The Living Years Chords by Chris De Burgh

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_ _ _ _ Every generation blames _ [Db] the one before And _ _
[Ab] all of their _ frustrations
From _ [Db] beating on your door I _ _ [Gb] know that I'm a prisoner to all my father
else so [C] dear I know that I'm [Bbm] a hostage to all his hopes
and fears [Eb] I just wish I could have told him
[F] In the [Eb] living [Ab] years _ _ _ _ _ Oh, crumpled bits of paper
_ Filled _ [Db] with imperfect _ thoughts _ _ _
[Ab] Stilted conversations
_ I'm afraid that's all [Fm] we've got _ [Db] Say _ [Gb] you just don't see it
He says it's perfect sense [Bbm] You just can't get agreement
In this present tense We [Eb] all talk a different language
[F] Talking [Eb] in [Ab] _ defense _ _ So say it loud, _ _ _ _ say it [Db] clear
_ You _ _ _ [Bbm] can listen [Db] as well [Eb] as [Ab] you hear
_ _ _ It's too late
It's too late
When we [Db] die
When we _ die
To [Bbm] admit we [Eb] don't see eye [Ab] to eye
_ So _ _ we open up the quarrel _ Between [Db] the present and the past
_ _ We only [Ab] sacrifice the future It's _ [Db] the bitterness that lasts _ _
[Gb] So don't yield to the fortunes You sometimes see us fade
We [Bbm] have a new perspective On a different day
And [Eb] if you don't give up, don't give in You may [Ab] just be okay
_ _ So say it _ loud, _ _ _ say it [Db] clear _ _ _ _ You [Bbm] can listen [Eb] as well as you [Ab] hear
_ _ It's too _ late
It's too late
When we [Db] die
When we die _ _
[Bbm] To admit we [Eb] don't see eye [Ab] to eye
I _ _ _ wasn't there that morning When _ my [Db] father passed away
I _ _ [Ab] _
didn't get to tell him _ _ All the things [Db] I had to say
I _ [Ab]
[Gb] think I caught his spirit Later that [Bbm] same year
I'm sure I heard his echo In my [Ab] baby's newborn [Bbm] tears
I just [Eb] wish I could have told him [Ab] In the [Eb] living [Ab] years
_ _ So say it loud, _ _ _ _ say it [Db] clear _ _ _ You [Bbm] can listen [Fm] as well [Eb] as [Ab] you hear
_ _ _ It's too late
It's too late
When we [Db] die
When we die
To [Bbm] admit we [Eb] don't see eye to [Ab] _ eye
_ _ Yes, it's too late
It's too late
When we [Db] die
When we die
To [Ab] admit [Bbm] we [Eb] don't see eye to [Ab] _ _ eye _ _ _
Every generation _ _ _ _ _
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