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Daylight Katy

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DAYLIGHT KATY
INTRO:
(Cmaj7)  (Amaj7)  (Cmaj7)  (Amaj7)  (Cmaj7)  (Amaj7)  (Cmaj7)  (Amaj7) 
She  CM7walks by the sea where the  AM7seaworld is 
And she  CM7waits for the man to  AM7come 
She  CM7lives in town with her  AM7high-heeled friends
And she  CM7knows it's a long way  dAM7own 
But she  Bm7doesn't have to  E7get up in the  AM7morning 
With her  Bm7hair so soft and  Esus4long E  
CHORUS:
ADaylight Katy come  Don,  ADaylight Katy come  Don 
If  Ayou can't follow me  Ddown,  ADaylight  EKaty go  Ahome  E  
ADaylight Katy come  Don,  ADaylight Katy come  Don 
If  Ayou can't follow me  Ddown,  ADaylight  EKaty go  Ahome E  
She CM7walks to the sea where the AM7seaweed is   
Where the CM7rust and the dirt runs AM7deep 
She CM7lives nine lives in her AM7midnight world 
While CM7her old man's fast AM7asleep 
And she  Bm7doesn't have to  E7get up in the  AM7morning 
With her  Bm7hair so soft and  Esus4long E  
CHORUS:
ADaylight Katy come  Don,  ADaylight Katy come  Don 
If  Ayou can't follow me  Ddown,  ADaylight  EKaty go  Ahome  E  
ADaylight Katy come  Don,  ADaylight Katy come  Don 
If  Ayou can't follow me  Ddown,  ADaylight  EKaty go  Ahome E  
She CM7lives by the sea when the AM7summer wind comes 
And CM7the sea don't mind at aAM7ll
She CM7talks to the sea when the AM7sea runs wild 
And the CM7waves run steep and AM7tall 
And she  Bm7doesn't have to  E7get up in the  AM7morning 
With her  Bm7hair so soft and  Esus4long E  
CHORUS:
ADaylight Katy come  Don,  ADaylight Katy come  Don 
If  Ayou can't follow me  Ddown,  ADaylight  EKaty go  Ahome  E  
ADaylight Katy come  Don,  ADaylight Katy come  Don 
If  Ayou can't follow me  Ddown,  A/EDaylight  EKaty go  Ahome E  
A/E 0-x-2-2-2-0

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Daylight Katy

by Gordon Lightfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Amaj7

CM7

AM7

Bm7

Esus4

A/E

DAYLIGHT KATY

INTRO:

Cmaj7 Amaj7 Cmaj7 Amaj7 Cmaj7 Amaj7 Cmaj7 Amaj7

() () () () () () () ()

CM7 AM7

She walks by the sea where the seaworld is

CM7 AM7

And she waits for the man to come

CM7 AM7

She lives in town with her high-heeled friends

CM7 AM7

And she knows it's a long way down

Bm7 E7 AM7

But she doesn't have to get up in the morning

Bm7 Esus4 E

With her hair so soft and long

CHORUS:

A D A D

Daylight Katy come on, Daylight Katy come on

A D A E A E

If you can't follow me down, Daylight Katy go home

A D A D

Daylight Katy come on, Daylight Katy come on

A D A E A E

If you can't follow me down, Daylight Katy go home

CM7 AM7

She walks to the sea where the seaweed is

CM7 AM7

Where the rust and the dirt runs deep

CM7 AM7

She lives nine lives in her midnight world

CM7 AM7

While her old man's fast asleep

Bm7 E7 AM7

And she doesn't have to get up in the morning

Bm7 Esus4 E

With her hair so soft and long

CHORUS:

A D A D

Daylight Katy come on, Daylight Katy come on

A D A E A E

If you can't follow me down, Daylight Katy go home

A D A D

Daylight Katy come on, Daylight Katy come on

A D A E A E

If you can't follow me down, Daylight Katy go home

CM7 AM7

She lives by the sea when the summer wind comes

CM7 AM7

And the sea don't mind at all

CM7 AM7

She talks to the sea when the sea runs wild

CM7 AM7

And the waves run steep and tall

Bm7 E7 AM7

And she doesn't have to get up in the morning

Bm7 Esus4 E

With her hair so soft and long

CHORUS:

A D A D

Daylight Katy come on, Daylight Katy come on

A D A E A E

If you can't follow me down, Daylight Katy go home

A D A D

Daylight Katy come on, Daylight Katy come on

A D A/E E A E

If you can't follow me down, Daylight Katy go home

A/E 0-x-2-2-2-0

About Daylight Katy Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

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Is "Daylight Katy" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Daylight Katy" in?

The chords for "Daylight Katy" show the original chord names (including Cmaj7, Amaj7, CM7, AM7, Bm7, E7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.