Chords for Paul Carrack - The Living Years Live at Victoria Hall, Leeds, 2020
Tempo:
90 bpm
Chords used:
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G
Am
D
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[G]
[C] Every generation blames [C] the one before
[G] And all of their frustration competing [C] 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 to all his hopes and fears
[D] I just wish I could have told [C] him [D] in the [G] living years
[C]
[D] [G] Crumpled bits of paper filled [C] with imperfect thoughts
[Am] [G] Still took conversation
[C] I'm afraid that's all we've got
You [F] say you just don't see it
You say there's perfect sense
[Am] You just can't get agreement in this present tense
We [D] all talk a different language, [G] talking in [C] defense
We'll say it loud, [C] say it clear
But you [Am] can listen [D] as well as [G] you hear
Cause it's too late, too late when we [C] die
To [Am] admit that we don't [D] see eye [G] to [C] eye
So [G] we open up a quarrel between the [C] present and the past
We [G] only sacrifice the future
[C] It's the bitterness that lasts
[F] But don't yield to the fortune you sometimes see as fate
We [Am] may have a new perspective on a different day
[D] If you don't give up and don't give in
You may just be [G] okay
We'll say it loud, [C] say it clear
But you can [Am] listen [A] as well as [G] you hear
Cause it's too late, too late [C] when we die
To [Am] admit that we [A] don't [D] see [G] eye to eye
[C] [G] I wasn't there that morning
When [C] my father passed away
And [G] I didn't get to tell him
All [C] the things I had to say
But [F] I think I caught his spirit
Later that same year
[Am] Sure I heard it echo in my baby's newborn tears
[D] And I wish I could have told him in the living [G] [C] years
[G] Say it loud, say [C] it clear
But you [Am] can listen as well [D] as [G] you hear
[Am] Because [G] it's too late, too late when we [C] die
To [Am] admit that we [D] don't see eye [C] to eye
[G] [N]
[G]
[C] Every generation blames [C] the one before
[G] And all of their frustration competing [C] 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 to all his hopes and fears
[D] I just wish I could have told [C] him [D] in the [G] living years
[C]
[D] [G] Crumpled bits of paper filled [C] with imperfect thoughts
[Am] [G] Still took conversation
[C] I'm afraid that's all we've got
You [F] say you just don't see it
You say there's perfect sense
[Am] You just can't get agreement in this present tense
We [D] all talk a different language, [G] talking in [C] defense
We'll say it loud, [C] say it clear
But you [Am] can listen [D] as well as [G] you hear
Cause it's too late, too late when we [C] die
To [Am] admit that we don't [D] see eye [G] to [C] eye
So [G] we open up a quarrel between the [C] present and the past
We [G] only sacrifice the future
[C] It's the bitterness that lasts
[F] But don't yield to the fortune you sometimes see as fate
We [Am] may have a new perspective on a different day
[D] If you don't give up and don't give in
You may just be [G] okay
We'll say it loud, [C] say it clear
But you can [Am] listen [A] as well as [G] you hear
Cause it's too late, too late [C] when we die
To [Am] admit that we [A] don't [D] see [G] eye to eye
[C] [G] I wasn't there that morning
When [C] my father passed away
And [G] I didn't get to tell him
All [C] the things I had to say
But [F] I think I caught his spirit
Later that same year
[Am] Sure I heard it echo in my baby's newborn tears
[D] And I wish I could have told him in the living [G] [C] years
[G] Say it loud, say [C] it clear
But you [Am] can listen as well [D] as [G] you hear
[Am] Because [G] it's too late, too late when we [C] die
To [Am] admit that we [D] don't see eye [C] to eye
[G] [N]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ Every generation _ _ blames _ [C] the one before
_ _ _ [G] And all of their frustration _ competing _ [C] 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 to all his hopes and fears
[D] I just wish I could have told [C] him _ [D] in the [G] living years
[C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] Crumpled bits of paper _ filled _ _ [C] with imperfect thoughts
_ [Am] _ [G] Still took conversation
_ _ _ [C] I'm afraid that's all we've got
You [F] say you just don't see it
You say there's perfect sense
[Am] You just can't get agreement in this present tense
We [D] all talk a different language, _ _ [G] talking in [C] defense _
_ We'll say it loud, _ _ _ _ _ [C] say it clear
But _ you [Am] can listen [D] as well as [G] you hear _ _
_ Cause it's too late, _ _ too late when we [C] die _ _
_ _ To [Am] admit that we don't [D] see eye [G] to [C] eye
So _ _ [G] we open up a quarrel _ _ between the [C] present and the past _
_ _ We [G] only sacrifice the future
_ _ [C] It's the bitterness that lasts
_ _ [F] But don't yield to the fortune you sometimes see as fate
We [Am] may have a new perspective on a different day
[D] If you don't give up and don't give in
_ You may just be [G] okay _ _
_ _ We'll say it loud, _ _ _ _ _ [C] say it clear
But _ you can [Am] _ _ listen [A] as well as [G] you hear
Cause _ _ it's too _ late, too late [C] when we die
To _ _ [Am] admit that we [A] don't [D] see [G] eye to eye
_ [C] _ _ [G] I wasn't there that morning _
When _ [C] my father passed away
And _ [G] I didn't get to tell him
_ All [C] the things I had to say
But [F] I think I caught his spirit
Later that same year
[Am] Sure I heard it echo in my baby's newborn tears
[D] And I wish I could have told him in the living [G] [C] years
[G] Say _ _ _ it loud, _ _ _ _ say [C] it clear
But _ you [Am] can listen _ as well [D] as [G] you hear
_ [Am] Because [G] _ it's too late, _ _ _ too late when we [C] die _ _ _
_ _ To [Am] admit that we [D] don't see eye [C] to eye
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ Every generation _ _ blames _ [C] the one before
_ _ _ [G] And all of their frustration _ competing _ [C] 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 to all his hopes and fears
[D] I just wish I could have told [C] him _ [D] in the [G] living years
[C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] Crumpled bits of paper _ filled _ _ [C] with imperfect thoughts
_ [Am] _ [G] Still took conversation
_ _ _ [C] I'm afraid that's all we've got
You [F] say you just don't see it
You say there's perfect sense
[Am] You just can't get agreement in this present tense
We [D] all talk a different language, _ _ [G] talking in [C] defense _
_ We'll say it loud, _ _ _ _ _ [C] say it clear
But _ you [Am] can listen [D] as well as [G] you hear _ _
_ Cause it's too late, _ _ too late when we [C] die _ _
_ _ To [Am] admit that we don't [D] see eye [G] to [C] eye
So _ _ [G] we open up a quarrel _ _ between the [C] present and the past _
_ _ We [G] only sacrifice the future
_ _ [C] It's the bitterness that lasts
_ _ [F] But don't yield to the fortune you sometimes see as fate
We [Am] may have a new perspective on a different day
[D] If you don't give up and don't give in
_ You may just be [G] okay _ _
_ _ We'll say it loud, _ _ _ _ _ [C] say it clear
But _ you can [Am] _ _ listen [A] as well as [G] you hear
Cause _ _ it's too _ late, too late [C] when we die
To _ _ [Am] admit that we [A] don't [D] see [G] eye to eye
_ [C] _ _ [G] I wasn't there that morning _
When _ [C] my father passed away
And _ [G] I didn't get to tell him
_ All [C] the things I had to say
But [F] I think I caught his spirit
Later that same year
[Am] Sure I heard it echo in my baby's newborn tears
[D] And I wish I could have told him in the living [G] [C] years
[G] Say _ _ _ it loud, _ _ _ _ say [C] it clear
But _ you [Am] can listen _ as well [D] as [G] you hear
_ [Am] Because [G] _ it's too late, _ _ _ too late when we [C] die _ _ _
_ _ To [Am] admit that we [D] don't see eye [C] to eye
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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