Chords for LivingYears 2012_2013 tour Dvd
Tempo:
98.05 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Eb
Bbm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab]
[Gm]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Ab]
Every generation [Fm] blames the one before, and [Ab] all of their frustration come [Fm] beating on your door.
I [Gb] know I'm a prisoner, all my father held so dear.
[Bbm] I know that I'm a hostage to all his hopes and fears.
[Eb] Wish I could have told him [Ab] in [Eb] the living [Ab] years.
Crumbled bits of paper filled with imperfect thoughts.
Still to conversation, I'm [Fm] afraid it's all we've got.
[Gb] Say you just don't see it, say there's perfect sense.
[Bbm] You just can't get agreement in this present tense.
We [Eb] all talk a different [Ab] [Eb] language, talking in [Ab] defense.
Say it loud, say [Db] it clear.
You [Bbm] can't listen as well [Eb] as [Ab] you hear.
It's [Db] too [Ab]
late, too late [Db] when we're down to [Bbm] [Fm] admit [Bbm] we don't see [Eb] eye to [Ab] eye.
So we open up a path between the present and the past.
[Db] We [Ab] only sacrifice the future.
[Db] It's the bitterness that lasts.
[Ab] [Db] [Gb] Don't give to the fortune, sometimes see it's fate.
[Bbm] May have a new perspective on a different day.
If you [Eb] don't give up, don't give in, [Ab] it may just be okay.
Say it loud, say [Db] it clear.
You [Bbm] can't listen [Eb] as well as you [Ab] hear.
It's too late, too late when [Db] we're down [Bbm] to admit we [Eb] don't see eye to [Ab] eye.
I wasn't there that morning when [Fm] my father passed away.
I [Db] [Ab] didn't get to tell him all [Db] the things I had to say.
[Gb] I think I caught his spirit later that same year.
[Bbm] Sure I heard it echo in my baby's newborn [Eb] tears.
I wish I could have told him in the [Ab] living years.
Say it loud, say [Db] it clear.
You [Bbm] can't listen [Db] as [Eb] well as [Ab] you hear.
It's too late, too late [Db] when we're down to [Bbm] admit we [Eb] don't see [Ab] eye to eye.
Say it loud, [Db] say it clear.
[Ab] Say don't give up, [Db] say it clear.
Say [Ab] it loud.
[N]
[Gm]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Ab]
Every generation [Fm] blames the one before, and [Ab] all of their frustration come [Fm] beating on your door.
I [Gb] know I'm a prisoner, all my father held so dear.
[Bbm] I know that I'm a hostage to all his hopes and fears.
[Eb] Wish I could have told him [Ab] in [Eb] the living [Ab] years.
Crumbled bits of paper filled with imperfect thoughts.
Still to conversation, I'm [Fm] afraid it's all we've got.
[Gb] Say you just don't see it, say there's perfect sense.
[Bbm] You just can't get agreement in this present tense.
We [Eb] all talk a different [Ab] [Eb] language, talking in [Ab] defense.
Say it loud, say [Db] it clear.
You [Bbm] can't listen as well [Eb] as [Ab] you hear.
It's [Db] too [Ab]
late, too late [Db] when we're down to [Bbm] [Fm] admit [Bbm] we don't see [Eb] eye to [Ab] eye.
So we open up a path between the present and the past.
[Db] We [Ab] only sacrifice the future.
[Db] It's the bitterness that lasts.
[Ab] [Db] [Gb] Don't give to the fortune, sometimes see it's fate.
[Bbm] May have a new perspective on a different day.
If you [Eb] don't give up, don't give in, [Ab] it may just be okay.
Say it loud, say [Db] it clear.
You [Bbm] can't listen [Eb] as well as you [Ab] hear.
It's too late, too late when [Db] we're down [Bbm] to admit we [Eb] don't see eye to [Ab] eye.
I wasn't there that morning when [Fm] my father passed away.
I [Db] [Ab] didn't get to tell him all [Db] the things I had to say.
[Gb] I think I caught his spirit later that same year.
[Bbm] Sure I heard it echo in my baby's newborn [Eb] tears.
I wish I could have told him in the [Ab] living years.
Say it loud, say [Db] it clear.
You [Bbm] can't listen [Db] as [Eb] well as [Ab] you hear.
It's too late, too late [Db] when we're down to [Bbm] admit we [Eb] don't see [Ab] eye to eye.
Say it loud, [Db] say it clear.
[Ab] Say don't give up, [Db] say it clear.
Say [Ab] it loud.
[N]
Key:
Ab
Db
Eb
Bbm
Fm
Ab
Db
Eb
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Every generation _ _ _ [Fm] blames the one before, _ _ and [Ab] all of their frustration _ come _ [Fm] beating on your door.
_ _ I [Gb] know I'm a prisoner, all my father held so dear.
[Bbm] I know that I'm a hostage to all his hopes and fears.
[Eb] Wish I could have told him [Ab] _ in [Eb] the living [Ab] years. _
_ _ _ _ _ Crumbled bits of paper _ filled _ with imperfect _ thoughts.
_ _ Still to _ conversation, _ _ I'm [Fm] afraid it's all we've got.
_ [Gb] Say you just don't see it, say there's perfect sense.
[Bbm] You just can't get agreement in this present tense.
We [Eb] all talk a different [Ab] [Eb] language, _ _ talking in [Ab] defense.
_ _ _ _ _ Say it loud, _ _ _ say [Db] it clear.
_ You _ [Bbm] can't listen _ as well [Eb] as [Ab] you hear.
_ _ _ It's [Db] too [Ab] _ _
late, _ too late [Db] when we're down _ to _ [Bbm] _ _ [Fm] admit [Bbm] we don't see [Eb] eye to [Ab] eye.
_ _ _ _ So we open up a path _ _ between the present and the past.
[Db] _ _ We [Ab] only sacrifice the future.
_ _ [Db] It's the bitterness that lasts.
[Ab] _ _ [Db] _ [Gb] Don't give to the fortune, sometimes see it's fate.
[Bbm] May have a new perspective on a different day.
If you [Eb] don't give up, don't give in, [Ab] it may just be okay. _
_ _ _ Say it loud, _ _ _ _ _ say [Db] it clear.
_ _ You _ [Bbm] can't listen [Eb] as well _ as you [Ab] hear.
_ _ _ _ _ It's too late, too late when [Db] we're _ down _ _ _ [Bbm] to admit we [Eb] don't see eye to [Ab] eye.
_ _ _ _ _ I wasn't there that morning _ when [Fm] my father passed away.
I [Db] _ _ [Ab] didn't get to tell him _ all _ [Db] the things I had to say.
_ [Gb] I think I caught his spirit later that same year.
[Bbm] Sure I heard it echo in my baby's newborn [Eb] tears.
I wish I could have told him in the _ [Ab] living years.
_ _ _ Say it _ _ loud, _ say [Db] it _ _ _ clear.
You [Bbm] can't listen [Db] as [Eb] well as [Ab] you hear.
_ _ _ _ _ It's too late, too late [Db] when we're down _ _ _ to [Bbm] admit we _ [Eb] don't see [Ab] eye to _ eye.
_ _ Say it loud, _ _ _ _ _ [Db] say it _ clear.
_ _ _ [Ab] Say don't give up, _ _ _ [Db] say it _ clear.
_ _ Say [Ab] it loud. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Every generation _ _ _ [Fm] blames the one before, _ _ and [Ab] all of their frustration _ come _ [Fm] beating on your door.
_ _ I [Gb] know I'm a prisoner, all my father held so dear.
[Bbm] I know that I'm a hostage to all his hopes and fears.
[Eb] Wish I could have told him [Ab] _ in [Eb] the living [Ab] years. _
_ _ _ _ _ Crumbled bits of paper _ filled _ with imperfect _ thoughts.
_ _ Still to _ conversation, _ _ I'm [Fm] afraid it's all we've got.
_ [Gb] Say you just don't see it, say there's perfect sense.
[Bbm] You just can't get agreement in this present tense.
We [Eb] all talk a different [Ab] [Eb] language, _ _ talking in [Ab] defense.
_ _ _ _ _ Say it loud, _ _ _ say [Db] it clear.
_ You _ [Bbm] can't listen _ as well [Eb] as [Ab] you hear.
_ _ _ It's [Db] too [Ab] _ _
late, _ too late [Db] when we're down _ to _ [Bbm] _ _ [Fm] admit [Bbm] we don't see [Eb] eye to [Ab] eye.
_ _ _ _ So we open up a path _ _ between the present and the past.
[Db] _ _ We [Ab] only sacrifice the future.
_ _ [Db] It's the bitterness that lasts.
[Ab] _ _ [Db] _ [Gb] Don't give to the fortune, sometimes see it's fate.
[Bbm] May have a new perspective on a different day.
If you [Eb] don't give up, don't give in, [Ab] it may just be okay. _
_ _ _ Say it loud, _ _ _ _ _ say [Db] it clear.
_ _ You _ [Bbm] can't listen [Eb] as well _ as you [Ab] hear.
_ _ _ _ _ It's too late, too late when [Db] we're _ down _ _ _ [Bbm] to admit we [Eb] don't see eye to [Ab] eye.
_ _ _ _ _ I wasn't there that morning _ when [Fm] my father passed away.
I [Db] _ _ [Ab] didn't get to tell him _ all _ [Db] the things I had to say.
_ [Gb] I think I caught his spirit later that same year.
[Bbm] Sure I heard it echo in my baby's newborn [Eb] tears.
I wish I could have told him in the _ [Ab] living years.
_ _ _ Say it _ _ loud, _ say [Db] it _ _ _ clear.
You [Bbm] can't listen [Db] as [Eb] well as [Ab] you hear.
_ _ _ _ _ It's too late, too late [Db] when we're down _ _ _ to [Bbm] admit we _ [Eb] don't see [Ab] eye to _ eye.
_ _ Say it loud, _ _ _ _ _ [Db] say it _ clear.
_ _ _ [Ab] Say don't give up, _ _ _ [Db] say it _ clear.
_ _ Say [Ab] it loud. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _