A Thousand Years
Intermediate

A Thousand Years

Christina Perri • Twilight: Breaking Dawn

A romantic ballad from the Twilight saga that sounds beautiful on harmonica.

Harmonica Notes

Heart beats fast
  4     4    4
Colors and promises
 5 -4   4  4  4  4
How to be brave
 6  -5 5    4
How can I love
 6  -5  5  -4
When I'm afraid to fall
 5   -3  4  4   4   4
watching you stand alone
 5   -4   4    4   4  4
All of my doubt
 6  -5 5   4
Suddenly goes away somehow
 6 -5 5   -4  5 -3  4  -3
One step closer
-6   -7   7  7
I have died everyday
5  6     5   5 6  5
Waiting for you
-6  6   -4   4
Darling don't be afraid
 5  6     5   5  6  5
I have loved you for a
-6  6    -4    4   4 -4
Thousand years
-5   5    -3
I'll love you for a
-3   4   -4   4 -4
Thousand more
-5   5    3

Playing Tips

Practice slowly at first, focusing on the rhythm. The negative numbers represent draw notes (breathing in), while positive numbers represent blow notes (breathing out).