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Day After Day

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1/30

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 30Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tabbed by: Russell B.
Tuning: Standard
Em:       022000
Dsus2:    xx0230
C:        x32010
Dsus2/F#: 2x0230
Asus2:    x02200
Cmaj9/B:  x20010
G6:       3x0030 (no 3)
E5/D:     xx0450
Am:       x02210
Strum pattern in verse: strike the root then strum entire chord (Up,Down,X)
[Intro]
Em Dsus2/F# G6  Dsus2 E5/D  C Cmaj9/B Am  G/D Dsus2/F# Em
(x2)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5--------5------5------5-----5-----5-----5------5------5-----5------|
G|------4--------4------4------4-----4-----4-----4------4------4-----4------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2-------0-------------0------2------3-----2-----0----------------------|
E|---0-------2-------3--------------------------------------3------2--------|
[Intro] (x2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------2~-4~-5~---4~-2~----------------------------|
D|------2~----4~---5~-----------------5~-4~----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Dad Emnever started drinking
'til he was thirty-five
And oCnce he found the power 
he made up for his lost time
Go Dsus2outside and catch a cricket,
then unplug the phone
Said their Csinging kept him company,
when Bwe'd leave him alone
[Verse 2]
Those were Emdays of feeling awkward,
being seventeen and such
Hoping CI could find some comfort,
in a deacon's daughter's touch
I'd Dsus2spend time out in the desert
feeling lonely with a friend
And we'd Ctalk about leaving, 
but it was Byears before we did
[Chorus]
Oh the Ctime Gmoves Dslow
But you can't Cgo Gwhere you Dwant to go
But, oh the Ctime Gslips awaDy
Day afEmter day, Cday Dafter day
Day after day
[Instrumental]
Em Dsus2/F# G6  Dsus2 E5/D  C Cmaj9/B Am  G/D Dsus2/F# Em
[Verse 3]
Well I Emfound myself a genie,
said she'd grant a wish for me
And Call I had to do for her
was Dlove her endlessly
So I Dsus2asked my dad about it and he said,
"Son, life's a game we play."
So I cClosed my eyes, held her and said, 
   B"Take me away"
[Verse 4]
Let's Emlive in a lighthouse
on the Maritime shore
And we'll Chang a wreath to loneliness
upon our lighthouse door
But we Dsus2never made the ocean,
she never followed through
She sCaid the day she left,
you know, I Breally thought you knew
[Chorus]
Oh the Ctime Gmoves Dslow
But you can't Cgo Gwhere you Dwant to go
But, oh the Ctime Gslips awaDy
Day afEmter day, Cday Dafter day
Day after day
[Solo]
Em    Em
C     C
Dsus2 Dsus2
C     B
[Verse 5]
Well I Emwent back home to see my dad,
and I walked through the door
To his Cphotographs of Hank and Johnny,
lying on the floor
Hank Dsus2had a hole shot through his mouth
and Johnny in the head
There were cCrickets in hallway
and BDad awake in bed
[Verse 6]
He was Emsitting in the darkness
with just a cigarette light
Said he Cwent a little crazy
sometime in the night
I never Dsus2asked him about the pictures
though it was clear to me
He Cshot 'em for the life
and the mBan he wouldn't be
[Chorus]
Oh the Ctime Gmoves Dslow
And you can't Cgo Gwhere you Dwant to go
But, oh the Ctime Gslips awaDy
Day afEmter day, Cday Dafter day
Day after day
[Chorus]
Oh the Ctime Gmoves Dslow
And you can't Cgo Gwhere you Dwant to go
But, oh the Ctime Gslips awaDy
Day afEmter day, Cday Dafter day
Day after day  after day after day
[Outro]
Em Dsus2/F# G6  Dsus2 E5/D  C Cmaj9/B Am  G/D Dsus2/F# Em

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Day After Day

by Darrell Scott

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2/F#

Dsus2

E5/D

Cmaj9/B

G/D

Tabbed by: Russell B.

Tuning: Standard

Em: 022000

Dsus2: xx0230

C: x32010

Dsus2/F#: 2x0230

Asus2: x02200

Cmaj9/B: x20010

G6: 3x0030 (no 3)

E5/D: xx0450

Am: x02210

Strum pattern in verse: strike the root then strum entire chord (Up,Down,X)

[Intro]

Em Dsus2/F# G6 Dsus2 E5/D C Cmaj9/B Am G/D Dsus2/F# Em

(x2)

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

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

G|------4--------4------4------4-----4-----4-----4------4------4-----4------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---2-------0-------------0------2------3-----2-----0----------------------|

E|---0-------2-------3--------------------------------------3------2--------|

[Intro] (x2)

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

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------2~-4~-5~---4~-2~----------------------------|

D|------2~----4~---5~-----------------5~-4~----------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------|

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

[Verse 1]

Dad never started drinking

'til he was thirty-five

And once he found the power

he made up for his lost time

Dsus2

Go outside and catch a cricket,

then unplug the phone

Said their singing kept him company,

when we'd leave him alone

[Verse 2]

Those were days of feeling awkward,

being seventeen and such

Hoping I could find some comfort,

in a deacon's daughter's touch

Dsus2

I'd spend time out in the desert

feeling lonely with a friend

And we'd talk about leaving,

but it was years before we did

[Chorus]

C G D

Oh the time moves slow

C G D

But you can't go where you want to go

C G D

But, oh the time slips away

Em C D

Day after day, day after day

Day after day

[Instrumental]

Em Dsus2/F# G6 Dsus2 E5/D C Cmaj9/B Am G/D Dsus2/F# Em

[Verse 3]

Well I found myself a genie,

said she'd grant a wish for me

And all I had to do for her

was love her endlessly

Dsus2

So I asked my dad about it and he said,

"Son, life's a game we play."

So I closed my eyes, held her and said,

"Take me away"

[Verse 4]

Let's live in a lighthouse

on the Maritime shore

And we'll hang a wreath to loneliness

upon our lighthouse door

Dsus2

But we never made the ocean,

she never followed through

She said the day she left,

you know, I really thought you knew

[Chorus]

C G D

Oh the time moves slow

C G D

But you can't go where you want to go

C G D

But, oh the time slips away

Em C D

Day after day, day after day

Day after day

[Solo]

Em Em

C C

Dsus2 Dsus2

C B

[Verse 5]

Well I went back home to see my dad,

and I walked through the door

To his photographs of Hank and Johnny,

lying on the floor

Dsus2

Hank had a hole shot through his mouth

and Johnny in the head

There were crickets in hallway

and Dad awake in bed

[Verse 6]

He was sitting in the darkness

with just a cigarette light

Said he went a little crazy

sometime in the night

Dsus2

I never asked him about the pictures

though it was clear to me

He shot 'em for the life

and the man he wouldn't be

[Chorus]

C G D

Oh the time moves slow

C G D

And you can't go where you want to go

C G D

But, oh the time slips away

Em C D

Day after day, day after day

Day after day

[Chorus]

C G D

Oh the time moves slow

C G D

And you can't go where you want to go

C G D

But, oh the time slips away

Em C D

Day after day, day after day

Day after day after day after day

[Outro]

Em Dsus2/F# G6 Dsus2 E5/D C Cmaj9/B Am G/D Dsus2/F# Em

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