Chords for songsThe Living YearsThe Living Years chordsby Mike + The MechanicsYear: 1988Genre: RockGuitarSimplifiedOriginalTabsTuningE A D G B ECapoFret 1TransposeEADGBECapoGF#m2AmDCFALearnSmart scrollChord HighlightIntro 1G G F#m F#m Am Am D D G G G G Verse 1G Every generation C Blames the one before And G all of their frustrations Come C beating on your door I F know that I'm a prisoner To all my father held so dear I A know that I'm a hostage To all his hopes and fears I just D wish I could have told him in the living G years Verse 2Oh, G crumpled bits of paper Filled C with imperfect thought G Stilted conversations I'm afraid C that's all we've got You F say you just don't see it He says it's perfect sense You A just can't get agreement In this present tense We all talk D a different language Talking in deG fence Chorus 1Say it G loud (say it loud), say it C clear (oh, say it clear) You can Am listen as D well D as you G hear It's too G late (it's too late) when we C die (oh, when we die) To adAm mit we don't D see eye to G eye Verse 3So we G open up a quarrel Between the C present and the past We only G sacrifice the future It's the C bitterness that lasts So F don't yield to the fortunes You sometimes see as fate It may A have a new perspective On a different day And if you D don't give up, and don't give in You may just be oG kay So say it... Chorus 2Say it G loud, say it C clear (oh, say it clear) You can Am listen as D well D as you G hear It's too G late (it's too late) when we C die (oh, when we die) To adAm mit we don't D see eye to G eye Verse 4I G wasn't there that morning When my C father passed away I G didn't get to tell him All the things C I had to say I F think I caught his spirit Later that same year I'm A sure I heard his echo In my baby's new born tears I just D wish I could have told him in the living G years So say it... Chorus 3Say it G loud, say it C clear (come on say it clear) You can Am listen as D well D as you G hear It's too G late (it's too late) when we C die (it's too late when we die) To adAm mit we don't D see eye to G eye Hey, so say it... Outro 1Say it G loud (say it loud) Say it C clear (come on say it clear) [Repeat and fade]
