A Thousand Years

Christina Perri
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Updated: Mar 2026 Version: #1

Intro

[C]..[G] [Am]..[G] [F]..[G]

[F]heart beats fast

colors and [C]promises

how to be [Am]brave?

how can i [G]love? when [C]i’m

af[F]raid to fall

but watching you s[C]tand alone

all of my [Am]doubt

suddenly [G]goes a[C]way some[Dm]how..

one step [Am]clos[G]er..

Chorus

[C]I have died everyday

waiting [G]for you

[Am]darling don’t be afraid

i have [G]loved you

for a [F]thousand years..

I love you for a [G]thousand more..

Intro

[F]

[F]time stands still

beauty in [C]all she is

I will be [Am]brave

I will not [G]let a[C]nything

[F]take away

what’s standing in [C]front of me

every [Am]breath

every [G]hour has [C]come to [Dm]this..

one s[G]tep [Am]clos[G]er..

Chorus

[C]I have died everyday

waiting [G]for you

[Am]darling don’t be afraid

i have [G]loved you

for a [F]thousand years

I love you for a [G]thousand more..

and [C]all along i believed

i would [G]find you

[Am]time has brought your heart to me

I have [G]loved you

for a [F]thousand years

I love you for a [G]thousand more..

Interlude

[C]..[G] [Am]..[G] [F]..[G]

[Dm] one step [Am]clos[G]er..

[Dm] one st[G]ep [Am]clos[G]er..

Chorus

[C]I have died everyday

waiting [G]for you

[Am]darling don’t be afraid

i have [G]loved you

for a [F]thousand years

I love you for a [G]thousand more..

and [C]all along i believed

i would [G]find you

[Am]time has brought your heart to me

I have [G]loved you

for a [F]thousand years

I love you for a [G]thousand more..

Outro

[F]..[C]..[F]..[Am] ———[G]–[F]—