Boyce Avenue - 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.