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A Day In The Life

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[Intro]
G Bm Em Em7 C
[Verse 1]
GI read the Bmnews today oh EmboyEm7  
CAbout a lC/Bucky man who Asus2made the grade
GAnd though the Bmnews was rather EmsadEm7  
CWell I just Fhad to lEmaughEm7  
CI saw the FphotograEmphC  
[Verse 2]
GHe blew his Bmmind out in a EmcarEm7  
CHe didn't C/Bnotice that the lAsus2ights had changed
GA crowd of Bmpeople stood and EmstaredEm7  
CThey'd seen his Fface before
EmNobody was really sure
If Em7he was from the House of CLords
[Verse 3]
GI saw a Bmfilm today oh EmboyEm7  
CThe English C/BArmy had just Asus2won the war
GA crowd of Bmpeople turned EmawayEm7  
CBut I just Fhad to lookEm  
Having Em7read the Cbook
I'd love to Eturn you on
[Middle]
EWoke up, fell out of bed
Dragged a comb across my Dsus2head
Found my Eway downstairs and B7sus4drank a cup
And Elooking up I B7sus4noticed I was late B7(ha ha ha.)
Found my Ecoat and grabbed my hat
Made the bus in seconds Dsus2flat
Found my Eway upstairs and B7sus4had a smoke
And Esomebody spoke and I went B7sus4into a dream.
[Interlude]
C(AGaaaaaaaaaDaaAhhhhEhhhhhhhChhGhhhhDhhAh)E  D  C  D  
[Verse 4]
GI read the Bmnews today oh EmboyEm7  
CFour thousand C/Bholes in Blackburn, Asus2Lancashire
GAnd though the Bmholes were rather EmsmallEm7  
CThey had to Fcount them all
EmNow they know how many holes it Em7takes to fill the Albert CHall
I'd love to Eturn you on.

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A Day In The Life

by Chris Cornell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

C/B

Asus2

Dsus2

B7sus4

[Intro]

G Bm Em Em7 C

[Verse 1]

G Bm Em Em7

I read the news today oh boy

C C/B Asus2

About a lucky man who made the grade

G Bm Em Em7

And though the news was rather sad

C F Em Em7

Well I just had to laugh

C F Em C

I saw the photograph

[Verse 2]

G Bm Em Em7

He blew his mind out in a car

C C/B Asus2

He didn't notice that the lights had changed

G Bm Em Em7

A crowd of people stood and stared

C F

They'd seen his face before

Nobody was really sure

Em7 C

If he was from the House of Lords

[Verse 3]

G Bm Em Em7

I saw a film today oh boy

C C/B Asus2

The English Army had just won the war

G Bm Em Em7

A crowd of people turned away

C F Em

But I just had to look

Em7 C

Having read the book

I'd love to turn you on

[Middle]

Woke up, fell out of bed

Dsus2

Dragged a comb across my head

E B7sus4

Found my way downstairs and drank a cup

E B7sus4 B7

And looking up I noticed I was late (ha ha ha.)

Found my coat and grabbed my hat

Dsus2

Made the bus in seconds flat

E B7sus4

Found my way upstairs and had a smoke

E B7sus4

And somebody spoke and I went into a dream.

[Interlude]

C G D A E C G D A E D C D

(Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)

[Verse 4]

G Bm Em Em7

I read the news today oh boy

C C/B Asus2

Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire

G Bm Em Em7

And though the holes were rather small

C F

They had to count them all

Em Em7 C

Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall

I'd love to turn you on.

About A Day In The Life Chords by Chris Cornell

Learn how to play A Day In The Life by Chris Cornell with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “A Day In The Life chords”, “A Day In The Life guitar chords”, or “Chris Cornell A Day In The Life chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy A Day In The Life chords and for experienced players who want accurate A Day In The Life lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, Bm, Em, Em7, C, C/B.

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What key is "A Day In The Life" in?

The chords for "A Day In The Life" show the original chord names (including G, Bm, Em, Em7, C, C/B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.