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Yellow Days

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Yellow Days - Gord Downie and the Country of Miracles
Capo 1st fret
[Chords]
e|--Dmaj7--2----Dmmaj7--1-----Dmaj9--0----------------------------------|
B|----2------2-------2----------------------------------|
G|----2------2-------2----------------------------------|
D|----0------0-------0----------------------------------|
A|----x------x-------x----------------------------------|
E|----x------x-------x----------------------------------|
[Intro]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------2--------------5------------------------------------------|
G|-----2---2----------6---6-----------2------------------2---------|
D|---2-------2------6-------6-------2---2--------------2---2-------|
A|-0-----------0--4-----------4-0-4-------4-0-4--4-0-4-------4-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
Summer Aon, bring C#mon the buzzing pF#mast
Summer Aon, bring C#mon august traF#mshF#m  
The sweat of Johnny CAash
The hot-knife to the hC#mash
The girls in the grF#massF#m  
Summer, bring it Aon, C#moh, at lF#mast
[Pre-chorus]
DF#mays that glow and ignite
And explode into nDights
NF#mights that scream for morphine
And swim into the dDmaj7aysDmmaj7  
DDmaj9ays of whisky and cF#make
Nights of make-beliDeve
Days you don't belF#mieve
Nights of faith in flDames
And not consumed by flamesA  
[Chorus]
Ah still, summer's always gDoing
Turning everything Canada-grAey
And I will miss all the not-knDowing
Of those summer dAays
But I swear I will take morphine and swF#mim
If you take one more look at hDim
Ah, those yellow dAays
[Verse]
Bring C#mon the liquid smF#mokeF#m  
Summer Aon, night's a blC#mindfold
Stay clF#mose,    F#mthen this bird has flAown
The bullet hits the bC#mone
And it's all filmed on a phF#moneF#m  
Summer's getting Aon, C#moh, stay clF#mose
[Pre-chorus]
DF#mays glowing, igniting
Exploding into nDights
NF#mights, "I'm cold", I'm here
"Hold me closer to the day"Dmaj7  Dmmaj7  
DDmaj9ays it's in your blF#mood
Nights you never drDeamed
(It's supposed to be a drF#meam)
Nights lost in the flDood
And not lost in the floodA  
[Chorus]
Ah still, summer's always gDoing
Turning everything Canada-grAey
And I will miss all the not-knDowing
Of those summer dAays
But I swear I will take morphine and swF#mim
If you take one more look at hDim
Ah, those yellow dAaysC#m  F#m  F#m  
[Outro]
Ah, those yellow daysA  C#m  F#m  F#m  
Ah, those yellow daysA  C#m  F#m  F#m  

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Yellow Days

by Gord Downie

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

Dmmaj7

Dmaj9

C#m

F#m

Yellow Days - Gord Downie and the Country of Miracles

Capo 1st fret

[Chords]

Dmaj7 Dmmaj7 Dmaj9

e|----2------1-------0----------------------------------|

B|----2------2-------2----------------------------------|

G|----2------2-------2----------------------------------|

D|----0------0-------0----------------------------------|

A|----x------x-------x----------------------------------|

E|----x------x-------x----------------------------------|

[Intro]

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

B|-------2--------------5------------------------------------------|

G|-----2---2----------6---6-----------2------------------2---------|

D|---2-------2------6-------6-------2---2--------------2---2-------|

A|-0-----------0--4-----------4-0-4-------4-0-4--4-0-4-------4-0-0-|

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

[Verse]

A C#m F#m

Summer on, bring on the buzzing past

A C#m F#m F#m

Summer on, bring on august trash

The sweat of Johnny Cash

C#m

The hot-knife to the hash

F#m F#m

The girls in the grass

A C#m F#m

Summer, bring it on, oh, at last

[Pre-chorus]

F#m

Days that glow and ignite

And explode into nights

F#m

Nights that scream for morphine

Dmaj7 Dmmaj7

And swim into the days

Dmaj9 F#m

Days of whisky and cake

Nights of make-believe

F#m

Days you don't believe

Nights of faith in flames

And not consumed by flames

[Chorus]

Ah still, summer's always going

Turning everything Canada-grey

And I will miss all the not-knowing

Of those summer days

F#m

But I swear I will take morphine and swim

If you take one more look at him

Ah, those yellow days

[Verse]

C#m F#m F#m

Bring on the liquid smoke

A C#m

Summer on, night's a blindfold

F#m F#m A

Stay close, then this bird has flown

C#m

The bullet hits the bone

F#m F#m

And it's all filmed on a phone

A C#m F#m

Summer's getting on, oh, stay close

[Pre-chorus]

F#m

Days glowing, igniting

Exploding into nights

F#m

Nights, "I'm cold", I'm here

Dmaj7 Dmmaj7

"Hold me closer to the day"

Dmaj9 F#m

Days it's in your blood

Nights you never dreamed

F#m

(It's supposed to be a dream)

Nights lost in the flood

And not lost in the flood

[Chorus]

Ah still, summer's always going

Turning everything Canada-grey

And I will miss all the not-knowing

Of those summer days

F#m

But I swear I will take morphine and swim

If you take one more look at him

A C#m F#m F#m

Ah, those yellow days

[Outro]

A C#m F#m F#m

Ah, those yellow days

A C#m F#m F#m

Ah, those yellow days

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