Chords for Mike & The Mechanics - The Living Years (The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 1989)
Tempo:
93.45 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Eb
Bbm
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[Ab]
[Gm]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab]
Every generation blames
[Db] the one before All
[Ab] of their frustration from
[Db] beating on your
door I'm
[Gb] a prisoner to all my father had so feared
[Bbm] I know that I'm a hostage to all his hopes and [Eb] fears
I just wish I could have told him [Bbm] in [Eb] the living [Ab] years
[Db]
Oh, [Ab] compliments of the past [Db] filled with imperfect thoughts
[Ab] Skilled to conversations, well [Db] I'm afraid that's all we've got
[Gb] He said just don't see it, he says it's perfect sense
[Bbm] You just can't get agreement in this present time
We [Eb] all talk a different language, [Db] talking [Eb] in [Ab] defense
So I, [Db] [Ab] so I,
[Db] come on say it clear, [Bbm] [Eb] it's way out [Ab] here
[Db] [Ab] It's too late, [Db] oh when we die, [Bbm] we [Eb] don't see how [Ab] to hide
So [Db] [Ab] we open up the door, to [Db] the present and the past
We [Ab] only sacrifice the future, [Db] slip in and dance at last
[Gb] So don't give to the fortune, you sometimes see it's fate
[Bbm] And they have a new perspective, on a different day
[Eb] Don't give up, and don't give [Bbm] in, you may [Eb] just be [Ab] okay
So [Fm] let it take the life,
[Db] once in the air
You [Bbm] just can't, [Eb] it's way out there
[Ab] As you hear, oh you know it's too late
It's too late, [Db] it's too late, when we die
[Bbm] We [Bb] don't see [Eb] how [Ab] to hide
I wasn't there that morning, when [Db] my father passed away
Didn't [Ab] get to tell him, [Db] all the things I had to say
[Gb] Since I've heard his name, later that same year
[Bbm] I'm sure I heard his echo, when my baby's newborn is
[Eb] Just wish I could have told [Db] him, [Eb] in a hundred [Ab] years
[Db] Say it, say it, [Ab] say it, say it, say [Db] it, say it
You [Bbm] just can't, it's [Eb]
way out there
[Ab] As you hear, oh [F] you know it's too [Ab] late
It's too late, [Db] it's too late, when we die
[Bbm] We [Eb] don't see how [Ab] to hide
Say it, say it, say it, say it, say it, say it, [Db] say it
You just can't, it's way out there
[Ab] As you hear, oh [Db] you know it's too late
It's too late, it's too late, when we [Ab] die
Say it, say [Db] it, say it, say it, say it, say it, say [Ab]
it
Say [Db] it, say it, say it, say it, say it, say it, say it
You [Bbm] just can't, [Eb] it's way out there
[Ab] As you hear, oh you know it's too late
[D]
[Gm]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab]
Every generation blames
[Db] the one before All
[Ab] of their frustration from
[Db] beating on your
door I'm
[Gb] a prisoner to all my father had so feared
[Bbm] I know that I'm a hostage to all his hopes and [Eb] fears
I just wish I could have told him [Bbm] in [Eb] the living [Ab] years
[Db]
Oh, [Ab] compliments of the past [Db] filled with imperfect thoughts
[Ab] Skilled to conversations, well [Db] I'm afraid that's all we've got
[Gb] He said just don't see it, he says it's perfect sense
[Bbm] You just can't get agreement in this present time
We [Eb] all talk a different language, [Db] talking [Eb] in [Ab] defense
So I, [Db] [Ab] so I,
[Db] come on say it clear, [Bbm] [Eb] it's way out [Ab] here
[Db] [Ab] It's too late, [Db] oh when we die, [Bbm] we [Eb] don't see how [Ab] to hide
So [Db] [Ab] we open up the door, to [Db] the present and the past
We [Ab] only sacrifice the future, [Db] slip in and dance at last
[Gb] So don't give to the fortune, you sometimes see it's fate
[Bbm] And they have a new perspective, on a different day
[Eb] Don't give up, and don't give [Bbm] in, you may [Eb] just be [Ab] okay
So [Fm] let it take the life,
[Db] once in the air
You [Bbm] just can't, [Eb] it's way out there
[Ab] As you hear, oh you know it's too late
It's too late, [Db] it's too late, when we die
[Bbm] We [Bb] don't see [Eb] how [Ab] to hide
I wasn't there that morning, when [Db] my father passed away
Didn't [Ab] get to tell him, [Db] all the things I had to say
[Gb] Since I've heard his name, later that same year
[Bbm] I'm sure I heard his echo, when my baby's newborn is
[Eb] Just wish I could have told [Db] him, [Eb] in a hundred [Ab] years
[Db] Say it, say it, [Ab] say it, say it, say [Db] it, say it
You [Bbm] just can't, it's [Eb]
way out there
[Ab] As you hear, oh [F] you know it's too [Ab] late
It's too late, [Db] it's too late, when we die
[Bbm] We [Eb] don't see how [Ab] to hide
Say it, say it, say it, say it, say it, say it, [Db] say it
You just can't, it's way out there
[Ab] As you hear, oh [Db] you know it's too late
It's too late, it's too late, when we [Ab] die
Say it, say [Db] it, say it, say it, say it, say it, say [Ab]
it
Say [Db] it, say it, say it, say it, say it, say it, say it
You [Bbm] just can't, [Eb] it's way out there
[Ab] As you hear, oh you know it's too late
[D]
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Every generation _ blames _
[Db] the one before _ All _
[Ab] of their frustration _ from _
[Db] beating on your
door I'm _ _
[Gb] _ a prisoner to all my father had so feared
[Bbm] I know that I'm a hostage to all his hopes and [Eb] fears
I just wish I could have told him [Bbm] in [Eb] the living [Ab] _ years
_ _ _ [Db]
Oh, [Ab] compliments of the past _ _ _ [Db] filled with imperfect _ thoughts _ _
_ [Ab] Skilled to conversations, _ _ well [Db] I'm afraid that's all we've got _
[Gb] He said just don't see it, he says it's perfect sense
[Bbm] You just can't get agreement in this present time
We [Eb] all talk a different language, [Db] talking [Eb] in [Ab] _ defense
So I, [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ so I, _
_ _ [Db] _ _ come on say it clear, _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] it's way out _ [Ab] _ _ here _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ It's too late, _ _ _ [Db] _ oh when we die, _ _ [Bbm] _ we [Eb] don't see how [Ab] to hide _
So [Db] _ [Ab] we open up the door, _ _ to [Db] the present and the past _
_ We [Ab] only sacrifice the future, _ _ _ [Db] slip in and dance at last
_ _ [Gb] So don't give to the fortune, you sometimes see it's fate
[Bbm] And they have a new perspective, on a different day
[Eb] Don't give up, and don't give [Bbm] in, you may [Eb] just be [Ab] okay
_ So [Fm] let it take the life, _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ once in the air
You [Bbm] just can't, [Eb] it's way out there
[Ab] As you hear, _ _ oh you know it's too late
_ It's too late, _ _ [Db] it's too late, when we die
_ _ [Bbm] _ We [Bb] don't see [Eb] how [Ab] to hide _ _
I _ _ wasn't there that morning, _ _ when [Db] my father passed away
_ Didn't [Ab] _ get to tell him, _ _ [Db] all the things I had to say
_ _ [Gb] Since I've heard his name, later that same year
[Bbm] I'm sure I heard his echo, when my baby's newborn is
[Eb] Just wish I could have told [Db] him, [Eb] in a hundred [Ab] years _ _ _ _
[Db] Say it, say it, [Ab] say it, say it, _ _ _ say [Db] it, _ say _ it
You [Bbm] just can't, it's _ [Eb]
way out there
[Ab] As you hear, _ oh [F] you know it's too [Ab] late
_ _ It's too late, _ [Db] _ _ it's too late, when we die
_ _ [Bbm] _ We [Eb] don't see how [Ab] to hide _ _
Say it, say it, say it, say it, say it, say _ _ _ it, [Db] say it
You just can't, it's way out there _
_ _ _ [Ab] As _ _ _ you hear, oh [Db] you know it's too late _ _
It's too late, it's too late, when we [Ab] die
_ _ Say it, say [Db] it, say it, say it, say it, _ say it, say [Ab] _ _ _ _
it
Say [Db] it, say it, say it, say it, say it, say it, say it
You _ _ [Bbm] just can't, [Eb] it's way out there
[Ab] As you hear, oh you know it's too late _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Every generation _ blames _
[Db] the one before _ All _
[Ab] of their frustration _ from _
[Db] beating on your
door I'm _ _
[Gb] _ a prisoner to all my father had so feared
[Bbm] I know that I'm a hostage to all his hopes and [Eb] fears
I just wish I could have told him [Bbm] in [Eb] the living [Ab] _ years
_ _ _ [Db]
Oh, [Ab] compliments of the past _ _ _ [Db] filled with imperfect _ thoughts _ _
_ [Ab] Skilled to conversations, _ _ well [Db] I'm afraid that's all we've got _
[Gb] He said just don't see it, he says it's perfect sense
[Bbm] You just can't get agreement in this present time
We [Eb] all talk a different language, [Db] talking [Eb] in [Ab] _ defense
So I, [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ so I, _
_ _ [Db] _ _ come on say it clear, _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] it's way out _ [Ab] _ _ here _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ It's too late, _ _ _ [Db] _ oh when we die, _ _ [Bbm] _ we [Eb] don't see how [Ab] to hide _
So [Db] _ [Ab] we open up the door, _ _ to [Db] the present and the past _
_ We [Ab] only sacrifice the future, _ _ _ [Db] slip in and dance at last
_ _ [Gb] So don't give to the fortune, you sometimes see it's fate
[Bbm] And they have a new perspective, on a different day
[Eb] Don't give up, and don't give [Bbm] in, you may [Eb] just be [Ab] okay
_ So [Fm] let it take the life, _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ once in the air
You [Bbm] just can't, [Eb] it's way out there
[Ab] As you hear, _ _ oh you know it's too late
_ It's too late, _ _ [Db] it's too late, when we die
_ _ [Bbm] _ We [Bb] don't see [Eb] how [Ab] to hide _ _
I _ _ wasn't there that morning, _ _ when [Db] my father passed away
_ Didn't [Ab] _ get to tell him, _ _ [Db] all the things I had to say
_ _ [Gb] Since I've heard his name, later that same year
[Bbm] I'm sure I heard his echo, when my baby's newborn is
[Eb] Just wish I could have told [Db] him, [Eb] in a hundred [Ab] years _ _ _ _
[Db] Say it, say it, [Ab] say it, say it, _ _ _ say [Db] it, _ say _ it
You [Bbm] just can't, it's _ [Eb]
way out there
[Ab] As you hear, _ oh [F] you know it's too [Ab] late
_ _ It's too late, _ [Db] _ _ it's too late, when we die
_ _ [Bbm] _ We [Eb] don't see how [Ab] to hide _ _
Say it, say it, say it, say it, say it, say _ _ _ it, [Db] say it
You just can't, it's way out there _
_ _ _ [Ab] As _ _ _ you hear, oh [Db] you know it's too late _ _
It's too late, it's too late, when we [Ab] die
_ _ Say it, say [Db] it, say it, say it, say it, _ say it, say [Ab] _ _ _ _
it
Say [Db] it, say it, say it, say it, say it, say it, say it
You _ _ [Bbm] just can't, [Eb] it's way out there
[Ab] As you hear, oh you know it's too late _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _