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Daylight
By: Drive-By Truckers
Intro
G Em G C
G Em G C
Verse
GShe's Emgot me Gtied in a Cknot. GThat's what EmI   Gthought she'd Cdo.
GDon't Emask me Gwhat's on my Cmind. GI'm fine. EmI'll Gpush on Cthrough.
GNot Emmuch to Gsee on this Cangry Gstreet, Emso I'll Gsleep the Cday away.
GLook Empast my Gbarnacled Cmind, Gin time EmI'll Groll the stone Caway.
Chorus
AmWhile we Cstill have the GdayDlight, AmI might Clook these lessons in the GeyDe.
AmWhile we Cstill have the GdayDlight, AmI might Cbecome some brand-new kinda GguDy.
Verse
GBrass Emknuckles and Gbirds on a Cwire Gretire but Emno Gone gets Cfree.
GI'd paEmy to tear Gthese Cchains Gaway, Emthis Gsteel symCpathy.
GCut Embait and Gcold black Cforty Gweight, Emno one can Gsing for Cme.
GThey Emfall down with Ggrease in their Ceyes and Gcry. EmHow could Gthis Ccome to be?
Chorus
AmWhile we Cstill have the GdayDlight, AmI might Clook these lessons in the GeyDe.
AmWhile we Cstill have the GdayDlight, AmI might Cbecome some brand-new kinda GguDy.
Interlude play same as Chorus
Am C G D
Am C G D
Chorus
AmWhile we Cstill have the GdayDlight, AmI might Clook these lessons in the GeyDe.
AmWhile we Cstill have the GdayDlight, AmI might Cbecome some brand-new kinda GguDy.
Outro
Am

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Daylight

by Drive-By Truckers

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Daylight

By: Drive-By Truckers

Intro

G Em G C

Verse

G Em G C G Em G C

She's got me tied in a knot. That's what I thought she'd do.

G Em G C G Em G C

Don't ask me what's on my mind. I'm fine. I'll push on through.

G Em G C G Em G C

Not much to see on this angry street, so I'll sleep the day away.

G Em G C G Em G C

Look past my barnacled mind, in time I'll roll the stone away.

Chorus

Am C G D Am C G D

While we still have the daylight, I might look these lessons in the eye.

Am C G D Am C G D

While we still have the daylight, I might become some brand-new kinda guy.

Verse

G Em G C G Em G C

Brass knuckles and birds on a wire retire but no one gets free.

G Em G C G Em G C

I'd pay to tear these chains away, this steel sympathy.

G Em G C G Em G C

Cut bait and cold black forty weight, no one can sing for me.

G Em G C G Em G C

They fall down with grease in their eyes and cry. How could this come to be?

Chorus

Am C G D Am C G D

While we still have the daylight, I might look these lessons in the eye.

Am C G D Am C G D

While we still have the daylight, I might become some brand-new kinda guy.

Interlude play same as Chorus

Am C G D

Chorus

Am C G D Am C G D

While we still have the daylight, I might look these lessons in the eye.

Am C G D Am C G D

While we still have the daylight, I might become some brand-new kinda guy.

Outro

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