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A Day Is Very Long
From the album Doug Paisley
[INTRO]
 D   C   Bm   Gx2 
D C Bm C D
[VERSE 1]
DFrost leaves a sign on your wF#mindow,
BmNow you know the summer's been and gDone,
BmYou wonder when you'll see another oDne,
EmWhere did your sweet love gAo?
DThere goes the phone and the dF#moorbell
BmOld friends are passing on the wDay
BmPeople stopping by just to sDay:
EmHow are you todGay?
[CHORUS]
A day is very lBmong
HDow long can you sBmay?
HDow long anywF#may?Em  A  
A day is very loDng
HBmow long can you sDay?
HBmow long anywAay?G  
A day is very lDong
[INTERLUDE]
 D   C   Bm   Gx3 
D C Bm C D
[VERSE 2]
BDeneath the floor and the dF#moorway
We fBmound something buried in the clDay
WBmhen they brought it out I looked awDay
EmBeen missing for so lAong.
ODld friend so-and-so was aF#msking
HBmave I thought of putting it all dDown
GBmod forbid I shouldn't be arDound
EmOne day myself to tGell them
[CHORUS]
A day is very lBmong
HDow long can you sBmay?
HDow long anywF#may?Em  A  
A day is very loDng
HBmow long can you sDay?
HBmow long anywAay?G  
A day is very lDong
[OUTRO]
 D   C   Bm   Gx3 
D C Bm C D

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A Day Is Very Long

by Doug Paisley

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F#m

A Day Is Very Long

From the album Doug Paisley

[INTRO]

D C Bm G

D C Bm C D

[VERSE 1]

D F#m

Frost leaves a sign on your window,

Bm D

Now you know the summer's been and gone,

Bm D

You wonder when you'll see another one,

Em A

Where did your sweet love go?

D F#m

There goes the phone and the doorbell

Bm D

Old friends are passing on the way

Bm D

People stopping by just to say:

Em G

How are you today?

[CHORUS]

A day is very long

D Bm

How long can you say?

D F#m Em A

How long anyway?

A day is very long

Bm D

How long can you say?

Bm A G

How long anyway?

A day is very long

[INTERLUDE]

D C Bm G

D C Bm C D

[VERSE 2]

D F#m

Beneath the floor and the doorway

Bm D

We found something buried in the clay

Bm D

When they brought it out I looked away

Em A

Been missing for so long.

D F#m

Old friend so-and-so was asking

Bm D

Have I thought of putting it all down

Bm D

God forbid I shouldn't be around

Em G

One day myself to tell them

[CHORUS]

A day is very long

D Bm

How long can you say?

D F#m Em A

How long anyway?

A day is very long

Bm D

How long can you say?

Bm A G

How long anyway?

A day is very long

[OUTRO]

D C Bm G

D C Bm C D

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