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Day Is Done

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CAPO: 5th fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of Dm)
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo:
Am    = x02210              F     = 133211
Asus2 = x02200              F7    = 131211
E7/G# = 420100 or 4x0450    Esus4 = 022200
Am/G  = 302210              E     = 022100
D9/F# = 200210              Dm7/F = 100211
Fmaj7 = 13321x              Asus4 = x02230
[Intro]
| Am/   Asus2/__/  Am/  / |  E7/G#/ / / /  |  Am/G/ / / /  |  D9/F#/ / / / |
| Fmaj7/  /  /  / | Am/  /  /  / | F/  /  F7/  / | Esus4/  /  E/  / |
[Verse 1]
      AmWhen the day is E7/G#done,
      Am/GDown to earth then     D9/F#...sinks the sun,
      Fmaj7Along with everything that was Amlost and won,
    FWhen the F7day is Esus4doneE  
[Verse 2]
       AmWhen the day is E7/G#done,
       Am/GHope so much your D9/F#race will be all run,
       Fmaj7Then you find   Am...you jumped the gun,
       Dm7/FGot to go back  Am...where you begun,
    FWhen the Esus4day   Eis Amdone
[Verse 3]
       AmWhen the night is E7/G#cold,
       Am/GSome get by,    D9/F#...but some get old,
       Fmaj7Just to show life's not Ammade of gold,
   FWhen the F7night is Esus4coldE  
[Verse 4]
      AmWhen the bird has E7/G#flown,
      Am/GGot no one    D9/F#...to call your own,
      Fmaj7Got no place  Am...to call your home,
   FWhen the Esus4bird  Ehas Amflown 
[Break]
| E7/G#/  /  /  / | Am/G/  /  /  / | D9/F#/  /  /  / |
| Fmaj7/  /  /  / | Am/  /  /  / | F/  /  F7/  / | Esus4/  /  E/  / |
[Verse 5]
      AmWhen the game's been E7/G#fought,
      Am/GNewspaper blown a - D9/F#cross the court,
      Fmaj7Lost much sooner than you Amwould ve thought,
   FNow the F7game s been Esus4foughtE  
[Verse 6]
       AmWhen the part is E7/G#through,
       Am/GSeems so very   D9/F#....sad for you,
       Fmaj7Didn't do the things  Am...you meant to do,
       Dm7/FNow there's no time  Am...to start anew,
   FNow the Esus4part  Eis Amthrough
[Verse 7]
      AmWhen the day is E7/G#done,
      Am/GDown to earth then    D9/F#...sinks the sun,
      Fmaj7Along with everything that was Amlost and won,
   FWhen the Esus4day   Eis AmdoneAsus4  Am  Asus2  Am  
For the closest GUITAR chord box diagrams to my chord
ThFmaj7e remaining Esus4chord boxes Dm7/Fcan be the Asus4default first

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XO221O

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press

Skill · find home

A minor

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

Day Is Done

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Day Is Done

by Nick Drake

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

E7/G#

Am/G

D9/F#

Fmaj7

Esus4

Dm7/F

Asus4

CAPO: 5th fret

(Will then sound in the recorded key of Dm)

Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the

Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo:

Am = x02210 F = 133211

Asus2 = x02200 F7 = 131211

E7/G# = 420100 or 4x0450 Esus4 = 022200

Am/G = 302210 E = 022100

D9/F# = 200210 Dm7/F = 100211

Fmaj7 = 13321x Asus4 = x02230

[Intro]

Am Asus2 Am E7/G# Am/G D9/F#

| / /__/ / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

Fmaj7 Am F F7 Esus4 E

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 1]

Am E7/G#

When the day is done,

Am/G D9/F#

Down to earth then ...sinks the sun,

Fmaj7 Am

Along with everything that was lost and won,

F F7 Esus4 E

When the day is done

[Verse 2]

Am E7/G#

When the day is done,

Am/G D9/F#

Hope so much your race will be all run,

Fmaj7 Am

Then you find ...you jumped the gun,

Dm7/F Am

Got to go back ...where you begun,

F Esus4 E Am

When the day is done

[Verse 3]

Am E7/G#

When the night is cold,

Am/G D9/F#

Some get by, ...but some get old,

Fmaj7 Am

Just to show life's not made of gold,

F F7 Esus4 E

When the night is cold

[Verse 4]

Am E7/G#

When the bird has flown,

Am/G D9/F#

Got no one ...to call your own,

Fmaj7 Am

Got no place ...to call your home,

F Esus4 E Am

When the bird has flown

[Break]

E7/G# Am/G D9/F#

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

Fmaj7 Am F F7 Esus4 E

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 5]

Am E7/G#

When the game's been fought,

Am/G D9/F#

Newspaper blown a - cross the court,

Fmaj7 Am

Lost much sooner than you would ve thought,

F F7 Esus4 E

Now the game s been fought

[Verse 6]

Am E7/G#

When the part is through,

Am/G D9/F#

Seems so very ....sad for you,

Fmaj7 Am

Didn't do the things ...you meant to do,

Dm7/F Am

Now there's no time ...to start anew,

F Esus4 E Am

Now the part is through

[Verse 7]

Am E7/G#

When the day is done,

Am/G D9/F#

Down to earth then ...sinks the sun,

Fmaj7 Am

Along with everything that was lost and won,

F Esus4 E Am Asus4 Am Asus2 Am

When the day is done

For the closest GUITAR chord box diagrams to my chord

Fmaj7 Esus4 Dm7/F Asus4

The remaining chord boxes can be the default first

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