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On A Day Like Today

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[Intro]
|    Am    G/B|   C    Cmaj7    C    Cmaj7    C     Cmaj7    C    Cmaj7|   G    Cadd9|    G    D/F#|
[Verse 1]
  EmFreGe is Cadd9all you've gotta bGe
  EmDream drGeams nCadd9o one else can sGee
 EmSometGimes you wCadd9anna run awGay,
EmBut you never know what might be cCadd9omin' round your wDay
YDeah yeah yeah
[Chorus]
'Cause on a dAmay like todayG/B  
The whCole world could change
The sGun's gonna shine
ShDine through the rain
On a dAmay like todayG/B  C  
You nCe--vCmaj7er    wCan--nCmaj7a     sCee thCmaj7e     sCun gCmaj7o      dGownCadd9  G  
You nCe--vCmaj7er    wCan--nCmaj7a     sCee thCmaj7e     sCun gCmaj7o      dGownCadd9  G  D/F#  
[Verse 2]
 EmSomewhGere thCadd9ere's a place for yGou
 EmI knGow that yCadd9ou believe it tGoo
 EmSometGimes if you wCadd9anna get awGay,
EmAll you gotta know is what we've gCadd9ot is here to stDay 
DAll the way
[Chorus]
On a dAmay like todayG/B  
The whCole world could change
The sGun's gonna shine
ShDine through the rain
On a dAmay like today
NCo one complains
We're frGee to be pure
FrDee to be saved
On a Amday like todayG/B  C  
You nCe--vCmaj7er    wCan--nCmaj7a     sCee thCmaj7e     sCun gCmaj7o      dGownCadd9  G  
You nCe--vCmaj7er    wCan--nCmaj7a     sCee thCmaj7e     sCun gCmaj7o      dGownCadd9  G  D/F#  
[Solo]
|   Am|   C|   Em7|   G|
[Bridge]
FrAmee is all you've gotta be
DrCeam dreams no one else can see,
EmBut you never know what might be cCadd9omin' for you and mDe
YDeah, it's gotta be!
[Chorus]
On a dAmay like today
The whCole world could change
Yeah, the sGun's gonna shine
ShDine through the rain
On a dAmay like today
NCo one complains
We're frGee to be pure
FrDee to be saved
On a dAmay like todayG/B  C  
You nCe--vCmaj7er    wCan--nCmaj7a     sCee thCmaj7e     sCun gCmaj7o      dGownCadd9  G  
You nCe--vCmaj7er    wCan--nCmaj7a     sCee thCmaj7e     sCun gCmaj7o      dGown

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On A Day Like Today

by Bryan Adams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

Am G/B C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 G Cadd9 G D/F#

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

Em G Cadd9 G

Free is all you've gotta be

Em G Cadd9 G

Dream dreams no one else can see

Em G Cadd9 G

Sometimes you wanna run away,

Em Cadd9 D

But you never know what might be comin' round your way

Yeah yeah yeah

[Chorus]

Am G/B

'Cause on a day like today

The whole world could change

The sun's gonna shine

Shine through the rain

Am G/B C

On a day like today

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 G Cadd9 G

You ne--ver wan--na see the sun go down

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 G Cadd9 G D/F#

You ne--ver wan--na see the sun go down

[Verse 2]

Em G Cadd9 G

Somewhere there's a place for you

Em G Cadd9 G

I know that you believe it too

Em G Cadd9 G

Sometimes if you wanna get away,

Em Cadd9 D

All you gotta know is what we've got is here to stay

All the way

[Chorus]

Am G/B

On a day like today

The whole world could change

The sun's gonna shine

Shine through the rain

On a day like today

No one complains

We're free to be pure

Free to be saved

Am G/B C

On a day like today

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 G Cadd9 G

You ne--ver wan--na see the sun go down

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 G Cadd9 G D/F#

You ne--ver wan--na see the sun go down

[Solo]

Am C Em7 G

| | | | |

[Bridge]

Free is all you've gotta be

Dream dreams no one else can see,

Em Cadd9 D

But you never know what might be comin' for you and me

Yeah, it's gotta be!

[Chorus]

On a day like today

The whole world could change

Yeah, the sun's gonna shine

Shine through the rain

On a day like today

No one complains

We're free to be pure

Free to be saved

Am G/B C

On a day like today

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 G Cadd9 G

You ne--ver wan--na see the sun go down

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 G

You ne--ver wan--na see the sun go down

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