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THAT DAY: GOLDEN EARRING(S) - 1966 (G. Kooymans/M. Gerritsen) 4/4 - 130
|%   |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-counts.
INTRO: |  Am   Ab+5|  C/G    E|: 2x
VERSE 1:
              C     Dm   Dsus4  Dm|
She left me be-hind,
          C|   Dm   Dsus4  Dm  
  but in my mind,
 |                Am|E  
I hear the words she said to me,
 |            F|           E7|    Am|%    |
I wonder why it had to be one day.
VERSE 2:
             C|       Dm   Dsus4  Dm|
  She said she loved me,
                     C|   Dm   Dsus4  Dm  
  and that was easy to see.
   |         Am|E  
But why did she run away,
 |                     F|               E7|    Am|%    |
I pray that she'll, come back and stay one day.
BRIDGE:
              C|      D   Dsus2  D|
  I was walking slowly,
              F|    C|
  met her on my way.
%                  |      D   Dsus2  D|
  It seemed she was lonely,
                        F|    G7|
  well I have no words to say.
CHORUS:
              F|    Am|
  Where has she gone,
              F|    Am|
  where has she gone.
             F|        C|
  No heart has ever been,
                 E7|    Am|    E7|
hurt like this that day.
INTERMEZZO: |    Am|  Am    E7|  Am   Ab+5|  C/G    E|
VERSE 3:
             C|       Dm   Dsus4  Dm|
  She said she loved me,
                     C|   Dm   Dsus4  Dm  
  and that was easy to see.
   |         Am|E  
But why did she run away,
 |                     F|               E7|    Am|%    |
I pray that she'll, come back and stay one day.
BRIDGE:
              C|      D   Dsus2  D|
  I was walking slowly,
              F|    C|
  met her on my way.
%                  |      D   Dsus2  D|
  It seemed she was lonely,
                        F|    G7|
  well I have no words to say.
CHORUS:
              F|    Am|
  Where has she gone,
              F|    Am|
  where has she gone.
             F|        C|
  No heart has ever been,
                 E7|    Am|E7  
hurt like this that day.
OUTRO ( Repeat & Fade Out):
    |    Am|E7  
That day.

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That Day

by Golden Earring

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ab+5

C/G

Dsus4

Dsus2

THAT DAY: GOLDEN EARRING(S) - 1966 (G. Kooymans/M. Gerritsen) 4/4 - 130

|% |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-counts.

Am Ab+5 C/G E

INTRO: | | |: 2x

VERSE 1:

C Dm Dsus4 Dm

She left me be-hind,

C Dm Dsus4 Dm

but in my mind,

Am E

| |

I hear the words she said to me,

F E7 Am

| | | |% |

I wonder why it had to be one day.

VERSE 2:

C Dm Dsus4 Dm

| |

She said she loved me,

C Dm Dsus4 Dm

and that was easy to see.

Am E

| |

But why did she run away,

F E7 Am

| | | |% |

I pray that she'll, come back and stay one day.

BRIDGE:

C D Dsus2 D

| |

I was walking slowly,

F C

| |

met her on my way.

D Dsus2 D

% | |

It seemed she was lonely,

F G7

| |

well I have no words to say.

CHORUS:

F Am

| |

Where has she gone,

F Am

| |

where has she gone.

F C

| |

No heart has ever been,

E7 Am E7

| | |

hurt like this that day.

Am Am E7 Am Ab+5 C/G E

VERSE 3:

C Dm Dsus4 Dm

| |

She said she loved me,

C Dm Dsus4 Dm

and that was easy to see.

Am E

| |

But why did she run away,

F E7 Am

| | | |% |

I pray that she'll, come back and stay one day.

BRIDGE:

C D Dsus2 D

| |

I was walking slowly,

F C

| |

met her on my way.

D Dsus2 D

% | |

It seemed she was lonely,

F G7

| |

well I have no words to say.

CHORUS:

F Am

| |

Where has she gone,

F Am

| |

where has she gone.

F C

| |

No heart has ever been,

E7 Am E7

| |

hurt like this that day.

OUTRO ( Repeat & Fade Out):

Am E7

| |

That day.

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