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Intro:
G D Em Bb
Verse:
GWhen I first saw you baby
DSomething strange happened inside
EmWell my heart skipped a beat
BbBut my blood raced in time
FAnd I knew then and there
CYou would be part of my designC/B  
DAnd I may be the only one to make you feel
EmWhole inside
Chorus:
CYet I knew within seconds yAou would be mine
Like my grandpa said
Am"Doesn't take a whole daDy to recognise sunshineG."
G D G
Verse:
GAnd I remember the smell
DOf rain in your hair
EmAnd the view from the window
BbEverything looked so small from way up there
FAnd the way they
CYour weight on me walking down the sC/Btairs
DAnd I don't think I could ever forget
EmThat careful, careless step
Chorus:
CI could smell you'd been drinking
AWhen you said "will you be mine?"
Like my grandpa said,
Am"Doesn't take a whole Dday to recognise sunsGhine"
Bridge:
DI can never take you or leave you baby
CYou can chew me body, soul and mGind
There we were
FOn the stairs
Cwith your skin pressed against mine
DThough you led me astray baby
CAt the same time it was alrGightG#  
AWhen they say, "the wages of sin is death"
DBut that nighD#t we sure created new Dlife, ooh
Chorus/Outro:
CWhen I saw his face, all AI could see was mine
Like my grandpa said,
AmDoesn't take a whole daDy, oh no babyC  
AmDoesn't take a whole daDy, oh oh ooh babyC  C/B  
AmDoesn't take a whole daDy--I knew right tChen and there
AmIt doesn't take a whole Dday--oh oh ooh babyC  C/B  
AmIt doesn't take a whole DdayC  
AmDoesn't take a whole day-D-sing it with me babeC  C/B  
AmDoesn't take a whole day Dto recognise sunshineG  
End on          C     C/B      Am  G  

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Doesnt Take A Whole Day

by Foy Vance

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Intro:

G D Em Bb

Verse:

When I first saw you baby

Something strange happened inside

Well my heart skipped a beat

But my blood raced in time

And I knew then and there

C C/B

You would be part of my design

And I may be the only one to make you feel

Whole inside

Chorus:

C A

Yet I knew within seconds you would be mine

Like my grandpa said

Am D G

"Doesn't take a whole day to recognise sunshine."

G D G

Verse:

And I remember the smell

Of rain in your hair

And the view from the window

Everything looked so small from way up there

And the way they

C C/B

Your weight on me walking down the stairs

And I don't think I could ever forget

That careful, careless step

Chorus:

I could smell you'd been drinking

When you said "will you be mine?"

Like my grandpa said,

Am D G

"Doesn't take a whole day to recognise sunshine"

Bridge:

I can never take you or leave you baby

C G

You can chew me body, soul and mind

There we were

On the stairs

with your skin pressed against mine

Though you led me astray baby

C G G#

At the same time it was alright

When they say, "the wages of sin is death"

D D# D

But that night we sure created new life, ooh

Chorus/Outro:

C A

When I saw his face, all I could see was mine

Like my grandpa said,

Am D C

Doesn't take a whole day, oh no baby

Am D C C/B

Doesn't take a whole day, oh oh ooh baby

Am D C

Doesn't take a whole day--I knew right then and there

Am D C C/B

It doesn't take a whole day--oh oh ooh baby

Am D C

It doesn't take a whole day

Am D C C/B

Doesn't take a whole day--sing it with me babe

Am D G

Doesn't take a whole day to recognise sunshine

C C/B Am G

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