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Black Letter Day

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 EmEveryday I  Bmwork
[C] Everyday's the same [Em] [G] [Em]
The sun is going  Bmdown when I get  Dhome  C   Am  Em  
And everyday gets  Bmworse
 CEveryday I  Emcurse the  Gone who  Emleft me  Ghere alone  Em   G   Em  G  
[VERSE 2] : Exactly the same as [VERSE 1] except the 2 last chords that disappear
Every night I take
Something for my sleep
Every night I dream the world away
And when the morning breaks
 CI wake and see it's  Emjust anGother  Emlong black  Gletter day  Em  G  
[CHORUS] X 2
 AmDon't cry
 BmDon't start
 GDon't fret your  Ampoor heart
 BmYou know it's  Emjust anGother  Emlong black  Gletter  Emday  G   Em  G  
[SOLO] :  Em   GX 10
[CHORUS] finishing with :
 BmYou know it's  Emjust anGother  Emlong black  Gletter  Cday Am  
[BRIDGE] :
 GExD7cuse me  C7please
 GDo you  D7have the  C7time?
 GAnd  D7can you  C7tell me what's it  Emmatter anyway?  A  
 GPlease parDdon me Amsir
 GDo you  Dknow the  Amdate?
 GWhat  Dis the  Amnumber? 
It's  Emjust anGother  Emlong black  Gletter day  Em  
[CHORUS] X 2
[VERSE chords] then finish on  Em  G  

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Black Letter Day

by Frank Black

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em Bm

Everyday I work

C Em G Em

[] Everyday's the same [] [] []

Bm D C Am Em

The sun is going down when I get home

And everyday gets worse

C Em G Em G Em G Em G

Everyday I curse the one who left me here alone

[VERSE 2] : Exactly the same as [VERSE 1] except the 2 last chords that disappear

Every night I take

Something for my sleep

Every night I dream the world away

And when the morning breaks

C Em G Em G Em G

I wake and see it's just another long black letter day

[CHORUS] X 2

Don't cry

Don't start

G Am

Don't fret your poor heart

Bm Em G Em G Em G Em G

You know it's just another long black letter day

Em G

[SOLO] : X 10

[CHORUS] finishing with :

Bm Em G Em G C Am

You know it's just another long black letter day

[BRIDGE] :

G D7 C7

Excuse me please

G D7 C7

Do you have the time?

G D7 C7 Em A

And can you tell me what's it matter anyway?

G D Am

Please pardon me sir

G D Am

Do you know the date?

G D Am

What is the number?

Em G Em G Em

It's just another long black letter day

[CHORUS] X 2

Em G

[VERSE chords] then finish on

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