12 Years 7 Birds chords

Capo fret 3

[VERSE]
[Am]I see a woman who sees her best friends
But they never [C]really see h[G]er
[Am]I see a woman in self- exile,
Regretful, but her h[C]eart was never really al[G]one

[CHORUS]
[Dm]Twelve yea[Am]rs
Is a l[C]ong time to be al[G]one
[Dm]Twelve yea[Am]rs
Is a l[C]ong time to be al[G]one

[VERSE]
I see three [Am]men who think they're meeting

For the first time in a bar
But they’re [C]brothers through and th[G]rough
[Am]I see a lover turned a fighter
Rebirth for [C]woman [G]#2

[CHORUS]
[Dm]Twelve yea[Am]rs
Is a l[C]ong time to be al[G]one
[Dm]Twelve yea[Am]rs
Is a l[C]ong time to be al[G]one

[INTERLUDE]
[Dm] [Am] [C] [G]

[BRIDGE]
[Am]I see a man who’s silent save one word
Does he k[C]now what’s been taken from his l[G]ife
[Am]I see a child who has truth, and needs love
He’s a st[C]ar, and it’s burning br[G]ight
[Am]I see a man or he was one once
Til his [C]soul fell apart and ate e[G]verything up

(One strum)
[Dm]I see seven birds [F]
Migrating north [Am] [G]

[INTERLUDE]
(Two with one strum, two at the faster pace.)
[Dm] [Am] [C] [G] x4

[CHORUS]
(Back to single strum)
[Dm]Twelve yea[Am]rs
Is a l[C]ong time to be al[G]one
[Dm]Twelve yea[Am]rs
Is a l[C]ong time to be al[G]one

[OUTRO]
[Am]I see a woman who sees her best friends
But they n[C]ever really see h[G]er
[Dm]I see a woman who s[F]ees her family
But they n[C]ever really see h[G]er