A Thousand Years
by Christina Perri
🎤 Pop
Difficulty
★★☆☆☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
The delicate piano intro arranged for guitar from Christina Perri's 2011 Twilight ballad. The fingerpicked Bb-F pattern creates a timeless, romantic quality that made it a modern wedding standard.
e|------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----|
B|----3---3-------1---1-------1---1-------3---3---|
G|--3-------3---2-------2---2-------2---3-------3-|
D|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
A|--1-------1---x-------x---0-------0---1-------1-|
E|--x-------x---1-------1---x-------x---x-------x-|
e|------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----|
B|----3---3-------1---1-------1---1-------3---3---|
G|--3-------3---2-------2---2-------2---3-------3-|
D|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
A|--1-------1---x-------x---0-------0---1-------1-|
E|--x-------x---1-------1---x-------x---x-------x-|
Bb F Gm Bb