Artist: Chris De Burgh. Song: The Living Years. Album: Footsteps 2. Year: 2011. Comments, requests, corrections and questions to: [email protected] Enjoy! Chords: Ab Gm Bbm Eb Db Gb |--4--|--3--|--6--|--6--|----|----| |--4--|--3--|--6--|--8--|----|----| |--5--|--3--|--6--|--8--|----|----| |--6--|--5--|--8--|--8--|----|----| |--6--|--5--|--8--|--6--|----|----| |--4--|--3--|--6--|-----|----|----| Intro: Ab - Gm - Bbm - Eb - Ab x1. |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| Repeat - Palm Muted! |--10-10--10-11-11-10-11-10-| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| Verse 1: Ab Db Every generation, blames the one before Ab Db And all of their frustrations, come beating on your door Gb I know that I’m a prisoner to all my father held so dear Bbm I know that I’m a hostage to all his hopes and fears Eb I just wish I could have told him in the living years Verse 2: Ab Crumpled bits of paper Db Filled with imperfect thoughts Ab Db Stilted conversations, I’m afraid that’s all we’ve got Gb You say you just don’t see it, he says its perfect sense Bb You just can’t get agreement, in this present tense Eb We all talk a different language, talking in defense Chorus: Ab So say it loud Db Say it clear Bbm Eb Ab You can listen as well as you hear Ab It’s too late (it’s too late) Db When we die (when we die) Bbm Eb Ab To admit we don’t see eye to eye Verse 3: Ab So we open up the quarrel Db Between the present and the past Ab We only sacrifice the future Db It’s the bitterness that lasts GB So don’t yield to the fortunes You sometimes see as fate Bbm It may have a new perspective on a different day Eb Ab And if you don’t give up, and don’t give in, you may just be Okay Chorus: Ab So say it loud Db Say it clear Bbm Eb Ab You can listen as well as you hear Ab It’s too late (it’s too late) Db When we die (when we die) Bbm Eb Ab To admit we don’t see eye to eye Verse 4: Ab I wasn’t there that morning Db When my father passed away Ab Db I didn’t get to tell him, all the things I had to say Gb I think I caught his spirit, later that same year Bbm I’m sure I heard his echo in my baby’s newborn tears Eb Ab I just, wish I could have told him in the living years Chorus: Ab So say it loud Db Say it clear Bbm Eb Ab You can listen as well as you hear Ab It’s too late (it’s too late) Db When we die (when we die) Bbm Eb Ab To admit we don’t see eye to eye Ab It’s too late (it’s too late) Db When we die (when we die) Bbm Eb Ab To admit we don’t see eye to eye Ab Every generation… Lyrics found at: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/chrisdeburgh/thelivingyears.html
