A Thousand Years Chords & Tabs
Capo on 3rd fret. In 6/8 Time.
Intro. Relative to capo. (Hold each strum for 3 beats. strum and count 123 strum 456
strum 123 strum 456):
G G G D(f) Em7 Em7 Em7 D(f) Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 G(b) G(b) D(F)hold
-3--3--3--2----3---3---3---2------3-----3-----3-----3----3----3----2--|
-3--3--3--3----3---3---3---3------3-----3-----3-----3----3----3----3--|
-0--0--0--2----0---0---0---2------0-----0-----0-----0----0----0----2--|
-0--0--0--0----2---2---2---0------2-----2-----2-----2----0----0----0--|
-2--2--2--0----2---2---2---0------3-----3-----3-----3----2----2----0--|
-3--3--3--2----0---0---0---2------0-----0-----0-----0----x----x----2--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/christina_perri/a_thousand_years_tab_ver_6.html ]
Verse (picking) pick on the half beats. Count 1 and two and three and four and five and
six and. at every "|" repeat previous section once.
Cadd9 Em7 Em7
-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
-------3------------3----|-------3------------3-----|------3---------3---|
---0-------0---0--------0|---0-------0---0--------0-|--0-------0--0----0-|
-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
-3---3---3---3---3----3--|-2---2---2---2---2----2---|--------------------|
-------------------------|--------------------------|0---0---0---0--0-0--|
D(f) G (Strum)DDUDU Am Am Am Am Em Em D
--------------------------- ----------0---0---0---0---0---0---2--------|
-------3-----------3------- ----------1---1---1---1---0---0---3--------|
---2-------2---0-------0---X2----------2---2---2---2---0---0---2--------|
--------------------------- ----------2---2---2---2---2---2---0--------|
--------------------------- ----------0---0---0---0---2---2---0--------|
-2---2---2---3---3---3----- ----------0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------|
Chorus. Strumming pattern:DDUDU
G G G D(f) Em7 Em7 Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 G(D) D
-3--3--3--2-----3----3----3----3------3------3-----3-----3------3--3--2-|
-3--3--3--3-----3----3----3----3------3------3-----3-----3------3--3--3-|
-0--0--0--2-----0----0----0----2------0------0-----0-----0------0--0--2-|
-0--0--0--0-----2----2----2----0------2------2-----2-----2------0--0--0-| X2
-2--2--2--0-----2----2----2----0------3------3-----3-----3------x--x--0-|
-3--3--3--2-----0----0----0----0------0------0-----0-----0------x--x--0-|
Bridge(picking)
Am7 Em D
---------------------------|------------|------2-----|---------------------|
-------1-------------1-----|------0-----|--3-------3-|---------------------|
---0-------0---0----------0|--0-------0-|----2-------|---------------------|
-----2------------2--------|----2-------|0-------0---|-X2------------------|
-0-------0---0---------0---|------------|------------|---------------------|
---------------------------|0-------0---|------------|---------------------|
Outro
Cadd9 Em7 Em7
-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
-------3------------3----|-------3------------3-----|------3---------3---|
---0-------0---0--------0|---0-------0---0--------0-|--0-------0--0----0-|
-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
-3---3---3---3---3----3--|-2---2---2---2---2----2---|--------------------|
-------------------------|--------------------------|0---0---0---0--0-0--|
D Cadd9
-2------3---------|
-3------3---------|
-2------0---------|
-0------2---------|
-0------3---------|
-0------0---------|
Might have to figure out the order, but these are the basic cords and patterns