The Living Years chords by The Isaacs

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D
Em
C
Asus4
G
A
E
F#m
Bsus4
B
Esus4

Verse 1
D 
Em 
 (D major) Every generation blames the one  (E minor) before
D 
An (D major) d all of their frustrations
Em 
Come beating on  (E minor) your door
C 
I  (C major) know that I'm a prisoner
D 
C 
D 
to  (D major) all my father  (C major) held  (D major) so dear
Em 
I  (E minor) know that I'm a hostage
to all his hopes and fears
Asus4 
I just  (Asus4) wish     I could have told him
D 
in  (D major) the living years.
G 
D 
 (G major) Crumpled  (D major) bits of paper
G 
filled with imper (G major) fect thoughts,
D 
 (D major) stilted conversations.
G 
Em 
I'm afraid  (G major) that's all we've got.  (E minor) 
C 
You  (C major) say you just don't see,
He says it's perfect sense.
Em 
You  (E minor) just can't get agreement
in this present tense.
A 
Asus4 
We all talk  (A major) a  (Asus4) dif      ferent language,
A 
D 
 (A major) talking in  (D major) defense.
Asus4 
D 
G 
Say  (Asus4) it        (D major) loud. Say it  (G major) clear.
Em 
Asus4 
A 
D 
You can listen  (E minor) as  (Asus4) well     as  (A major) you  (D major) hear.
Asus4 
D 
G 
It's  (Asus4) too      late  (D major) when we  (G major) die
Em 
A 
Em 
Asus4 
A 
D 
To admit  (E minor) we   (A major) don't  (E minor)  (Asus4) see      eye  (A major) to eye  (D major) 
Asus4 
D 
So  (Asus4) we  (D major) open up a quarrel
G 
Between the  (G major) present and the past
D 
We only  (D major) sacrifice the future
G 
It's the bit (G major) terness that lasts
C 
So  (C major) don't yield to the fortunes
You sometimes see as fate
Em 
You may have  (E minor) a new perspective
On a different date
Asus4 
And if you  (Asus4) don't    give up,
you don't give in
A 
D 
You may just  (A major) be okay  (D major) 
Em 
I  (E minor) wasn't there that morning
E 
A 
when  (E major) my father  (A major) passed away
D 
E 
A 
I  (D major)  (E major) didn't get to  (A major) tell him
E 
Em 
E 
A 
E 
 (E major) all  (E minor)  (E major) the things  (A major) I had to say  (E major) 
A 
D 
 (A major) I  (D major) think I caught his spirit
later that same year

Verse 2

I'm sure I heard his echo

in my baby's newborn tears.

I just wish I could have told him

in the living years.

Verse 3

Say it now.

Verse 4

it now.

Verse 5

Say it clear. Say it clear.

You can listen as well as you hear

Verse 6

It's too late, it's too late when we die,

oh when we die

Verse 7

To admit we don't see eye to eye

Verse 8

Say it, say it, say it loud,

say it loud,

say it clear, oh, say it clear.

Verse 9
F#m 
B 
E 
You can  (F sharp minor) listen as  (B major) well as you  (E major) hear.
Esus4 
A 
E 
A 
 (Esus4) It's  (A major)  (E major) too late when we  (A major) die
F#m 
E 
A 
to admit  (F sharp minor) we     (E major) don't  (A major) 
Bsus4 
B 
E 
B 
E 
F#m 
 (Bsus4) see       (B major) eye  (E major)  (B major) to eye.  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
E 
F#m 
 (E major) I  (F sharp minor) wish  I could have told him
E 
I wish I could have told him  (E major) 
A 
I  (A major) wish I could have told him
B 
E 
in  (B major) the  (E major) living year