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Baby Day

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Melanie Safka - Baby Day
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:        G          C          G  
       Daa daa da da da daa
       Daa daa Dda da da Gdaa
Why sleep when the day has been called out by the sun
From the Emnight, 'cause the light's gonna Cshine on everyGone
Why sleep when the sleep only closes up our eyes
Why Emsleep when we can Cwatch the sun aGriseD  G  
We were meant to see the beginning of the day
I believe it was planned to Dlift us this Gway
CTake you an apple and Gtake you a Csong
GWatch a baby dDay be Gborn
CTake you an apple and Gtake you a Csong
GWatch a baby dDay be GbornD  G  
"Quite, quite", said I, that's all very well to say
But I Emrose before the dawn, to your singing yesterday
I Gcouldn't see the rising, 'cause the dark was in my sky
I Emcouldn't see the sun, 'cause the Csun was in my GeyeD  G  
CTake you an apple and Gtake you a Csong
GWatch a baby dDay be Gborn
CTake you an apple and Gtake you a Csong
GWatch a baby dDay be GbornD  G  
Why sleep, I heard and I followed it today
To the Emtop of the hill where the wind songs play
And I Gsing it like I heard it
Why I heard it who knows why?
Why Emsleep when we can Cwatch the sun GariseD  G  
We were meant to see the beginning of the day
I believe it was planned to Dlift us this Gway
CTake you an apple and Gtake you a Csong
GWatch a baby dDay be Gborn
CTake you an apple and Gtake you a Csong
GWatch a baby dDay be Gborn
CTake you an apple and Gtake you a Csong
Watch a baby dDay be Gborn
CTake you an apple and Dtake you a Gsong
CWatch a baby dDay be GbornD  G  
         (## slow tempo ##)
CTake you an Gapple and take you a Csong
Take back an answer to Gsomething gone Cwrong
Take back some music and Gtake me aClong
And Gwatch a baby dDay be Gborn
Watch a baby dDay be Gborn

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Baby Day

by Melanie

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Melanie Safka - Baby Day

CAPO: 2nd Fret

G C G

INTRO:

Daa daa da da da daa

D G

Daa daa da da da daa

Why sleep when the day has been called out by the sun

Em C G

From the night, 'cause the light's gonna shine on everyone

Why sleep when the sleep only closes up our eyes

Em C G D G

Why sleep when we can watch the sun arise

We were meant to see the beginning of the day

D G

I believe it was planned to lift us this way

C G C

Take you an apple and take you a song

G D G

Watch a baby day be born

C G C

Take you an apple and take you a song

G D G D G

Watch a baby day be born

"Quite, quite", said I, that's all very well to say

But I rose before the dawn, to your singing yesterday

I couldn't see the rising, 'cause the dark was in my sky

Em C G D G

I couldn't see the sun, 'cause the sun was in my eye

C G C

Take you an apple and take you a song

G D G

Watch a baby day be born

C G C

Take you an apple and take you a song

G D G D G

Watch a baby day be born

Why sleep, I heard and I followed it today

To the top of the hill where the wind songs play

And I sing it like I heard it

Why I heard it who knows why?

Em C G D G

Why sleep when we can watch the sun arise

We were meant to see the beginning of the day

D G

I believe it was planned to lift us this way

C G C

Take you an apple and take you a song

G D G

Watch a baby day be born

C G C

Take you an apple and take you a song

G D G

Watch a baby day be born

C G C

Take you an apple and take you a song

D G

Watch a baby day be born

C D G

Take you an apple and take you a song

C D G D G

Watch a baby day be born

(## slow tempo ##)

C G C

Take you an apple and take you a song

G C

Take back an answer to something gone wrong

G C

Take back some music and take me along

G D G

And watch a baby day be born

D G

Watch a baby day be born

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