Ten Years Behind Me Chords
by Andrew Gold
Ten Years Behind Me by Andrew Gold is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C#. It uses the chords C#dim7, F#7, Bm7, F, G/B, C, Bm, D, Em, G, A, A7, G/A and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
C#dim7 F#7 Bm7 F G/B C Bm D Em C Bm Em C Bm
verse 1
Em
Long lonely sound
C G
Like a distant wolf or hound
A G C
With the slowness of the wind inside the canyon
Em
I gazed upon the night
C G
Without loneliness or fright
A7 G C
It was fine to have a woman by my side
C#dim7 F#7 Bm7 F
And that was ten_____ years behind me
G/B C Bm G/A Am G/B C
Oh, behind me the child became a man
C#dim7 F#7 Bm7 F
Ten_____ years behind me
G/B C Am D Em C Bm Em C D
And it reminds me of what I don't have now
verse 2
Em
Heat of the day
C G
When those flies got in our way
A G C
With the burning of the leaves upon the hillside
Em
But I was so young
C G
Short of breath, clean of lung
A7 G C
There's a first time for everything that's done
C#dim7 F#7 Bm7 F
And that was ten_____ years behind me
G/B C Bm G/A Am G/B C
Oh, behind me the child became a man
C#dim7 F#7 Bm7 F
Ten_____ years behind me
G/B C Am D Em C Bm Em C D
And it reminds me of what I don't have now
verse 3
Em
So far away
C G
As the earth's concerned today
A G C G D
So the winter spreads the morning on the canyon
Em
I gazed upon the sight
C G
Without loneliness or fright
A7 G C
It was fine to have a woman by my side
A7 G C
It was fine to have a woman by my side
Outro
C#dim7 F#7 Bm7 F G/B C G A7 G C
C#dim7 F#7 Bm7 F G/B C D Em