A Thousand Years Uke tab by Christina Perri

5 Chords used in the song: C, Am, F, G, Dm

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Artist: Christina Perri

Album: A Thousand Years

Year: 2011

Difficulty:

2.9

(Beginner)

Key: C, AmChords

CAPO FIRST FRET
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VERSE 1:

C
Heartbeats fast
             Am
Colours and promises
           F
How to be brave
          G             C  
How can I love when I'm afraid to fall
                  Am
But watching you stand alone
           F               G         Dm--
All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow
          F    G
One step closer


CHORUS:
C
I have died everyday waiting for you
Am
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
    F
For a thousand years
                  G
I love you for a thousand more

 C-pause

VERSE 2:
C
Time stands still
          Am
Beauty in all she is
          F
I will be brave
           G                C
I will not let in if it takes away
                   Am
What's standing in front of me
      F
Every breath
       G               Dm
Every hour has come to this
         F    G
One step closer

CHORUS:

C
I have died everyday waiting for you
Am
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
    F
For a thousand years
                   G
I love you for a thousand more
C
And all along I believed I would find you
Am
Time has brought your heart to me I have loved you
    F
For a thousand years
                  G
I love you for a thousand more

 
C, Am, F, G

Dm    C       G
One step closer
Am      F    G
One step closer

 CHORUS

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Uke tab by Brecks41, 15 Sep 2013

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Rin_zenith

i tried different strumming pattern but this one really suits this: DD UU (For the normal verses) and DD UU DD UU DD UU DDD (For the choruses).

11 Sep 2026 - Report

Melatoninnnn

To play with a capo you just put it on wtv fret and then pretend that’s like the top of your ukulele… so yes if the capo was in the first fret everything would be moved down one. Hope that wasn’t confusing ????have a good day

28 Jun 2026 - Report

lightuku

(Baltimore)

Finger pick 4-3-(2+1) or just a single D whole note

09 Nov 2024 - Report

Tanyth131ThatUkeGirl

kindof nice, but wish some chords fit the vocal of the real song,

btw, what's the strum pattern

07 Jun 2022 - Report

bookwormNarcher

How do you play with a capo on first frets? do you move all fingerings down one?

07 May 2020 - Report

chiakinanami

This sounds right without a capo if you don't have one, and I use D DUDU

14 Mar 2020 - Report

c41r33

where the rest of the song

12 Aug 2019 - Report

Krishna_Sasha

d dudu

23 Jun 2019 - Report

jaxrayboi

I did dduu

01 May 2019 - Report

michishort

(Duchesne)

i did dstop dstop

18 Mar 2019 - Report

heygurlk

(Thornton)

wheres the rest of the song?!

25 Jun 2018 - Report

hanlee

(Beaverton)

what is the struming patern

10 Jun 2018 - Report

erbrewer

I love playing this song. Thank you so much for this easy version.

30 May 2018 - Report

DoctorsGirl

(Palatka)

crying right now

22 Mar 2017 - Report

Yatzuuu

(Paranaque)

some chords were not appropriate....please change them...

23 Sep 2013 - Report

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About this song: A Thousand Years

The A Thousand Years Songfacts says that Perri wrote this song based on the emotions that she felt reading about the star-crossed love affair between Edward and Bella throughout Stephenie Meyer's series of books. American singer/songwriter and musician Christina Judith Perri hails from Philadelphia, USA. 'A Thousand Years' was recorded for the movie 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn'. Christina will be releasing her second studio album this spring.

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