Christina Perri – A Thousand Years Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Christina Perri – A Thousand Years Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsGEm7Cadd9DAm

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Key: A#

[Intro]
G    Em7
  Cadd9    G  D

[Verse 1]
Cadd9
Heartbeats fast
           G
Colors and promises
          Em7
How to be brave
          D
How can I love when
       Cadd9
I'm afraid to fall
But watching you
 G
 stand alone
          Em7
All of my doubt suddenly
 D             Am
 goes away somehow
         Em7 D
One step closer

[Chorus]
G
I have died every
day waiting for you
Em7
Darling, don't be afraid,
          D
 I have loved you
      Cadd9
For a thousand years
I'll love you for
    D
 a thousand more
[Verse 2]
Cadd9
Time stands still
          G
Beauty in all she is
          Em7
I will be brave
           D
I will not let
          Cadd9
anything take away

What's standing in
 G
 front of me
      Em7
Every breath
      D
Every hour has
         Am
come to this
         Em7 D
One step closer

[Chorus]
G
I have died every
day waiting for you
Em7
Darling, don't be afraid,
          D
 I have loved you
      Cadd9
For a thousand years
I'll love you for
   D
a thousand more

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    G
And all along I believed
 I would find you
Em7
Time has brought
your heart to me
        D
I have loved you for
   Cadd9
 a thousand years
I'll love you for
  D
a thousand more

[Instrumental]
G    Em7    Cadd9    D

[Pre-Chorus]
Am            Em7 D
     One step closer
Am            Em7 D
     One step closer

[Chorus]
G
I have died every day
 waiting for you
Em7
Darling, don't be afraid,
          D
 I have loved you
      Cadd9
For a thousand years
I'll love you for
   D
 a thousand more
    G
And all along I believed
I would find you
Em7
Time has brought your
 heart to me
        D
I have loved you for
    Cadd9
 a thousand years

I'll love you for
   D
a thousand more

[Outro]
Cadd9    Em7
 Cadd9    Em7  D
Cadd9

Watch: Christina Perri - A Thousand Years [Official Music Video]

From Christina Perri on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play A Thousand Years: key, chords and progression

These are A Thousand Years chords by Christina Perri on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

A Thousand Years by Christina Perri sits in G major (one sharp: F♯), and you need 5 chords to play it: G, Em7, Cadd9, D and Am.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – Em7 – D – Cadd9 (I – vi7 – V – IVadd9 in G major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – soh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D
Cadd9 chord on guitar (x32030)
Cadd9C E G D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

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A Thousand Years chords: questions

What key is A Thousand Years in?

A Thousand Years by Christina Perri is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in A Thousand Years?

A Thousand Years uses 5 chords: G, Em7, Cadd9, D, Am.

What is the chord progression of A Thousand Years?

The main progression is G – Em7 – D – Cadd9 (I – vi7 – V – IVadd9).

Is A Thousand Years easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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