An oth er year (A)old er,
a lit tle bit (F#)strong er,
a lit tle bit (D)wis er than
a (Em)year
a go
to (F#)day.
Look ing ov er my (A)shoul der,
I was so much (F#)young er then,
I can’t be lieve what hap
pened,
a (Em)year
a go
to (F#)day.
1.
And 2.
I I just can’t can’t for (D)get a bout it, it,
I oh it would n’t mean a thing.
You (D)went a way
a (A)year a go
to (D)day.
An oth er year (A)gone by,
oh, the tears have (F#)run dry,
life seemed
so un kind,
a (Em)year
a go
to (F#)day.
1.
And 2.
I I just can’t (D)un der stand it, it,
I don’t it think I ev er will.
You (D)went a way
a (A)year a go
to (D)day.
An oth er year (A)gone by,
oh, the tears have (F#)run dry,
life seemed
so un kind,
a (Em)year
a go
to (F#)day.
And (C)how ma ny times have I (G)quest ioned my self,
what more could I do?
And (C)how ma ny times
have I (G)fooled my self,
(D)ov er (A)you?
(Dsus4)Oh.
You’ve got ta (D)pick your self up, take an (D)oth er look and (G)dust your self off ’cause a (Bm)life’s too (A)good.
I’ll (D)say it to my self and I’ll (D)say it a gain, (G)love will nev er end.
And though we’re so far a part,
you’re for e ver in my (G)heart.
An oth er year (Bb)old er
oh,
a lit tle bit (G)strong er.
On this an ni ver sa ry
you’re (Fm)watch
ing ov
er me.
You
went a way
a (Bb)year a go
to (Eb)day.
You ran a way
a (Bb)year a go
to (Eb)day.
This page shows “A Year Ago Today” by Delta Goodrem in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of B at 70 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.