Mike And The Mechanics – The Living Years chords

Chords:
Transpose:
      Artist: Mike & the Mechanics
  Song Title: The Living Years
       Album: The Living Years (1988)
   Tabbed By: Cinthia G

[Chords in parenthesis are optional and played louder in the song]


Capo 1


Beginning Chords:

G F#m Am D G



G CEvery generation Blames the one before
G CAnd all of their frustrations Come beating on your door
FI know that I'm a prisoner To all my Father held so dear
AmI know that I'm a hostage To all his hopes and fears
D GI just wish I could have told him in the living years
G CCrumpled bits of paper Filled with imperfect thought
G CStilted conversations I'm afraid that's all we've got
FYou say you just don't see it He says it's perfect sense
AmYou just can't get agreement In this present tense
D GWe all talk a different language Talking in defence
G CSay it loud, say it clear
Am D GYou can listen as well as you hear
G CIt's too late when we die
Am D G To admit we don't see eye to eye
G CSo we open up a quarrel Between the present and the past
G CWe only sacrifice the future It's the bitterness that lasts
F (F)So Don't yield to the fortunes You sometimes see as fate
AmIt may have a new perspective On a different day
D GAnd if you don't give up, and don't give in You may just be OK.
G CSay it loud, say it clear
Am D GYou can listen as well as you hear
G CIt's too late when we die
Am D G To admit we don't see eye to eye
G CI wasn't there that morning When my Father passed away
G CI didn't get to tell him All the things I had to say
F (F)I think I caught his spirit Later that same year
Am (Am)I'm sure I heard his echo In my baby's new born tears
D GI just wish I could have told him in the living years
G CSay it loud, say it clear
Am D GYou can listen as well as you hear
G CIt's too late when we die
Am D G To admit we don't see eye to eye
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