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Note: Verse 3 appears on the alternate take on the bonus edition of Talking With the Taxman aAbout Poetry
Intro:
' ' ' '|' ' ' '|' ' ' '|' ' ' '|' 
      C F   C   G   C   C       G
Verse 1:
On monCday I wished it was tuesday night
So I could Fwish for the Gweekend to Ccome
On Ctuesday I wished that the night would pass
So I could Ccall you Gon the Amphone
Now a Fman can spend a Clot of time
Wondering Amwhat was on jack Cruby's mind
And Ftime is all I Emhave without you DmhereG  
Verse 2:
On Cwednesday when you hung up
It was as Fmuch as GI could Cdo
To Cstop from wishing thursday
Would Cpass so Gquickly Amtoo
They're Fout there making Chistory
In the Clenin shipyards toFday
And Fhere I am in the Chammersmith hoAmtel
GWishing the days aCway
Verse 3:
CWasn't it a shock to find                 
The Fking was Ghuman Ctoo?
CStill I think he understands
Much Cmore of Gme than you Amdo.
It Fseems a proper Cshame to steal,
His Cclothes but not his Fcrown,
FHere I am in the CHammersmith Amhotel,
GSinging the government Cdown
Verse 4:
There's Calways room for one more soul
FDown in the Ghuman Czoo
CI don't want you to come here though
I Cwant to come Ghome to Amyou
FSomebody's knocking Cat the door
Its Clater than I Fthink
And it's Ftime to put on these Cstinking Amclothes
And Gget out there and Cstink
Verse 5:
On Cfriday I wished there was something more
To be Fseen in the Gletters you Csend
On Csaturday I wished it was sunday
Oh will this Ctorment Gever Amend
SomeFtimes I get a Cnotion to put a Ftorch
To the tools of my Ftrade
FHere I am in the Chammersmith hoAmtel
GWishing the days Caway

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Wishing The Days Away

by Billy Bragg

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Chords in this song · guitar

Note: Verse 3 appears on the alternate take on the bonus edition of Talking With the Taxman aAbout Poetry

Intro:

' ' ' '|' ' ' '|' ' ' '|' ' ' '|'

C F C G C C G

Verse 1:

On monday I wished it was tuesday night

F G C

So I could wish for the weekend to come

On tuesday I wished that the night would pass

C G Am

So I could call you on the phone

F C

Now a man can spend a lot of time

Am C

Wondering what was on jack ruby's mind

F Em Dm G

And time is all I have without you here

Verse 2:

On wednesday when you hung up

F G C

It was as much as I could do

To stop from wishing thursday

C G Am

Would pass so quickly too

F C

They're out there making history

C F

In the lenin shipyards today

F C Am

And here I am in the hammersmith hotel

G C

Wishing the days away

Verse 3:

Wasn't it a shock to find

F G C

The king was human too?

Still I think he understands

C G Am

Much more of me than you do.

F C

It seems a proper shame to steal,

C F

His clothes but not his crown,

F C Am

Here I am in the Hammersmith hotel,

G C

Singing the government down

Verse 4:

There's always room for one more soul

F G C

Down in the human zoo

I don't want you to come here though

C G Am

I want to come home to you

F C

Somebody's knocking at the door

C F

Its later than I think

F C Am

And it's time to put on these stinking clothes

G C

And get out there and stink

Verse 5:

On friday I wished there was something more

F G C

To be seen in the letters you send

On saturday I wished it was sunday

C G Am

Oh will this torment ever end

F C F

Sometimes I get a notion to put a torch

To the tools of my trade

F C Am

Here I am in the hammersmith hotel

G C

Wishing the days away

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