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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Here's a simple but accurate version of Day Old Hate by City and Colour. 
Standard tuning: EADGBE
Capo 4th fret
Strumming pattern: D (D) UDU
Cadd9 chord: 
e|---|---|---|
B|---|---|-3-|
G|---|---|---|
D|---|-1-|---|
A|---|---|-2-|
E|---|---|---|
[Intro tabs:]
e|------0h2-----2h3p-------------5-5555-(5)-555----------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------0------------------------------------3-(3)-----3-(3)-333-3-(3)-333------|
G|------------0---------0-------------------------------------------4-(4)-444-4-(4)-444------|
D|--0h2-------------------0h2--2/4-4444-(4)-444-2-(2)-222-2-(2)-222-2-(2)-222-2-(2)-222------|
A|-----------------------------3/5-5555-(5)-555-3-(3)-333-3-(3)-333-3-(3)-333-3-(3)-333------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
So let's fEmace it this was    Dsus2never what you  Cmaj7wantedCadd9  
But I Emknow it's fun Dsus2to pretCmaj7endCadd9  
Now Emblank Dsus2stares and empty Cmaj7threatsCadd9  
Are Emall Dsus2I     Cmaj7have,      Cadd9they're Emall Dsus2I     Cmaj7have.Cadd9  
[Chorus]
So Dsus2drown me and if you Cmaj7canCadd9  
Dsus2Or we could just have conver Cmaj7sationCadd9.
     Dsus2And I fall, I fall, I fal-Cmaj7terCadd9  
But I'll Dsus2find you before I drift Cmaj7awayCadd9  
Solo same as the intro 
[Verse]
Now Emyou still Dsus2speak of day old Cmaj7hateCadd9  
Though your Emwhole world     Dsus2has gone up into Cmaj7flamesCadd9  
And Emisn't it great Dsus2to find that you're rCmaj7eally worth Cadd9nothing
And how Emsafe it Dsus2is to feel Cmaj7safe.Cadd9  
[Chorus]
Dsus2So drown me and if yCmaj7ou canCadd9  
Dsus2Or we could just have conver Cmaj7sationCadd9.
     Dsus2And I fall, I fall, I fal-Cmaj7terCadd9  
But I'll Dsus2find you before I drift awCmaj7ayCadd9  
[Guitar solo and vocals]
The Emthings we Dsus2do just to stay Cmaj7aliveCadd9  
The Emthings we Dsus2do just to stay Cmaj7aliveCadd9  
The Emthings we Dsus2do just to stay Cmaj7aliveCadd9  
    Em(hold)            Dsus2 (hold)          Cmaj7 (hold)
The things we do just to     keep ourselves alive.

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Day Old Hate

by City and Colour

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Cmaj7

Cadd9

Here's a simple but accurate version of Day Old Hate by City and Colour.

Standard tuning: EADGBE

Capo 4th fret

Strumming pattern: D (D) UDU

Cadd9 chord:

e|---|---|---|

B|---|---|-3-|

G|---|---|---|

D|---|-1-|---|

A|---|---|-2-|

E|---|---|---|

[Intro tabs:]

e|------0h2-----2h3p-------------5-5555-(5)-555----------------------------------------------|

B|----------0--------0------------------------------------3-(3)-----3-(3)-333-3-(3)-333------|

G|------------0---------0-------------------------------------------4-(4)-444-4-(4)-444------|

D|--0h2-------------------0h2--2/4-4444-(4)-444-2-(2)-222-2-(2)-222-2-(2)-222-2-(2)-222------|

A|-----------------------------3/5-5555-(5)-555-3-(3)-333-3-(3)-333-3-(3)-333-3-(3)-333------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

So let's face it this was never what you wanted

Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

But I know it's fun to pretend

Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

Now blank stares and empty threats

Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

Are all I have, they're all I have.

[Chorus]

Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

So drown me and if you can

Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

Or we could just have conver sation.

Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

And I fall, I fall, I fal-ter

Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

But I'll find you before I drift away

Solo same as the intro

[Verse]

Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

Now you still speak of day old hate

Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

Though your whole world has gone up into flames

Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

And isn't it great to find that you're really worth nothing

Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

And how safe it is to feel safe.

[Chorus]

Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

So drown me and if you can

Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

Or we could just have conver sation.

Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

And I fall, I fall, I fal-ter

Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

But I'll find you before I drift away

[Guitar solo and vocals]

Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

The things we do just to stay alive

Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

The things we do just to stay alive

Em Dsus2 Cmaj7 Cadd9

The things we do just to stay alive

(hold) Dsus2 (hold) Cmaj7 (hold)

The things we do just to keep ourselves alive.

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