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Shirley Bassey – Thank You For The Years Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsAb/CAbEbAb/EbEb/GFm7 Bb/D Ebsus4 CmBb/AbBb7BbGm Fm C FBb/FAm7F/AGm7C/EDm

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[Intro]
Ab/C    Ab
Eb      Ab/Eb     Eb

[Verse 1]
  Ab/Eb             Eb    Ab/Eb   Eb
I thank you for the years,
  Ab/Eb             AbMaj7
I thank you for the good times,
Ab   Eb/G  Fm7  Ab/Eb    Bb/D
As   we    go   on     together,
       Ebsus4
I just want to say I'm glad
            AbMaj7
you're here tonight,
Ebsus4
Thank you for the way you've
           AbMaj7
touched my life.
Eb      Ab/Eb     Eb

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[Verse 2]
  Ab/Eb              Eb    Ab/Eb  Eb
I thank you for your love,
   Ab/Eb                AbMaj7
It helps me through the hard times,
Ab  Eb/G  Fm7    Ab/Eb    Bb/D
And the   joy we share  together,
         Ebsus4
Gives me all I need to make
               AbMaj7
it through the night,
Cm
Thank you for the way you
        Ab       Bb/Ab
hold me tight,
                    Eb
I thank you for the years.
Bb/D   Cm   Bb/D   Bb7

[Verse 3]
Eb      Ab/Eb      Eb
I thank you for the years,
                AbMaj7
I thank you, it's been so wonderful,
Ab  Eb/G   Fm7    Ab/Eb    Bb/D
And through all the good and bad times,
Bb     Ebsus4
I just want to say I'm glad
       Gm    Ab
you're in my heart,
Cm                           Ab
Loving you was only just the start,
Bb      Eb/G           Ab
Holding on, when we're down and
            Gm
we were hurting,
Fm      Ab/Eb           Bb/D
Holding on, through the precious
          Bb7
things we have,
Eb   Gm    Ab
We'll carry on,
Eb    Gm    Ab
we'll carry on together,
Cm           Ab              Bb
Our love's the reason we are strong.
C

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[Instrumental]
F   Bb/F   F   Am7   Bb
Bb  F/A  Gm7   Bb/F   C/E
As  we   grow  old    together,
C      F
I just want to say I'm
                 Bb
glad you came my way,
Dm
Thank you for the love
               Bb
you bring each day,
Dm
I love you know,
                  Bb
and all I have to say...
                     F     C/E
Is thank you for the years...
Dm    C     F

How to play Thank You For The Years: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Thank You For The Years by Shirley Bassey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Thank You For The Years by Shirley Bassey, think in E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). It takes 23 chords: Ab/C, Ab, Eb, Ab/Eb, AbMaj7, Eb/G, Fm7, Bb/D, Ebsus4, Cm, Bb/Ab and Bb7 and 11 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is AbMaj7 – Ab – Eb/G – Fm7 (IVmaj7 – IV – I – ii7 in E♭ major). In solfa, that is fah – fah – doh – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, D, Gmaj7, Em7, A, Dsus4, Bm, A7, F#m, Em (60% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Abmaj7 chord on guitar (4x554x) — A♭maj7A♭ C E♭ G

Fm7 chord on guitar (131111) — Fm7F A♭ C E♭

Ebsus4 chord on guitar (x68896) — E♭sus4E♭ A♭ B♭

Bb7 chord on guitar (x13131) — B♭7B♭ D F A♭

Am7 chord on guitar (x02010) — Am7A C E G

Gm7 chord on guitar (353333) — Gm7G B♭ D F

Thank You For The Years chords: questions

What key is Thank You For The Years in?

Thank You For The Years by Shirley Bassey is in the key of E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in Thank You For The Years?

Thank You For The Years uses 23 chords: Ab/C, Ab, Eb, Ab/Eb, AbMaj7, Eb/G, Fm7, Bb/D, Ebsus4, Cm, Bb/Ab, Bb7 and 11 more.

What is the chord progression of Thank You For The Years?

The main progression is AbMaj7 – Ab – Eb/G – Fm7 (IVmaj7 – IV – I – ii7).

Is Thank You For The Years easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, D, Gmaj7, Em7, A, Dsus4, Bm, A7, F#m, Em (60% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo).

How to play Thank You For The Years: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Thank You For The Years chords: questions

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