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Christina Perri - A Thousand Years tab

I used a ALTERNATIVE to the BASS LINE of the song...
I used TRAVIS FINGER PICKING on this one, as heard from the song..
Hope it helps :)


Chords used:
G     = 330023
D/F#  = 23200T
Em7   = 33022x
Cadd9 = 33023x
G/B   = 330020
Am    = 01220x
Em    = 00022x

Capo 3rd Fret

INTRO :
G , D/F# , Em7 , D/F , Cadd9 , G , D/F



Verse 1 :

 Cadd9
 ---------------------------------------------------------|
 -------3--------3--------3--------3----------------------|
 ---0-----0---0-----0--0-----0---0---0--------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------------------|
 -3---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3--3--3-3---------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------------------|
 Heart beats fast, colors and

 G
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 -------3--------3--------3--------3----------------------|
 ---0-----0---0-----0--0-----0---0---0--------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------------------|
 -2---2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2--2-2---------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------------------|
Promises, How to be

 G/B
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 -------3--------3--------3--------3----------------------|
 ---0-----0---0-----0--0-----0---0---0--------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------------------|
 -0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0-0---------------------|
 Brave, How do I

 D/F#                      G
 ---------------           ------------------|
 -------3-------           -----------3------|
 ---2-----------           ------0--------0--|
 ---------------           ------------------|
 ---------------           -------------0----|
 -2---2---------           ---3-----3--------|
 Love when                 I'm afraid

 Cadd9
 ---------------------------------------------------------|
 -------3--------3--------3--------3----------------------|
 ---0-----0---0-----0--0-----0---0---0--------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------------------|
 -3---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3--3--3-3---------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------------------|
 To fall, but watching you

 G
 ---------------------------------------------------------|
 -------3--------3--------3--------3----------------------|
 ---0-----0---0-----0--0-----0---0---0--------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------------------|
 -2---2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2--2-2---------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------------------|
 Stand alone, All of my

 G/B
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 -------3--------3--------3--------3----------------------|
 ---0-----0---0-----0--0-----0---0---0--------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------------------|
 -0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0-0---------------------|
 Doubts suddenly

 D/F#                      G
 ---------------           ------------------|
 -------3-------           -----------3------|
 ---2-----------           ------0--------0--|
 ---------------           ------------------|
 ---------------           -------------0----|
 -2---2---------           ---3-----3--------|
 Goes a-                   way somehow

 PRE-CHORUS :
 Am           Em  D(once)
    One step closer
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/c/christina-perri/342944.html ]
 CHORUS :
 G                            D/F#
 I have died everyday waiting for you
 Em7                          D/F#
 Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
       Cadd9
 For a thousand years
                     G        D/F#       Cadd9
 I'll love you for a thousand more..

 VERSE 2 : (Do the same plucking with verse 1)

 Cadd9
 Time stands still
           G
 Beauty in all she is
           G/B
 I will be brave
            D/F#   G     Cadd9
 I will not let anything take away
                   G
 What’s standing infront of me
       G/B
 Every breath
       D/F#     G
 Every hour has come to this

 PRE-CHORUS : (Strumming)
 Am          Em   D
   One step closer

 CHORUS :
 G                            D/F#
 I have died everyday waiting for you
 Em7                          D/F#
 Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
       Cadd9
 For a thousand years
                     G        D/F#
 I'll love you for a thousand more
 G
 And all along I believe
        D/F#
 I have found you
 Em7
 Time has brought

 Your heart to me
        D/F#            Cadd9
 I have loved you for a thousand years
                     G        D/F#
 I’ll love you for a thousand more

 INSTRUMENTAL : G , D/F# , Em7 , D/F# , Cadd9 , G , D/F#

 BRIDGE : ---->( 2x )<----

 Am
 -------------------------------------------------------------|
 -------1--------1--------1--------1--------------------------|
 ---2------2--2-----2---2---2---2------2----------------------|
 -------------------------------------------------------------|
 -0---0--0--0---0-0---0--0-0--0--0---0------------------------|
 -------------------------------------------------------------|
                    One step

 Em
 ---------------------|
 -------0--------0----|
 ---0------0--0-----0-|
 ---------------------|
 -2---2--2--2---2-2---|
 ---------------------|
 Clo-

 D
 ---------------------|
 -------2--------2----|
 ---3------3--3-----3-|
 ---------------------|
 -0---0--0--0---0-0---|
 ---------------------|
 -ser

 CHORUS :

 G(once)                            D/F#(once)
 I have died everyday waiting for you
 Em7(once)                          D/F#(once)
 Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
       Cadd9(once)
 For a thousand years
                     G(once)    D/F#
 I'll love you for a thousand more
 G
 And all along I believe
        D/F#
 I have found you
 Em7
 Time has brought

 Your heart to me
        D/F#            Cadd9
 I have loved you for a thousand years
                     G        D/F#
 I’ll love you for a thousand more..

 OUTRO :

 Cadd9
 --------------------------------------|
 ---------3-------3-------3-------3----|
 ----0------0-0-----0--0-----0--0----0-|
 --------------------------------------|
 --3----3--3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-3--3--|
 --------------------------------------|

 G/B
 --------------------------------------|
 ---------3-------3-------3-------3----|
 ----0------0-0-----0--0-----0--0----0-|
 --------------------------------------|
 --2----2--2-2--2--2-2--2---2--2-2--2--|
 --------------------------------------|

  Cadd9
 --------------------------------------|
 ---------3-------3-------3-------3----|
 ----0------0-0-----0--0-----0--0----0-|
 --------------------------------------|
 --3----3--3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-3--3--|
 --------------------------------------|

 G/B
 ---------------------|
 ---------3-------3---|
 ----0------0-0-----0-|
 ---------------------|
 --2----2--2-2--2--2--|
 ---------------------|

 D , Cadd9
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