The Living Years original guitar chords by
Mike + The Mechanics

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Key: Ab major

Intro 1

Ab

Ab

Gm

Gm

Bbm

Bbm

Eb

Eb

Ab

Ab

Ab

Ab

Verse 1
Ab Ab 4
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Every generation
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 3
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Blames    the one before
Ab Ab 4
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And all of their frustrations
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 3
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Come beating   on your door
Gb Gb 2
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I know that I'm a prisoner
To all my father held so dear
Bbm11 Bbm11 4
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I know     that I'm a hostage
To all his hopes and fears
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 6
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I just wish      I could have told him
Eb Eb 6
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Ab Ab 4
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in the living years

Verse 2
Ab Ab 4
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Oh, crumpled bits of paper
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 3
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Filled with      imperfect thought
Ab Ab 4
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Stilted conversations
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 3
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I'm afraid     that's all we've got
Gb Gb 2
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You say you just don't see it
He says it's perfect sense
Bbm11 Bbm11 4
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You just     can't get agreement
In this present tense
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 6
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We all talk      a different language
Eb Eb 6
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Ab Ab 4
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Talking in  defence

Chorus 1
Ab Ab 4
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Say it loud (say it loud),
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 3
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say it clear     (oh, say it clear)
Bbm11 Bbm11 4
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Eb9sus4 Eb9sus4 
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Eb Eb 6
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Ab Ab 4
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You can listen   as well        as  you hear
Ab Ab 4
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It's too late (it's too late)
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 3
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when we die       (oh, when we die)
Bbm11 Bbm11 4
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Eb9sus4 Eb9sus4 
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Eb Eb 6
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Ab Ab 4
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To admit      we don't see         eye to eye

Verse 3
Ab Ab 4
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So we open up a quarrel
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 3
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Between the present   and the past
Ab Ab 4
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We only sacrifice the future
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 3
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It's the bitterness that lasts
Gb Gb 2
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So don't yield to the fortunes
You sometimes see as fate
Bbm11 Bbm11 4
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It may have     a new perspective
On a different day
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 6
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And if you don't     give up, and don't give in
Eb Eb 6
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Ab Ab 4
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You may just be  okay
So say it...

Chorus 2
Ab Ab 4
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Say it loud,
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say it clear     (oh, say it clear)
Bbm11 Bbm11 4
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Eb9sus4 Eb9sus4 
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Eb Eb 6
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Ab Ab 4
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You can listen   as well        as  you hear
Ab Ab 4
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It's too late (it's too late)
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 3
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when we die       (oh, when we die)
Bbm11 Bbm11 4
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Eb9sus4 Eb9sus4 
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Eb Eb 6
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Ab Ab 4
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To admit      we don't see         eye to eye

Verse 4
Ab Ab 4
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I wasn't there that morning
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 3
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When my father    passed away
Ab Ab 4
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I didn't get to tell him
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 3
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All the things    I had to say
Gb Gb 2
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I think I caught his spirit
Later that same year
Bbm11 Bbm11 4
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I'm sure     I heard his echo
In my baby's new born tears
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 6
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I just wish      I could have told him
Eb Eb 6
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Ab Ab 4
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in the living years
So say it...

Chorus 3
Ab Ab 4
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Say it loud,
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 3
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say it clear     (come on say it clear)
Bbm11 Bbm11 4
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Eb9sus4 Eb9sus4 
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Eb Eb 6
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Ab Ab 4
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You can listen   as well        as  you hear
Ab Ab 4
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It's too late (it's too late)
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 3
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when we die       (it's too late when we die)
Bbm11 Bbm11 4
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Eb9sus4 Eb9sus4 
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Eb Eb 6
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Ab Ab 4
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To admit      we don't see         eye to eye
Hey, so say it...

Outro 1

Ab

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Dbadd9

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[Repeat and fade]

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