Chords for The Living Years

Tempo:
97.875 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Db

Bbm

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Living Years chords
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[Gm]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Eb]
[Ab]
Every generation blames the one before
[Ab] And all of their frustration come
[Db] beating on your door
[Gb] I know that I'm a prisoner to all my father held so dear
[Bb] I know that I'm a hostage to all his hopes and fears
I [Eb] just wish I could have told him [F] in [Eb] the living [Ab] room
Oh, crumpled bits of paper filled with imperfect law
Stilted conversations, I'm afraid that's all we've got
[Gb] You say you just don't see it, he says it's perfect sense
[Bbm] You just can't get agreement in this frantic tense
We [Eb] all talk a different language, talking in [Ab] defense
Say it loud, say it loud, say it, [Db] oh say it clear
You [Bbm] can't miss us as well [Eb] as [Ab] you can
It's too late, it's too late, when [Db] we die
Oh, when we die, to [Bbm] admit we don't see [Eb] eye [Ab] to eye
So we open up a quarrel between [Db] the present and the past
We only sacrifice the future if [Ab] something in this lasts
[Gb] So don't yield to the fortunes, you sometimes see [Gb] his face
It [Bbm] may have a new perspective [Bb] on a different day
And [Eb] if you don't give up and don't give in, you may just be [Ab] okay
Say it loud, say [Db] it loud, say it clear, oh say it clear
You [Bbm] can't miss us [Eb] as well [Eb] as [Ab] you can
It's too late, it's too late, when [Db] we die
[Db] Oh, when we die, to [Bbm] admit [Bb] we [Eb] don't see eye to [Ab] eye
I wasn't there that morning when my father passed away
[Ab] Didn't get to tell him all the things [Db] I had to say
[Gb] Think I caught his spirit later that same year
[Bb] I'm sure I heard his echo in my baby's [Bbm] newborn tears
I [Eb] just wish I could have told him in the living [Ab] years
Say it loud, say it loud, say [Db] it clear, oh say it clear
You [Bbm] can't miss us [Eb] as well as [Ab] you can
It's too late, it's too late, when [Db] we die
It's too late, when we die, to [Bbm] admit we [Eb] don't see eye to [Ab] eye
Hey, say it, say it, say it loud
Say [Db] it clear, oh say it clear
Say we [Ab] die
[Db]
[Ab]
100%  ➙  98BPM
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
Bbm
13421111
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Every generation _ _ blames _ the one before _ _ _
[Ab] And all of their frustration _ come _
[Db] beating on your door _ _ _
[Gb] I know that I'm a prisoner to all my father held so dear
[Bb] I know that I'm a hostage to all his hopes and fears
I [Eb] just wish I could have told him [F] in [Eb] the living [Ab] _ room _ _ _ _
Oh, crumpled bits of paper _ filled with imperfect _ law _ _ _
Stilted conversations, _ _ _ I'm afraid that's all we've got _ _
[Gb] You say you just don't see it, he says it's perfect sense
[Bbm] You just can't get agreement in this frantic tense
We [Eb] all talk a different _ language, talking in [Ab] _ defense
_ _ Say it loud, say it loud, say it, [Db] _ oh say it clear
You [Bbm] can't miss us as well [Eb] as [Ab] you can
_ _ _ _ It's too late, it's too late, when [Db] we die
Oh, when we die, to [Bbm] admit we don't see [Eb] eye [Ab] to eye
_ _ _ _ So we open up a quarrel between _ [Db] the present and the past
_ _ We only sacrifice the future if _ [Ab] something in this lasts _ _ _ _
[Gb] So don't yield to the fortunes, you sometimes see [Gb] his face
It [Bbm] may have a new perspective [Bb] on a different day
And [Eb] if you don't give up and don't give in, you may just be [Ab] okay
_ Say it _ loud, _ _ _ _ say [Db] it loud, say it clear, oh say it clear
You [Bbm] can't miss us [Eb] as well [Eb] as [Ab] you can
_ _ _ It's too late, _ _ it's too late, when [Db] we die
_ [Db] _ _ _ Oh, when we die, to [Bbm] admit [Bb] we [Eb] don't see eye to [Ab] _ _ eye _ _ _
I wasn't there that morning _ _ when my father passed away _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Didn't get to tell him _ _ all the things [Db] I had to say _
[Gb] Think I caught his spirit later that same year
[Bb] I'm sure I heard his echo in my baby's [Bbm] newborn tears
I [Eb] just wish I could have told him in the living [Ab] years
_ _ _ Say it loud, _ _ _ _ say it loud, say [Db] it clear, oh say it clear
You [Bbm] can't miss us [Eb] as well as [Ab] you can
_ _ _ It's too late, it's too late, when [Db] we die
It's too late, when we die, _ to [Bbm] admit we [Eb] don't see eye to [Ab] _ _ eye
Hey, say it, say it, say it loud
_ _ _ _ Say [Db] it clear, oh say it clear
Say we [Ab] die _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _