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[Intro]
BGy tommorrow I bet CI can crawl out of bed
aDnd I might even open the Emshades
tGhe weekend'll fly byCe some friends'll dive by
tDell me I'll be Emokay
BGy Tuesday the hurtin' Cwont keep me from workin'
ID'll hide it from every-onEme
SGounds easy to do
IDf I just get through Day Em1G  
[Verse]
IGn a week or so Call the neighbors will know
wDhen they dont see your car Emoutside
BGy Day 17 CI wont need a drink
tDo help me close my Emeyes
OGn Day 28 CI'll go out on a date
aDnd she'll think I'm havin' Emfun
SGounds easy to do
iDf I just get though Day Em1
[Chorus]
I Gcant skip the Cpain
I Dcant stop my miEmnd 
sGo I'll just tCake
1 Dat a timEme - - -
YGeah it might even be Ca year maybe 3
'Dtill the damage comes uEmndone
BGut I'll get over you
IDf I just get through Day Em1G  
[Verse]
BGy Day 45 I Cwont have to drive
bDy your house on my way hEmome
BGy Day 92 iCf I run into you
iDt wont kill me if your not aEmlone
BGy the end of September CI'll barely remember
hDow hard this first night Emwas
WGell it was all I could do
tDo try to get through Day Em1
[Chorus]
I Gcant skip the Cpain
I Dcant stop my miEmnd - - -
sGo I'll just tCake
1 Dat a timEme - - -
IGt might even be more Cthan a year maybe 4
'Dtill the damage comes uEmndone
BGut I'll get over you
IDf I can get through Day Em1G  C  D  Em  
[Solo]
  G    C|    D    Em|    Em    G    C    D   Em  
[Verse]
TGhere'll come a time wChen the sting of goodbye
wDon't be hangin' in every roEmom
CGould be fall could be summer CI dont know the number
bDut it can't come to Emsoon
IG'll see the lessons and Ccall it a blessin'
wDhen that day finally Emcomes
YGou'll just be someone CI knew
iDf I can get though Day Em1
[Outro]
YGeah you'll just be someone I knew
IC'll get over you
iDf I can get through Day 1Em  G  C  D  Em  

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Day 1

by Old Dominion

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

G C

By tommorrow I bet I can crawl out of bed

D Em

and I might even open the shades

G C

the weekend'll fly bye some friends'll dive by

D Em

tell me I'll be okay

G C

By Tuesday the hurtin' wont keep me from workin'

D Em

I'll hide it from every-one

Sounds easy to do

D Em G

If I just get through Day 1

[Verse]

G C

In a week or so all the neighbors will know

D Em

when they dont see your car outside

G C

By Day 17 I wont need a drink

D Em

to help me close my eyes

G C

On Day 28 I'll go out on a date

D Em

and she'll think I'm havin' fun

Sounds easy to do

D Em

if I just get though Day 1

[Chorus]

G C

I cant skip the pain

D Em

I cant stop my mind

G C

so I'll just take

D Em

1 at a time - - -

G C

Yeah it might even be a year maybe 3

D Em

'till the damage comes undone

But I'll get over you

D Em G

If I just get through Day 1

[Verse]

G C

By Day 45 I wont have to drive

D Em

by your house on my way home

G C

By Day 92 if I run into you

D Em

it wont kill me if your not alone

G C

By the end of September I'll barely remember

D Em

how hard this first night was

Well it was all I could do

D Em

to try to get through Day 1

[Chorus]

G C

I cant skip the pain

D Em

I cant stop my mind - - -

G C

so I'll just take

D Em

1 at a time - - -

G C

It might even be more than a year maybe 4

D Em

'till the damage comes undone

But I'll get over you

D Em G C D Em

If I can get through Day 1

[Solo]

G C D Em Em G C D Em

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[Verse]

G C

There'll come a time when the sting of goodbye

D Em

won't be hangin' in every room

G C

Could be fall could be summer I dont know the number

D Em

but it can't come to soon

G C

I'll see the lessons and call it a blessin'

D Em

when that day finally comes

G C

You'll just be someone I knew

D Em

if I can get though Day 1

[Outro]

Yeah you'll just be someone I knew

I'll get over you

D Em G C D Em

if I can get through Day 1

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