The Living Years

The Living Years easy guitar chords by Mike + The Mechanics

1988Rock
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 1

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • G

  • F#m

    2
  • Am

  • D

  • C

  • F

  • A

  • G

  • F#m

    2
  • Am

  • D

  • C

  • F

  • A

  • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    Every 
    generation 

    Blames 
    the 
    one 
    before 

    And 
    all 
    of 
    their 
    frustrations 

    Come 
    beating 
    on 
    your 
    door 

    know 
    that 
    I'm 
    prisoner 

    To 
    all 
    my 
    father 
    held 
    so 
    dear 

    know 
    that 
    I'm 
    hostage 

    To 
    all 
    his 
    hopes 
    and 
    fears 

    just 
    wish 
    could 
    have 
    told 
    him 

    in 
    the 
    living 
    years 

    Verse 2
    Oh, 
    crumpled 
    bits 
    of 
    paper 

    Filled 
    with 
    imperfect 
    thought 

    Stilted 
    conversations 

    I'm 
    a
    fraid 
    that's 
    all 
    we've 
    got 

    You 
    say 
    you 
    just 
    don't 
    see 
    it 

    He 
    says 
    it's 
    perfect 
    sense 

    You 
    just 
    can't 
    get 
    agreement 

    In 
    this 
    present 
    tense 

    We 
    all 
    talk 
    different 
    language 

    Talking 
    in 
    de
    fence 

    Chorus 1
    Say 
    it 
    loud 
    (say 
    it 
    loud), 

    say 
    it 
    clear 
    (oh, 
    say 
    it 
    clear) 

    You 
    can 
    listen 
    as 
    well 
    as 
    you 
    hear 

    It's 
    too 
    late 
    (it's 
    too 
    late) 

    when 
    we 
    die 
    (oh, 
    when 
    we 
    die) 

    To 
    ad
    mit 
    we 
    don't 
    see 
    eye 
    to 
    eye 

    Verse 3
    So 
    we 
    open 
    up 
    quarrel 

    Between 
    the 
    present 
    and 
    the 
    past 

    We 
    only 
    sacrifice 
    the 
    future 

    It's 
    the 
    bitterness 
    that 
    lasts 

    So 
    don't 
    yield 
    to 
    the 
    fortunes 

    You 
    sometimes 
    see 
    as 
    fate 

    It 
    may 
    have 
    new 
    perspective 

    On 
    different 
    day 

    And 
    if 
    you 
    don't 
    give 
    up, 
    and 
    don't 
    give 
    in 

    You 
    may 
    just 
    be 
    o
    kay 

    So 
    say 
    it... 

    Chorus 2
    Say 
    it 
    loud, 

    say 
    it 
    clear 
    (oh, 
    say 
    it 
    clear) 

    You 
    can 
    listen 
    as 
    well 
    as 
    you 
    hear 

    It's 
    too 
    late 
    (it's 
    too 
    late) 

    when 
    we 
    die 
    (oh, 
    when 
    we 
    die) 

    To 
    ad
    mit 
    we 
    don't 
    see 
    eye 
    to 
    eye 

    Verse 4
    wasn't 
    there 
    that 
    morning 

    When 
    my 
    father 
    passed 
    away 

    didn't 
    get 
    to 
    tell 
    him 

    All 
    the 
    things 
    had 
    to 
    say 

    think 
    caught 
    his 
    spirit 

    Later 
    that 
    same 
    year 

    I'm 
    sure 
    heard 
    his 
    echo 

    In 
    my 
    baby's 
    new 
    born 
    tears 

    just 
    wish 
    could 
    have 
    told 
    him 

    in 
    the 
    living 
    years 

    So 
    say 
    it... 

    Chorus 3
    Say 
    it 
    loud, 

    say 
    it 
    clear 
    (come 
    on 
    say 
    it 
    clear) 

    You 
    can 
    listen 
    as 
    well 
    as 
    you 
    hear 

    It's 
    too 
    late 
    (it's 
    too 
    late) 

    when 
    we 
    die 
    (it's 
    too 
    late 
    when 
    we 
    die) 

    To 
    ad
    mit 
    we 
    don't 
    see 
    eye 
    to 
    eye 

    Hey, 
    so 
    say 
    it... 

    Outro 1
    Say 
    it 
    loud 
    (say 
    it 
    loud) 

    Say 
    it 
    clear 
    (come 
    on 
    say 
    it 
    clear) 

    [Repeat 
    and 
    fade] 
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