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Precious Years Tab by Runrig

Precious Years tab by Runrig

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
   C
e|--------3-----------3-----|
B|-----------1-----------1--|
G|-----0-----------0--------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------|

Verse 1:

   C                                       Am
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----|
B|-----------1--------------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-|
G|-----0--------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--------------3-----------2-----------0-----------0----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
             It's all          over        now
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   F               G           C
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----|
B|-----------1--------------0-----------1--|
G|-----2--------------0-----------0--------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3-----------|
E|--1--------------3-----------------------|
    No more       summers   in heaven

   C                                       Am
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----|
B|-----------1--------------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-|
G|-----0--------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--------------3-----------2-----------0-----------0----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
             After World War   II,         wed               And a

   Dsus4                       F           G
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----------3-----|
B|-----------3--------------3-----------1-----------0--|
G|-----2--------------2-----------2-----------0--------|
D|--0--------------0-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------1-----------3-----------|
    Life        of ups    and  downs

   C                           Am
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----------3-----|
B|-----------1--------------1-----------1-----------1--|
G|-----0--------------0-----------0-----------0--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--------------2-----------0-----------0-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
             I     see it      now

   F               G           C
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----|
B|-----------1--------------0-----------1--|
G|-----2--------------0-----------0--------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3-----------|
E|--1--------------3-----------------------|
    Precious       ev'n on     paper

   C                                       Am
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3------|
B|-----------1--------------1-----------1-----------1-----------1---|
G|-----0--------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--------------3-----------2-----------0-----------0------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
             A     young man      And his bride           And   some

   Dsus4           G           C
e|--------3--------------3---------3---------3---------3-----|
B|-----------3--------------0---------1---------1---------1--|
G|-----2--------------0----------0---------0---------0-------|
D|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3---------3---------3---------|
E|-----------------3-----------------------------------------|
    one   to make  time   stand  still

Chorus:

   C                        F
e|--------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
B|-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------1--|
G|-----0-----------0-----------2-----------2--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------3-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------1-----------1-----------|
            But now   I     know

    F                            C
e|--------3----------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----|
B|-----------1----------------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-|
G|-----2----------------2-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3-----------3-----------3----------|
E|--1--------------1------------------------------------------------|
       And I don't want to be----lieve it

    C
e|-----------3-------------3------------3-------------3-----------3-----------3--------|
B|---------------1-------------0------------0------------0-----------0-----------1-----|
G|-----0----------------0------------0-------------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-------------------------------------------------------------------3--------------|
E|-------------------3------------3-------------3-----------3--------------------------|
      Where does it leave you now      that the precious    years are   gone

Verse 2:

   C                                       Am
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----|
B|-----------1--------------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-|
G|-----0--------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--------------3-----------2-----------0-----------0----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
                  All          things      remain            to ig-

   F               G           C
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----|
B|-----------1--------------0-----------1--|
G|-----2--------------0-----------0--------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3-----------|
E|--1--------------3-----------------------|
    -nore          and      outlive you

   C                                       Am
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----|
B|-----------1--------------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-|
G|-----0--------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--------------3-----------2-----------0-----------0----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
         From the man          in   the    moon              to the

   Dsus4                       F           G
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----------3-----|
B|-----------3--------------3-----------1-----------0--|
G|-----2--------------2-----------2-----------0--------|
D|--0--------------0-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------1-----------3-----------|
    greenhills   outside your  door

   C                           Am
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----------3-----|
B|-----------1--------------1-----------1-----------1--|
G|-----0--------------0-----------0-----------0--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--------------2-----------0-----------0-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
          A--------lone you    came              so a-

   F               G           C
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----|
B|-----------1--------------0-----------1--|
G|-----2--------------0-----------0--------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3-----------|
E|--1--------------3-----------------------|
    -lone          you must    go now

   C                                       Am
e|--------3----------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3------|
B|-----------1---------------1-----------1-----------1------------1---|
G|-----0----------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3----------------3-----------2-----------0-----------0------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
          There's no moun--------tain on     earth            can ever

   Dsus4           G           C
e|--------3--------------3---------3---------3---------3-----|
B|-----------3--------------0---------1---------1---------1--|
G|-----2--------------0----------0---------0---------0-------|
D|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3---------3---------3---------|
E|-----------------3-----------------------------------------|
    out            live      your soul


Chorus:

   C                        F
e|--------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
B|-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------1--|
G|-----0-----------0-----------2-----------2--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------3-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------1-----------1-----------|
            But now   I     know

    F                            C
e|--------3----------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----|
B|-----------1----------------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-|
G|-----2----------------2-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3-----------3-----------3----------|
E|--1--------------1------------------------------------------------|
       And I don't want to be----lieve it

    C
e|-----------3-------------3------------3-------------3-----------3-----------3--------|
B|---------------1-------------0------------0------------0-----------0-----------1-----|
G|-----0----------------0------------0-------------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-------------------------------------------------------------------3--------------|
E|-------------------3------------3-------------3-----------3--------------------------|
      Where does it leave you now      that the precious    years are   gone


Verse 3:

   C                                       Am
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----|
B|-----------1--------------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-|
G|-----0--------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--------------3-----------2-----------0-----------0----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
                             I know you    well,            you'll be

   F               G           C
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----|
B|-----------1--------------0-----------1--|
G|-----2--------------0-----------0--------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3-----------|
E|--1--------------3-----------------------|
    no- - - - - - -thing but   grateful

   C                                       Am
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----|
B|-----------1--------------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-|
G|-----0--------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--------------3-----------2-----------0-----------0----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
             Never let             it be   said             they were

   Dsus4                       F           G
e|--------3--------------3--------------3--------3-----|
B|-----------3--------------3--------1--------------0--|
G|-----2--------------2-----------2-----------0--------|
D|--0--------------0-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------1-----------3-----------|
    spent in       thoughtless ways
   C                           Am
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----------3-----|
B|-----------1--------------1-----------1-----------1--|
G|-----0--------------0-----------0-----------0--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--------------2-----------0-----------0-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
             Warm  winds       blow            'cross the

   F               G           C
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----|
B|-----------1--------------0-----------1--|
G|-----2--------------0-----------0--------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3-----------|
E|--1--------------3-----------------------|
    ties   that    bind     forever

   C                                       Am
e|--------3--------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3------|
B|-----------1--------------1-----------1-----------1-----------1---|
G|-----0--------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--------------3-----------2-----------0-----------0------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
             For a place       in the      sun            and for the

   Dsus4           G           C
e|--------3--------------3---------3---------3---------3-----|
B|-----------3--------------0---------1---------1---------1--|
G|-----2--------------0----------0---------0---------0-------|
D|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3---------3---------3---------|
E|-----------------3-----------------------------------------|
    heart          of love     a   home


Chorus:

   C                        F
e|--------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
B|-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------1--|
G|-----0-----------0-----------2-----------2--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------3-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------1-----------1-----------|
            But now   I     know

    F                            C
e|--------3----------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----|
B|-----------1----------------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-|
G|-----2----------------2-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3-----------3-----------3----------|
E|--1--------------1------------------------------------------------|
       And I don't want to be----lieve it

    C
e|-----------3-------------3------------3-------------3-----------3-----------3--------|
B|---------------1-------------0------------0------------0-----------0-----------1-----|
G|-----0----------------0------------0-------------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-------------------------------------------------------------------3--------------|
E|-------------------3------------3-------------3-----------3--------------------------|
      Where does it leave you now      that the precious    years are   gone

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