Forty Years chords by
Joe Jackson

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Key: E minor•

Intro 1

B

B

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Em

Em

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B

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G

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B

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C

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Verse 1

Em

Em

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Here in

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B

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B

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C

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G

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G

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berlin - people line up to get in

Em

Em

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E

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B

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B

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To wait for the end - living

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C

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G

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C

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G

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in glorious sin

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E

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B

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B

B

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They've looked around - and now

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C

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G

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C

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there is no looking back

G

G

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E

E

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B

B

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E

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B

B

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To when rivers ran red - now it's

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C

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G

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C

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G

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the sky that grows black

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E

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Verse 2

B

B

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B

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Shadows are cast as two gi

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C

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G

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G

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ants roam over the earth

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E

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B

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B

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We light a match - but what is that

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C

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G

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G

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A

A

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little flame worth

F#m

F#m

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D

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E

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Once allies danced and sang

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A

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D

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But it was forty years

Interlude 1

ago

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E

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B

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C

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G

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C

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G

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E

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Here in d.c.

Verse 3

B

B

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B

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C

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- they talk about

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G

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G

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E

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'euro-disease'

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B

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C

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And how the french are al ways so damn

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G

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C

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G

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E

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hard to please

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B

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B

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Otions are passed in brussels

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C

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but no one agrees

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G

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C

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Verse 4

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G

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And no one walks tall - but no-one

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C

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gets down on their knees

F#m

F#m

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D

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Once allies laughed and drank

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A

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But it was forty years

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D

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C

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G

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C

C

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G

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ago

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E

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B

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Where I come from

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B

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They don't like Americ

Verse 5

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C

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G

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ans much

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C

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G

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E

E

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B

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They think they're so loud,

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E

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G

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G

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so tasteless, and so out of touch

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E

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B

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B

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Stiff upper lips are curled

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C

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G

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into permanent sneers

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G

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Self-satisfied

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B

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Awaiting Await

Verse 6

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ing the nex

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C

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G

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A

A

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t forty years

F#m

F#m

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Once allies cried and cheered

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A

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But it was forty years ago

Outro 1

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Chords

B
Em
C
G
E
A
F#m
D

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Forty Years by Joe Jackson is E minor.

The primary chords used in Forty Years are B, Em, C, G, E, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, Em, C, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Forty Years is approximately 86 beats per minute.

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