A Thousand Years

(Originally by Christina Perri)

[Intro]
F C/E Dm7 C/E
Bb C
 
 
[Verse 1]
Bbadd9
Heart beats fast
            F
Colours and promises
          Dm7
How to be brave?
          Fsus2/E     F     Bbadd9
How can I love   when I'm afraid  to fall?
                 F
But watching you stand alone
          Dm7
All of my doubt
         Fsus2/E F       Gm
Suddenly goes   away somehow
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
    Gm9  Dm Dm9/C
One step closer  
 
 
[Chorus]
F                                C/E
I have died every day waiting for   you
Dm7
Darling, don't be afraid
            C/E          Bbadd9
I have loved   you for a thousand years
                    Csus4    C   Bbadd9
I'll love you for a thousand more
 
 
[Verse 2]
Bbadd9
Time  stands still
          F
Beauty in all she is
          Dm7
I will be brave
           Fsus2/E F       Bbadd9
I will not let    anything take  away
                   F
What's standing in front of me
      Dm7
Every breath
      Fsus2/E    F       Gm
Every hour   has come to this
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
    Gm9  Dm Dm9/C
One step closer  
 
 
[Chorus]
F                                C/E
I have died every day waiting for   you
Dm7
Darling, don't be afraid
            C/E          Bbadd9
I have loved   you for a thousand years
                    Csus4    C
I'll love you for a thousand more
    F                                C/E
And all along I believed I would find   you
Dm7
Time has brought your heart to me
            C/E          Bbadd9
I have loved   you for a thousand years
                    Csus4    C
I'll love you for a thousand more
 
 
[Bridge]
Gm         Dm C
  One step closer
Gm         Dm C
  One step closer
 
 
[Break]
F                                C/E
I have died every day waiting for   you
Dm7
Darling, don't be afraid
            C/E          Bbadd9
I have loved   you for a thousand years
                    Csus2
I'll love you for a thousand more
 
 
[Chorus]
    F                                C/E
And all along I believed I would find   you
    Dm7
And time has brought your heart to me
            C/E          Bbadd9
I have loved   you for a thousand years
                    Csus4    C
I'll love you for a thousand more
 
 
[Outro]
Bbadd9         F
      One step closer
Bbadd9         Dm C   Bbadd9
      One step closer.