The Living Years - Mike & The Mechanics
Intro:
G G
Verse 1:
G C
Every generation.... blames the one before
G C
And all of their frustrations.... come beating on your door
F
I know that I'm a prisoner to all my Father held so dear
Am
I know that I'm a hostage to all his hopes and fears
D D7 G
I just wish I could have told him in the living years
Verse 2:
G C
Crumpled bits of paper.... filled with imperfect thought
G C
Stilted conversations..... I'm afraid that's all we've got
F
You say you just don't see it, he says it's perfect sense
Am
You just can't get agreement In this present tense
D D7 G
We all talk a different language talking in de-fence
|[Chorus]
| G C
|Say it loud........ say it clear
| Am D G
|You can listen as well as you hear
| G C
|It's too late...... when we die
| Am D G
|To ad-mit we don't s ee eye to eye
Verse 3:
G C
So we open up a quarrel..... between the present and the past
G C
We only sacrifice the future...... it's the bitterness that lasts
F
So don't yield to the fortunes you sometimes see as fate
Am
It may have a new perspective on a different day
D D7 G
And if you don't give up, and don't give in you may just be OK.
[Chorus]
Verse 4:
G C
I wasn't there that morning.....when my father passed away
G C
I didn't get to tell him .....all the things I had to say
F
I think I caught his spirit later that same year
Am
I'm sure I heard his echo in my baby's new born tears
D D7 G
I just wish I could have told him in the living years
|[Chorus] x2
| G C
|Say it loud........ say it clear
| Am D G
|You can listen as well as you hear
| G C
|It's too late...... when we die
| Am D G
|To ad-mit we don't s ee eye to eye
Outro:
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The Living Years [G]Mike & The Mechanics
Intro GG
Verse 1 G Every generation.... C blames the one before And G all of their frustrations.... come C beating on your door F I know that I'm a prisoner to all my Father held so dear Am I know that I'm a hostage to all his hopes and fears I just D wish I could have told him D7 in the living G years
Verse 2 G Crumpled bits of paper.... filled C with imperfect thought G Stilted conversations..... I'm C afraid that's all we've got F You say you just don't see it, he says it's perfect sense Am You just can't get agreement In this present tense We all D talk a different language D7 talking in de-Gfence
Chorus Say it G loud........ say it C clear You can Am listen as D well as you G hear It's too G late...... when we C die To ad-Ammit we don't Ds ee eye to G eye
Verse 3 So we G open up a quarrel..... between the C present and the past We only G sacrifice the future...... it's the C bitterness that lasts So F don't yield to the fortunes you sometimes see as fate It Am may have a new perspective on a different day And if you D don't give up, and don't give in you D7 may just be OGK.
Chorus
Verse 4 I G wasn't there that morning.....when my C father passed away I G didn't get to tell him .....all the C things I had to say I F think I caught his spirit later that same year I'm Am sure I heard his echo in my baby's new born tears I just D wish I could have told him D7 in the living G years
Chorusx2 Say it G loud........ say it C clear You can Am listen as D well as you G hear It's too G late...... when we C die To ad-Ammit we don't Ds ee eye to G eye