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 "Sad Day"(Jagger/Richards)
 Released as the B-side to 19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
 in the USA on 12 February, 1966.
 Most transcriptions of this song have it in G with a capo on 3,
 which sounds fine but is a very un-Keith way of playing it. 
 In the 66-67 era he played in A a lot, with capo or tuning down. 
 I've chorded it that way here. D/A = X04230
[Intro and recurring riff]:
A D/A A D/A
[verse 1]
Someone wAoke me D/Aup this mAornin' D/Aand I lAit a cD/AigareAtte
Found myAself when D/AI stopped yAawnin'D/A,
started gAetting D/Amyself drAessed. 
Then EI felt I had a Ddream,
I remEembered the things I'd Dseen
I could stAill hear the tD/Ahings you saAidD/A  
with that bAad dream D/Ain my heAadD/A  
It was a Asus4sad day, bAad day, sAsus4ad day, bAad day.
[verse 2]
So I cAalled you D/Aon the phAone
and your frAiend said "D/Ashe's not hAome"
So I tAold her where D/AI'd be Aat
and that yAou should D/Acall me bAack
Then I lEooked at the morning mDail,
I was not Eeven expecting a bDill
Your lAetter a-stD/Aarted "DAear"D/A,
and it lAeft me D/Awith these tAears.      
It was a sAsus4ad day, baAd day, saAsus4d day, baAd day.
[verse 3]
Think of the tAimes that D/Awe had rAows,
but we pAatched them D/Aup somehAow.                                                                                                                            
Think of the tAimes I tD/Aried to Ago,
but you scrAeamed and tD/Aold me Ano.
There is oEnly one thing in this wDorld
that I cEan't understand that's a gDirl
I keep a-reAadin' the thD/Aings you sAaid,D/A  
like a bAad dream D/Ain my heAad.D/A  
It was a Asus4sad day, bAad day, sAsus4ad day, bAad day
[outro]
Oh, what a sAad, D/Asad, old dAay,
a sAad old D/Aday it was a sAad old D/Aday. 
A sAad old D/Aday, It was a bAad old D/Aday.
SAad old D/Aday a bAad old D/Aday.
If there is Eone awful thing in this wDorld,
that I cEan't understand that's a gDirl
It was a sAad, D/Asad old dAay, D/Asad old dAay,
AIt was a D/Asad old dAay.D/A  
repeat A Asus4 to fade.

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Sad Day

by The Rolling Stones

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

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

Asus4

"Sad Day"(Jagger/Richards)

Released as the B-side to 19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

in the USA on 12 February, 1966.

Most transcriptions of this song have it in G with a capo on 3,

which sounds fine but is a very un-Keith way of playing it.

In the 66-67 era he played in A a lot, with capo or tuning down.

I've chorded it that way here. D/A = X04230

[Intro and recurring riff]:

A D/A A D/A

[verse 1]

A D/A A D/A A D/A A

Someone woke me up this mornin' and I lit a cigarette

A D/A A D/A

Found myself when I stopped yawnin',

A D/A A

started getting myself dressed.

E D

Then I felt I had a dream,

E D

I remembered the things I'd seen

A D/A A D/A

I could still hear the things you said

A D/A A D/A

with that bad dream in my head

Asus4 A Asus4 A

It was a sad day, bad day, sad day, bad day.

[verse 2]

A D/A A

So I called you on the phone

A D/A A

and your friend said "she's not home"

A D/A A

So I told her where I'd be at

A D/A A

and that you should call me back

E D

Then I looked at the morning mail,

E D

I was not even expecting a bill

A D/A A D/A

Your letter a-started "Dear",

A D/A A

and it left me with these tears.

Asus4 A Asus4 A

It was a sad day, bad day, sad day, bad day.

[verse 3]

A D/A A

Think of the times that we had rows,

A D/A A

but we patched them up somehow.

A D/A A

Think of the times I tried to go,

A D/A A

but you screamed and told me no.

E D

There is only one thing in this world

E D

that I can't understand that's a girl

A D/A A D/A

I keep a-readin' the things you said,

A D/A A D/A

like a bad dream in my head.

Asus4 A Asus4 A

It was a sad day, bad day, sad day, bad day

[outro]

A D/A A

Oh, what a sad, sad, old day,

A D/A A D/A

a sad old day it was a sad old day.

A D/A A D/A

A sad old day, It was a bad old day.

A D/A A D/A

Sad old day a bad old day.

E D

If there is one awful thing in this world,

E D

that I can't understand that's a girl

A D/A A D/A A

It was a sad, sad old day, sad old day,

A D/A A D/A

It was a sad old day.

repeat A Asus4 to fade.

About Sad Day Chords by The Rolling Stones

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