Thousand Years
StingVersion1
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Chords in this song
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*this melody played throughout verses
A thousand years, a thousand more
A thousand times a million doors to eternity
I may have lived a thousand lives, a thousand times
An endless turning stairway climbs To a tower of souls
If it takes another thousand years, a thousand wars
The towers rise to numberless floors in space
I could shed another million tears, a million breaths
A million names but only one true face
A million roads, a million fears
A million suns, ten million years of uncertainty
I could speak a million lies, a million songs
A million rights, a million wrongs in this balance of time
But if there was a single truth, a single light
A single thought, a singular touch of grace
Then following this single point, this single flame
This single haunted memory of your face
I still love you,
I still want you
A thousand times the mysteries unfold themselves
Like galaxies in my head
I may be numberless, I may be innocent
I may know many things, I may be ignorant
Or I could ride with kings and conquer many lands
Or win this world at cards and let it slip my hands
I could be cannon food, destroyed a thousand times
Reborn as fortune's child to judge another's crimes
Or wear this pilgrim's cloak, or be a common thief
I've kept this single faith I have but one belief
I still love you
I still want you
A thousand times these mysteries unfold themselves
Like galaxies in my head
On and on the mysteries unwind themselves
Eternities still unsaid
'Till you love me
Gmb5
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*This transcript is still being worked on for accuracy. Maybe someone else will
have the time to take this framework and correct the errors(?) - JL
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Readable chord sheet for Thousand Years by Sting
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*this melody played throughout verses
A th[Fm]ousand years, a thousand more
A th[Bbsus2]ousand times a million doors to et[Gm7sus4]ernity
I may have lived a [Fm/Ab]thousand lives, a thousand times
An e[Bbsus2]ndless [C#]turning stairway climbs To a tow[Gm7sus4]er of souls
If it takes another th[Fm]ousand years, a thousand wars
The to[Bbsus2]wers rise to numberless floors in spa[Gm7sus4]ce
I could shed another mi[Fm/Ab]llion tears, a million breaths
A mil[Bbsus2]lion n[Db]ames but only one true face [Gm7sus4]
A mil[Fm]lion roads, a million fears
A mi[Bbsus2]llion suns, ten million years of uncer[Gm7sus4]tainty
I could speak a mil[Fm/Ab]lion lies, a million songs
A mil[Bbsus2]lion ri[C#]ghts, a million wrongs in this bala[Gm7sus4]nce of time
But if there was a si[Fm]ngle truth, a single light
A sin[Bbsus2]gle thought, a singular touch of grace [Gm7sus4]
Then following this s[Fm/Ab]ingle point, this single flame
This [Bbsus2]single [C#]haunted memory of your face [Gm7sus4]
I sti[Fm]ll l[Bbsus2]ove [Gm7sus4]you,
I st[Fm]ill wa[Bbsus2]nt y[Gm7sus4]ou
A thousand times the mysteries unfold themselves
Like galaxies in my head
I may be numberless, I may be innocent
I may know many things, I may be ignorant
Or I could ride with kings and conquer many lands
Or win this world at cards and let it slip my hands
I could be cannon food, destroyed a thousand times
Reborn as fortune's child to judge another's crimes
Or wear this pilgrim's cloak, or be a common thief
I've kept this single faith I have but one belief
I still love you
I still want you
A thousand times these mysteries unfold themselves
Like galaxies in my head
On and on the mysteries unwind themselves
Eternities still unsaid
'Till you love me
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*This transcript is still being worked on for accuracy. Maybe someone else will
have the time to take this framework and correct the errors(?) - JL