The Living Years chords by Mike + The Mechanics
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Intro 1
(A flat major) (A flat major) (G minor) (G minor)
(B flat minor) (B flat minor) (E flat major) (E flat major)
(A flat major) (A flat major) (A flat major) (A flat major)
Verse 1
(A flat major) Every generation
(D flat major) Blames the one before
And (A flat major) all of their frustrations
Come (D flat major) beating on your door
I (G flat major) know that I'm a prisoner
To all my father held so dear
I (B flat major) know that I'm a hostage
To all his hopes and fears
I just (E flat major) wish I could have told him
in the living years (A flat major)
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Verse 2
Oh, (A flat major) crumpled bits of paper
Filled (D flat major) with imperfect thought
(A flat major) Stilted conversations
I'm afraid (D flat major) that's all we've got
You (G flat major) say you just don't see it
He says it's perfect sense
You (B flat major) just can't get agreement
In this present tense
We all talk (E flat major) a different language
Talking in defence (A flat major)
Chorus 1
Say it (A flat major) loud (say it loud),
say it (D flat major) clear (oh, say it clear)
You can (B flat minor) listen as (E flat major) well as (E flat major) you (A flat major) hear
It's too (A flat major) late (it's too late)
when we (D flat major) die (oh, when we die)
To ad (B flat minor) mit we don't (E flat major) see eye to (A flat major) eye
Verse 3
So we (A flat major) open up a quarrel
Between the (D flat major) present and the past
We only (A flat major) sacrifice the future
It's the (D flat major) bitterness that lasts
So (G flat major) don't yield to the fortunes
You sometimes see as fate
It may (B flat major) have a new perspective
On a different day
And if you (E flat major) don't give up, and don't give in
You may just be okay (A flat major)
So say it...
Chorus 2
Say it (A flat major) loud,
say it (D flat major) clear (oh, say it clear)
You can (B flat minor) listen as (E flat major) well as (E flat major) you (A flat major) hear
It's too (A flat major) late (it's too late)
when we (D flat major) die (oh, when we die)
To ad (B flat minor) mit we don't (E flat major) see eye to (A flat major) eye
Verse 4
I (A flat major) wasn't there that morning
When my (D flat major) father passed away
I (A flat major) didn't get to tell him
All the things (D flat major) I had to say
I (G flat major) think I caught his spirit
Later that same year
I'm (B flat major) sure I heard his echo
In my baby's new born tears
I just (E flat major) wish I could have told him
in the living years (A flat major)
So say it...
Chorus 3
Say it (A flat major) loud,
say it (D flat major) clear (come on say it clear)
You can (B flat minor) listen as (E flat major) well as (E flat major) you (A flat major) hear
It's too (A flat major) late (it's too late)
when we (D flat major) die (it's too late when we die)
To ad (B flat minor) mit we don't (E flat major) see eye to (A flat major) eye
Hey, so say it...
Outro 1
Say it (A flat major) loud (say it loud)
Say it (D flat major) clear (come on say it clear)
[Repeat and fade]
The Living Years
Mike + The Mechanics
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