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Hot As Day

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Hot As Day - Wye Oak
Time signature : 5/4
Capo 3rd fret (chords relative to capo)
[Intro]
D
[Verse]
DWhen the sun is its most Ambright
Stare into its Flight
Do not close your Ceyes
[Verse]
DLet it burn into your Ammind
Then look left, look Fright
Let it make you Cblind
[Bridge/Chorus]
BbOh, isn't that a Ffright
BbBirth, to eternal Fnight
EThat someone Fdecides each Cday
[Instrumental break]
 D-  Am-  F- C  
[Verse]
DWhen the days run long and Amlate
Darkness brings me Fpause
While I lie Cawake
[Verse]
DSleeping's never long Amenough
Lying in this Fheat
I forget to Cbreathe
[Bridge/Chorus]
BbOh, isn't that the Fway
BbSun hides himself Faway
EStill, it's Fhot as Cday
[Outro]
Lead on D and A

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Hot As Day

by Wye Oak

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Hot As Day - Wye Oak

Time signature : 5/4

Capo 3rd fret (chords relative to capo)

[Intro]

[Verse]

D Am

When the sun is its most bright

Stare into its light

Do not close your eyes

[Verse]

D Am

Let it burn into your mind

Then look left, look right

Let it make you blind

[Bridge/Chorus]

Bb F

Oh, isn't that a fright

Bb F

Birth, to eternal night

E F C

That someone decides each day

[Instrumental break]

D Am F C

- - -

[Verse]

D Am

When the days run long and late

Darkness brings me pause

While I lie awake

[Verse]

D Am

Sleeping's never long enough

Lying in this heat

I forget to breathe

[Bridge/Chorus]

Bb F

Oh, isn't that the way

Bb F

Sun hides himself away

E F C

Still, it's hot as day

[Outro]

Lead on D and A

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