wish I could have told him in the [Am] living [G] years.
[C]
[G] [C] Say [G] it loud,
[C] [G] say it [C] clear.
You can [Am]
listen, [D] it will [G] let you hear.
[C] [G] Cause [C] it's [G] too late when [C] we die, oh when we [Am] die.
To admit we don't [D] see eye to [G]
[C] eye.
[G] [C] [G] So we open up a corn [C] [G] between the [C] present and the past.
We [G] only sacrifice the [C] future, [G] [C] [G] [Em] it's the bitterness [C] that [G] lasts.
[C] [F]
But don't give to the fortune, cause sometimes it's fate.
May [Am] have a new [G] perspective [Am] on a different day.
If [G] you don't [D] give up and don't give in, [Am] [D] it may just [G] be okay.
[C] [G] Say it loud, say [C] it clear.
[G]
[Am] Cause [D]
[G] it's too late now, it's too late
[C] when we die.
We [Em]
[Am] [D] don't see [G] eye to [C] eye.
[G] [C] [G] I wasn't there that [Am] morning [G] [C] [G] when my [C] father passed away.
[G] I didn't get to tell him [C] [G] all [C] the things I had to [Bm] say.
[C]
[F] I think I caught his spirit later that same year.
[Am] Sure I heard his echo in my baby's newborn tears.
I [D] just wish I could have told him in [C] the living [G] [C] years.
[D] [G] Say it loud, say it [C] clear.
More you can listen, [G] more [Am] [D] [G] you hear.
Because it's too late, it's too late,
[C] too late when we [Am] die.
We [D] don't see eye [C] to eye.
[G] [N]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [C]
[G] Every generation [G] blamed [C] the one before.
[G] [C] All of their frustration [G] [C] [G] [C] competing on your door.
[F] I know that I'm a prisoner to all my father held so dear.
[Am] I know that I'm a hostage [Em] [Am] to all his hopes and [C] fears.
[D] I wish I could have told him in the [Am] living [G] years.
[C]
[G] [C] Say [G] it loud,
[C] [G] say it [C] clear.
You can [Am]
listen, [D] it will [G] let you hear.
[C] [G] Cause [C] it's [G] too late when [C] we die, oh when we [Am] die.
To admit we don't [D] see eye to [G]
[C] eye.
[G] [C] [G] So we open up a corn [C] [G] between the [C] present and the past.
We [G] only sacrifice the [C] future, [G] [C] [G] [Em] it's the bitterness [C] that [G] lasts.
[C] [F]
But don't give to the fortune, cause sometimes it's fate.
May [Am] have a new [G] perspective [Am] on a different day.
If [G] you don't [D] give up and don't give in, [Am] [D] it may just [G] be okay.
[C] [G] Say it loud, say [C] it clear.
[G]
[Am] Cause [D]
[G] it's too late now, it's too late
[C] when we die.
We [Em]
[Am] [D] don't see [G] eye to [C] eye.
[G] [C] [G] I wasn't there that [Am] morning [G] [C] [G] when my [C] father passed away.
[G] I didn't get to tell him [C] [G] all [C] the things I had to [Bm] say.
[C]
[F] I think I caught his spirit later that same year.
[Am] Sure I heard his echo in my baby's newborn tears.
I [D] just wish I could have told him in [C] the living [G] [C] years.
[D] [G] Say it loud, say it [C] clear.
More you can listen, [G] more [Am] [D] [G] you hear.
Because it's too late, it's too late,
[C] too late when we [Am] die.
We [D] don't see eye [C] to eye.
[G] [N]
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[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] Every generation [G] blamed _ [C] the one before.
_ _ _ _ [G] [C] All of their frustration [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] [C] competing on your door.
_ _ _ [F] I know that I'm a prisoner to all my father held so dear.
[Am] I know that I'm a hostage [Em] [Am] to all his hopes and [C] fears.
[D] I wish I could have told him in the [Am] living [G] years.
[C] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] Say [G] it loud, _
[C] _ [G] _ _ say it [C] clear. _
_ _ _ _ You can [Am] _
listen, _ [D] _ it will [G] let you hear. _
[C] _ _ [G] _ Cause [C] it's [G] too late _ _ _ when [C] we die, _ oh when we [Am] die.
To admit we don't [D] see _ eye to [G]
[C] eye.
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] So we open up a corn [C] _ [G] between _ the [C] present and the past.
_ _ We [G] only sacrifice the [C] future, [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] [Em] it's the bitterness [C] that _ [G] lasts.
[C] _ _ [F]
But don't give to the fortune, cause sometimes it's fate.
May [Am] have a new [G] perspective [Am] on a different day.
If [G] you don't [D] give up and don't give in, [Am] _ [D] it may just [G] be okay.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ Say it loud, _ _ _ _ say [C] it _ _ clear.
_ _ [G] _
[Am] Cause _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ it's too late now, _ _ _ _ it's too late _
[C] when we die.
We [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] don't see [G] eye to [C] eye.
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] I wasn't there that [Am] morning [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] when my [C] father passed away. _ _ _ _
[G] I didn't get to tell him [C] _ [G] all [C] the things I had to [Bm] say.
[C] _ _
[F] I think I caught his spirit later that same year.
[Am] Sure I heard his echo in my baby's newborn tears.
I [D] just wish I could have told him _ in [C] the living [G] _ [C] years.
[D] _ [G] _ _ Say it loud, _ _ _ _ say it [C] clear.
_ More you can listen, [G] more [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] you hear.
_ _ _ _ Because it's too late, _ _ _ it's too late, _
[C] _ too late when we [Am] die. _
We _ _ [D] don't see eye [C] to eye.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] Every generation [G] blamed _ [C] the one before.
_ _ _ _ [G] [C] All of their frustration [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] [C] competing on your door.
_ _ _ [F] I know that I'm a prisoner to all my father held so dear.
[Am] I know that I'm a hostage [Em] [Am] to all his hopes and [C] fears.
[D] I wish I could have told him in the [Am] living [G] years.
[C] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] Say [G] it loud, _
[C] _ [G] _ _ say it [C] clear. _
_ _ _ _ You can [Am] _
listen, _ [D] _ it will [G] let you hear. _
[C] _ _ [G] _ Cause [C] it's [G] too late _ _ _ when [C] we die, _ oh when we [Am] die.
To admit we don't [D] see _ eye to [G]
[C] eye.
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] So we open up a corn [C] _ [G] between _ the [C] present and the past.
_ _ We [G] only sacrifice the [C] future, [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] [Em] it's the bitterness [C] that _ [G] lasts.
[C] _ _ [F]
But don't give to the fortune, cause sometimes it's fate.
May [Am] have a new [G] perspective [Am] on a different day.
If [G] you don't [D] give up and don't give in, [Am] _ [D] it may just [G] be okay.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ Say it loud, _ _ _ _ say [C] it _ _ clear.
_ _ [G] _
[Am] Cause _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ it's too late now, _ _ _ _ it's too late _
[C] when we die.
We [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] don't see [G] eye to [C] eye.
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] I wasn't there that [Am] morning [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] when my [C] father passed away. _ _ _ _
[G] I didn't get to tell him [C] _ [G] all [C] the things I had to [Bm] say.
[C] _ _
[F] I think I caught his spirit later that same year.
[Am] Sure I heard his echo in my baby's newborn tears.
I [D] just wish I could have told him _ in [C] the living [G] _ [C] years.
[D] _ [G] _ _ Say it loud, _ _ _ _ say it [C] clear.
_ More you can listen, [G] more [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] you hear.
_ _ _ _ Because it's too late, _ _ _ it's too late, _
[C] _ too late when we [Am] die. _
We _ _ [D] don't see eye [C] to eye.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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