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Letter Notation : J. Nelson, February, 2012 By: Christina Perri

A Thousand Years
Bass Progression: Key: G min

b
Introduction B A - G - C7 - Eb - Bb - F min7 9 +6

Verse: Eb - Bb - G - F - Eb repeat throughout song min7

Chorus: Bb A - G - F - Eb - Bb A - Eb min7

Chords:
b
B : (f-Bb-d) G min7 : (G-bb-d-f) C 7 (g-C-e) E : (g-bb-E.b)
b
F: (F-a-c)
Right Hand ~ (Vocal Melody)
Bb Bb Bb -↑ D C Bb Bb Bb Bb -↑ F Eb D↓ Bb↓ G -↑ F Eb D C - D↓ A Bb Bb
Heart beats fast Co - lors and pro- mis - es How to be br - ave How can I love when I'm a - fraid

Bb Bb - Bb↑ D C Bb Bb Bb Bb -↑ F Eb D Bb↓ G -↑ F Eb D C D↓ A Bb ↓ G –
to fall But watch-ing you stand a - lone All of my do-ubt sud- den - ly goes a - way some - how

↑G A Bb – A – (Chorus) D ↑ F D - D ↑ F D - ↑ G F C Bb – D ↑ F D -
One step clo - ser I have died e - very - day wait- ing for you Dar - ling don't

D ↑ F D - ↑ G F C Bb – ↓ G↑ Bb ↑ Eb D↓ G – G↑ Bb C Bb C↑ Eb D↓ F –
be a –fraid I have loved you, For a thou - sand years I'll love you for a thou-sand more

Piano Interlude – Then immediately to Verse 2

Hands Together
RH: (f-Bb-d) / / (F-a-c) - (f-bb-d) / / - (g-bb-Eb) / / / - (f-Bb-d) - (F-a-c) - Bb A↓ F
LH: Bb – A G min7 – F Eb – F –
b
RH: ↓ B Bb Bb -↑ D C Bb Bb Bb Bb -↑ F Eb D↓ Bb↓ G -↑ F Eb D C - D↓ A
Heart beats fast Co - lors and pro- mis - es How to be br - ave How can I love -when I'm

LH: Eb(bb-E.b-g) – Bb(Bb-d-f) – G min 7 (G-bb-d) – F

RH: Bb Bb Bb Bb - Bb↑ D C Bb Bb Bb Bb -↑ F Eb D Bb↓ G -↑ F Eb D C
a - fraid to fall But watch-ing you stand a - lone All of my do-ubt sud- den - ly goes
b b
LH: E – B – G min 7 – F
RH: D↓ A Bb ↓ G –↑ G A Bb – A – (Chorus) D ↑ F D - D ↑ F D - ↑ G F
a - way some - how One step clo - ser I have died . e - very - day wait- ing

LH: Bb – C min7 – G min7 -F – Bb –

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Letter Notation : J. Nelson, February, 2012 By: Christina Perri

RH: C Bb – D ↑ F D - D ↑ F D - ↑ G F C Bb – ↓ G↑ Bb ↑ Eb D↓ G –
for you Dar - ling don't be a –fraid I have loved you, For a thou - sand years

LH: A – G min 7 – F – Eb
RH: G↑ Bb C Bb C↑ Eb D↓ F – Piano Interlude –
I'll love you for a thou-sand more

LH: – Bb –F Then immediately to Verse 2

* * The rest of the piece repeats harmonies above * *

Lone exception being the instrumental ending
Ending Bass Progression - Eb - D - Eb - G - F - Eb -
Harmonies / Chords are Eb Bb Eb Gmin 7 F Eb

Heart beats fast I have loved you for a

Colors and promises Time stands still thousand years
How to be brave? Beauty in all she is I'll love you for a thousand
How can I love when I'm I will be brave more
afraid to fall I will not let anything take
But watching you stand away One step closer
alone? What's standing in front of One step closer
All of my doubt suddenly me
goes away somehow Every breath [Chorus:]
Every hour has come to
One step closer this And all along I believed I
would find you
[Chorus:] One step closer Time has brought your
I have died everyday heart to me
waiting for you [Chorus:] I have loved you for a
Darling don't be afraid I thousand years
have loved you And all along I believed I I'll love you for a thousand
For a thousand years would find you more
I'll love you for a thousand Time has brought your
more heart to me

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