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 that Holly's original version used these chords with a capo on
 the fifth fret, so it was actually in A.  Ronstadt's is in F,
 so use a capo on the first fret.]
[Holly's version also includes this easy and cool riff:]
 |--------0-----0-----0---|-----h2---2-------------|
 |----------0-----0-----0-|----------0-------------|
 |----3/4-----3-----2-----|1---0h2---2-------------|
 |------------------------|2---0h1---1-------------|
 |------------------------|2---0h2---2-------------|
 |------------------------|------------------------|
  ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     ^     ^     ^
Well, Athat'll be the day, when Ayou say good-bye
EThat'll be the day, when Eyou make me cry
You Asay you're gonna leave me, you Aknow that's a lie 'cause
 E[stop]
That'll be the day when I die
Well, Athat'll be the day, when Ayou say good-bye
EThat'll be the day, when Eyou make me cry
You Asay you're gonna leave me, you Aknow that's a lie 'cause
 E[stop]             B7-  E  
That'll be the day when I die
Well, you Agave me all your lovin' and your Eturtle dovin'
AAll your hugs and kisses and your Emoney too
  AYou know you love me baby, Estill you tell me, baby
F#That some day, well, B7I'll be through
Well, that'll be the day, when you say good-bye
That'll be the day, when you make me cry
You say you're gonna leave me, you know that's a lie 'cause
That'll be the day when I die
A[guEitaAr sEolo]A  E  F#  B7  
  A    A    E     E    A    A    E   B7- E  
[guitar solo]
Well, that'll be the day, when you say good-bye
That'll be the day, when you make me cry
You say you're gonna leave me, you know that's a lie 'cause
That'll be the day when I die
When Cupid shot his dart, he shot it at your heart
So if we ever part, and I leave you
You kiss and hold me, and you tell me boldly, well (?)
That some day, well, I'll be through (?)
Well, Athat'll be the day, when Ayou say good-bye
                        E   E-  E- E/F# -  G-  G- G  
That'll be the day, when you make me cry
You Asay you're gonna leave me, you Aknow that's a lie 'cause
 E[stop]             B7-  E  
That'll be the day when I die
Whoa, that'll be the day, woo, woo-hoo
That'll be the day, woo-oo hoo hoo
That'll be the day, woo, woo-hoo
E [stop]           B7  -  E   [elec. guitar riff]  F9 - E9.
That'll be the day when I die
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Adam Schneider            [email protected]          Minneapolis, MN
      If you want guitar chords for Mary Chapin Carpenter, Indigo Girls,
       Mary Karlzen, Nanci Griffith, etc., go to my World Wide Web page:
           http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/hpp/acs.html
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O221OO

Major chord - Happy, bright sound

✕ Mute Open Press

Skill · find home

E major

This shape is home. Capo 5 makes it sound in A major. End the line on this chord.

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Thatll Be The Day

by Linda Ronstadt

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

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that Holly's original version used these chords with a capo on

the fifth fret, so it was actually in A. Ronstadt's is in F,

so use a capo on the first fret.]

[Holly's version also includes this easy and cool riff:]

|--------0-----0-----0---|-----h2---2-------------|

|----------0-----0-----0-|----------0-------------|

|----3/4-----3-----2-----|1---0h2---2-------------|

|------------------------|2---0h1---1-------------|

|------------------------|2---0h2---2-------------|

|------------------------|------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

A A

Well, that'll be the day, when you say good-bye

E E

That'll be the day, when you make me cry

A A

You say you're gonna leave me, you know that's a lie 'cause

[stop]

That'll be the day when I die

A A

Well, that'll be the day, when you say good-bye

E E

That'll be the day, when you make me cry

A A

You say you're gonna leave me, you know that's a lie 'cause

E B7 E

[stop] -

That'll be the day when I die

A E

Well, you gave me all your lovin' and your turtle dovin'

A E

All your hugs and kisses and your money too

A E

You know you love me baby, still you tell me, baby

F# B7

That some day, well, I'll be through

Well, that'll be the day, when you say good-bye

That'll be the day, when you make me cry

You say you're gonna leave me, you know that's a lie 'cause

That'll be the day when I die

A E A E A E F# B7

[guitar solo]

A A E E A A E B7 E

[guitar solo]

Well, that'll be the day, when you say good-bye

That'll be the day, when you make me cry

You say you're gonna leave me, you know that's a lie 'cause

That'll be the day when I die

When Cupid shot his dart, he shot it at your heart

So if we ever part, and I leave you

You kiss and hold me, and you tell me boldly, well (?)

That some day, well, I'll be through (?)

A A

Well, that'll be the day, when you say good-bye

E E E E G G G

- - /F# - - -

That'll be the day, when you make me cry

A A

You say you're gonna leave me, you know that's a lie 'cause

E B7 E

[stop] -

That'll be the day when I die

Whoa, that'll be the day, woo, woo-hoo

That'll be the day, woo-oo hoo hoo

That'll be the day, woo, woo-hoo

E [stop] B7 - E [elec. guitar riff] F9 - E9.

That'll be the day when I die

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Adam Schneider [email protected] Minneapolis, MN

If you want guitar chords for Mary Chapin Carpenter, Indigo Girls,

Mary Karlzen, Nanci Griffith, etc., go to my World Wide Web page:

http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/hpp/acs.html

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