Five Years On chords by Carrie Newcomer

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
E minorEm  C majorC  G+G  D MajorD  E minorEm

Verse:
                  C majorC
Here I sit smack dab in the middle
C majorC
Tomorrow is a crazy riddle
 G+G
I wish I had a crystal ball
 D MajorD               E minorEm
I wish I could see five years on

Verse:
                C majorC
Like candle rockets, you and I
                  G+G
Ooh's and ah's and shouts and sighs
G+G
Is this the storm before the calm?
 D MajorD               C majorC
I wish I could see five years on__

Chorus:
      G+G       D MajorD
But I can't and you don't
      E minorEm
And you try and I won't
 C majorC        G+G
A augmentedA broken trust can be repaired
     D MajorD         E minorEm      C majorC
But it'll take some time to get us there
     G+G       D MajorD
And I will and you won't
      E minorEm
And you try and I don't
  C majorC       G+G
We lose a little higher ground
   D MajorD         E minorEm
Every time we go around

Verse:
E minorEm
We always seem to look behind
  C majorC              G+G
Say, “If I'd known at the time”
G+G
There's no one to read my palm
 D MajorD               E minorEm
I wish I could see five years on

Verse:
E minorEm
If we fail or if we fly
  C majorC               G+G
No one can say that we didn't try
G+G
Has the final card been drawn?
 D MajorD               C majorC
I wish I could see five years on__

Chorus:
      G+G       D MajorD
But I can't and you don't
      E minorEm
And you try and I won't
 C majorC        G+G
A augmentedA broken trust can be repaired
     D MajorD         E minorEm      C majorC
But it'll take some time to get us there
     G+G       D MajorD
And I will and you won't
      E minorEm
And you try and I don't
  C majorC       G+G
We lose a little higher ground
   D MajorD
Every time we go around
D MajorD
Every time we go around

Bridge:
   C majorC     G+G
And around and round
   D MajorD        E minorEm
We're lost, then we're found
  C majorC        G+G
We can't change the words
  D MajorD              E minorEm
The ones we wish we hadn't heard

Verse:
E minorEm
There's no map or twelve-step guide
C majorC
We do what we can't justify
   G+G
It's always dark before the dawn
 D MajorD               E minorEm
I wish I could see five years on

Verse:
E minorEm
I promised you and you promise me
  C majorC
And still there are no guarantees
  G+G
Is this the last verse of the song?
 D MajorD  N.C.           E minorEm    C majorC
I wish I could see five years on___

Chorus:
      G+G       D MajorD
But I can't and you don't
      E minorEm
And you try and I won't
 C majorC        G+G
A augmentedA broken trust can be repaired
     D MajorD         E minorEm      C majorC
But it'll take some time to get us there
     G+G       D MajorD
And I will and you won't
      E minorEm
And you try and I don't
  C majorC       G+G
We lose a little higher ground
   D MajorD
Every time we go around

Outro:
E minorEm  C majorC  G+G  D MajorD x4
E minorEm