Years Chords by Beth Nielsen Chapman
Tempo:
145.8 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Db
Fm
Abm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Abm]
[Db]
[Eb]
I
[Ab] went home for Christmas [Eb] to the house that I grew up in.
[Ab] Going back was something [Eb] after all these years.
[Ab] I drove down Monterey Street [Eb] and felt a little sadness [Fm] when I turned left on Laurel [Db] and the house appeared.
And [Eb] I snuck up to that rocking chair [Db] where the winter [Ab] sunlight slanted [Eb] on a screened-in
porch [Bbm] and I stared out past the shade tree that [Db] my laughing daddy planted on the [Fm] day
that I [Eb] was born.
And I [Fm] let [Eb] time go [Ab] by
[Db] so [Eb] slow.
And I [Fm] made [Eb] every [Ab]
[Fm] moment [Eb] last.
And I thought about years, how they [Ab] take so [Eb] long and they go [Ab] so fast.
Across the street, the Randalls' [Eb] oldest daughter must have come home.
[Ab] Her two boys built a snowman by [Eb] the backyard swings.
[Ab] I thought of old man Randall [Eb] and his Christmas decorations [Fm] and how he used to leave them
up [Db] till early spring.
[Eb] And I thought of all the summers that [Db] I paced that [Ab] porch and swore I'd die [Eb] of boredom there.
And [Bbm] I thought of what I'd give [Cm] to feel [Db] another summer linger where a [Fm] day feels like [Eb] a year.
And I [Fm] let time [Eb] go [Ab] by
[Db] so [G] slow.
[Eb]
And I [Fm] made every [Eb] [Ab] moment [Db] [Gm] last.
[Eb]
And I thought [Db] about [Bb] years, how they take [Eb] so long and they go [Ab] so fast.
[Abm]
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[Eb]
[Ab] Then the door flew open [Eb] and my mother's voice was laughing [Ab] as she called back to my daddy,
come [Eb] and look who's here.
And I [Db] thought about years.
[Bb] [Db]
[Eb]
[Db]
[Db]
[Eb]
I
[Ab] went home for Christmas [Eb] to the house that I grew up in.
[Ab] Going back was something [Eb] after all these years.
[Ab] I drove down Monterey Street [Eb] and felt a little sadness [Fm] when I turned left on Laurel [Db] and the house appeared.
And [Eb] I snuck up to that rocking chair [Db] where the winter [Ab] sunlight slanted [Eb] on a screened-in
porch [Bbm] and I stared out past the shade tree that [Db] my laughing daddy planted on the [Fm] day
that I [Eb] was born.
And I [Fm] let [Eb] time go [Ab] by
[Db] so [Eb] slow.
And I [Fm] made [Eb] every [Ab]
[Fm] moment [Eb] last.
And I thought about years, how they [Ab] take so [Eb] long and they go [Ab] so fast.
Across the street, the Randalls' [Eb] oldest daughter must have come home.
[Ab] Her two boys built a snowman by [Eb] the backyard swings.
[Ab] I thought of old man Randall [Eb] and his Christmas decorations [Fm] and how he used to leave them
up [Db] till early spring.
[Eb] And I thought of all the summers that [Db] I paced that [Ab] porch and swore I'd die [Eb] of boredom there.
And [Bbm] I thought of what I'd give [Cm] to feel [Db] another summer linger where a [Fm] day feels like [Eb] a year.
And I [Fm] let time [Eb] go [Ab] by
[Db] so [G] slow.
[Eb]
And I [Fm] made every [Eb] [Ab] moment [Db] [Gm] last.
[Eb]
And I thought [Db] about [Bb] years, how they take [Eb] so long and they go [Ab] so fast.
[Abm]
[Db]
[Eb]
[Ab] Then the door flew open [Eb] and my mother's voice was laughing [Ab] as she called back to my daddy,
come [Eb] and look who's here.
And I [Db] thought about years.
[Bb] [Db]
[Eb]
[Db]
Key:
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Ab
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Fm
Abm
Eb
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_ _ _ _ _ I _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ went home for Christmas _ [Eb] to the house that I grew up in.
_ [Ab] _ Going back was something [Eb] after all _ these years.
[Ab] I drove down Monterey Street _ [Eb] and felt a little _ sadness _ [Fm] when I turned left on Laurel [Db] and the house appeared. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And [Eb] I snuck up to that rocking chair [Db] where the winter _ [Ab] sunlight slanted [Eb] on a screened-in
porch _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] and I stared out past the shade tree that [Db] my laughing daddy planted on the [Fm] _ day _
_ that I [Eb] was born. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And I [Fm] let _ _ [Eb] time go _ [Ab] _ by _
[Db] so _ _ [Eb] _ slow. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And I [Fm] made _ [Eb] every _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Fm] moment _ _ _ [Eb] _ last. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And I thought about _ years, _ how they [Ab] take so [Eb] _ long _ and they go [Ab] so _ fast. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Across the street, the Randalls' [Eb] oldest daughter must have come home.
[Ab] Her two boys built a snowman by [Eb] the backyard _ swings.
_ _ [Ab] I thought of old man Randall [Eb] and his Christmas _ _ decorations _ [Fm] and how he used to leave them
up [Db] till early spring.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] And I thought of all the summers that [Db] I paced that [Ab] porch and swore I'd die [Eb] of boredom there.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And [Bbm] I thought of what I'd give [Cm] to feel [Db] another summer linger where a [Fm] day _ _ feels like [Eb] a year. _
_ _ _ And _ _ _ _ _ I [Fm] let _ time [Eb] _ _ go [Ab] _ by _
[Db] so _ _ [G] _ slow. _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And I [Fm] made _ every [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ moment [Db] _ _ _ [Gm] last.
_ [Eb] _ _
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_ And I thought [Db] about _ [Bb] years, _ how they take [Eb] so _ long _ and they go [Ab] so _ fast.
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_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Ab] Then the door flew open [Eb] and my mother's voice was laughing [Ab] as she called back to my daddy,
come [Eb] and look who's _ here. _ _ _ _ _
_ And I [Db] thought about years. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ I _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ went home for Christmas _ [Eb] to the house that I grew up in.
_ [Ab] _ Going back was something [Eb] after all _ these years.
[Ab] I drove down Monterey Street _ [Eb] and felt a little _ sadness _ [Fm] when I turned left on Laurel [Db] and the house appeared. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And [Eb] I snuck up to that rocking chair [Db] where the winter _ [Ab] sunlight slanted [Eb] on a screened-in
porch _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] and I stared out past the shade tree that [Db] my laughing daddy planted on the [Fm] _ day _
_ that I [Eb] was born. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And I [Fm] let _ _ [Eb] time go _ [Ab] _ by _
[Db] so _ _ [Eb] _ slow. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And I [Fm] made _ [Eb] every _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Fm] moment _ _ _ [Eb] _ last. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And I thought about _ years, _ how they [Ab] take so [Eb] _ long _ and they go [Ab] so _ fast. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Across the street, the Randalls' [Eb] oldest daughter must have come home.
[Ab] Her two boys built a snowman by [Eb] the backyard _ swings.
_ _ [Ab] I thought of old man Randall [Eb] and his Christmas _ _ decorations _ [Fm] and how he used to leave them
up [Db] till early spring.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] And I thought of all the summers that [Db] I paced that [Ab] porch and swore I'd die [Eb] of boredom there.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And [Bbm] I thought of what I'd give [Cm] to feel [Db] another summer linger where a [Fm] day _ _ feels like [Eb] a year. _
_ _ _ And _ _ _ _ _ I [Fm] let _ time [Eb] _ _ go [Ab] _ by _
[Db] so _ _ [G] _ slow. _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And I [Fm] made _ every [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ moment [Db] _ _ _ [Gm] last.
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And I thought [Db] about _ [Bb] years, _ how they take [Eb] so _ long _ and they go [Ab] so _ fast.
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_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Ab] Then the door flew open [Eb] and my mother's voice was laughing [Ab] as she called back to my daddy,
come [Eb] and look who's _ here. _ _ _ _ _
_ And I [Db] thought about years. _ _
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