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The Living Years 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 D7 G I just wish I could have told him in the living years 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 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 see eye to eye 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 D7 G And if you don't give up, and don't give in You may just be OK. [Chorus] 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 D7 G I just wish I could have told him in the living years [Chorus]