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Dar Williams - It Happens Every Day
## NOTE:  Csus4/F= 133011, play thumb-over barre F, raise middle finger ##
CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO:   F    G    C(2x)
The first part of Fevery dGay for me is Cgood
I've got the Fbus stop Gin my neighbourChood
And everything's on Empurpose, Feverywhere they Cgo
Hiding in my Emcar and Frunning in the Gsnow
Running wCith the Emfriends they'll Amknow for Gyears
I've Fseen it Call from Csus4/Fhere,  from Chere
Happens every Gday, beFfore they go to Cschool
They play until the Gbus drives Fup beside my Clawn
And there's always been a Gmother who Fwaits 'til they are Cgone
Then she turns aAmway
Happens everCy dayEm  F  G  C  
Noon comes and Fturns this Gcampus upside Cdown
I watch the Fstudents Gin this college Ctown
You would think they're Emcarefree, FI have seen their Ctrials
Frowning into EmShakespeare and Fpracticing their Gsmiles
Even CunderEmlining AmNaboGkov
When FI am Cnot in Csus4/Flove,  in Clove
It happens every Gday, with their Fjournals in caCfes
Looking up at their reGflection Fon the other Cwall
With every new Gidea wondering Fif they've changed at Call
And then they look aAmway
Happens everCy dayEm  F  G  C  F  G  C  F  G  C  
Well, life is as Fhard and as Geasy as they Csay
Walking the Fsteps we've Gchosen on this Cday
Some will be outEmrageous, Fsome have rarely Cshown
Some will walk in Emcouples, Fsome will walk aGlone
As I Cthink aEmbout the Amworld I Gsee
They Fstare and Csmile at Csus4/Fme,    at Cme
It happens every Gday at the Fcrossing of the Cstreet
Walking out to see what's Gnew and Fwhat is just the Csame
And the only word for Glove is Feverybody's Cname
And that will always Amstay
Happens everEmy day
And Fevery day will Ghappen without AmyouF  G  C  F  G  C  C  

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It Happens Every Day

by Dar Williams

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Csus4/F

Dar Williams - It Happens Every Day

Csus4/F F

## NOTE: = 133011, play thumb-over barre , raise middle finger ##

CAPO: 3rd Fret

F G C

INTRO: (2x)

F G C

The first part of every day for me is good

F G C

I've got the bus stop in my neighbourhood

Em F C

And everything's on purpose, everywhere they go

Em F G

Hiding in my car and running in the snow

C Em Am G

Running with the friends they'll know for years

F C Csus4/F C

I've seen it all from here, from here

G F C

Happens every day, before they go to school

G F C

They play until the bus drives up beside my lawn

G F C

And there's always been a mother who waits 'til they are gone

Then she turns away

C Em F G C

Happens every day

F G C

Noon comes and turns this campus upside down

F G C

I watch the students in this college town

Em F C

You would think they're carefree, I have seen their trials

Em F G

Frowning into Shakespeare and practicing their smiles

C Em Am G

Even underlining Nabokov

F C Csus4/F C

When I am not in love, in love

G F C

It happens every day, with their journals in cafes

G F C

Looking up at their reflection on the other wall

G F C

With every new idea wondering if they've changed at all

And then they look away

C Em F G C F G C F G C

Happens every day

F G C

Well, life is as hard and as easy as they say

F G C

Walking the steps we've chosen on this day

Em F C

Some will be outrageous, some have rarely shown

Em F G

Some will walk in couples, some will walk alone

C Em Am G

As I think about the world I see

F C Csus4/F C

They stare and smile at me, at me

G F C

It happens every day at the crossing of the street

G F C

Walking out to see what's new and what is just the same

G F C

And the only word for love is everybody's name

And that will always stay

Happens every day

F G Am F G C F G C C

And every day will happen without you

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