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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 64Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard EADGBe
This is a beautiful and meaningful song with a fairly simple guitar part. He strums
the D and Bm chords with alternating bass notes, it's simple to figure out but I'll
tab it anyway.
Do it like this:
e|-D--2--2-2---2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2--Bm--2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2-|
B|---3--3-3---3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3-|
G|---2--2-2---2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----4--4-4----4--4-4----4--4-4-|
D|-0----0-0------0-0--0----0-0-------0-0----4--4-4----4--4-4----4--4-4-|
A|----------0-------------------0---------2----2-2-------2-2--2----2-2-|
E|--------------------------------------------------2------------------|
e|---2--2-2---G--3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3---A--0--0-0----0--0-0-|
B|---3--3-3-----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3-----2--2-2----2--2-2-|
G|---4--4-4-----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0-----2--2-2----2--2-2-|
D|---4--4-4-----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0---2----2-2--4----2-2-|
A|------2-2-----2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----------------------|
E|-2----------3----3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3----------------------|
e|---0--0-0----0--0-0-|
B|---2--2-2----2--2-2-|
G|---2--2-2----2--2-2-|  Then back to G - repeats through the whole song
D|-5----2-2--2----2-2-|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
[Intro]
D  Bm  G  A
[Verses]
DI slept through the night, I got through to the dawn
BmI flipped a switch and the light went on
GI got out of bed and I put some clothes on
AWas a pretty good day so far
DI turned the tap, there was cold, there was hot
BmI put on my coat to go to the shop
GI stepped outside, and I didn't get shot
AWas a pretty good day so far
DI didn't hear any sirens or explosions
BmNo mortars coming in from those heavy guns
GNo UN tanks, I didn't see one
AIt's a pretty good day so far
DNo snipers in windows, taking a peek
BmNo people panicked, running scared through the streets
GI didn't see any bodies without arms, legs, or feet
AIt's a pretty good day
DThere was plasma, bandages and electricity
BmFood, wood and water, and the air was smoke-free
GNo camera crews from ITV
A
(Instrumental)
DIt was all such a strange sight to behold
BmNobody was frightened, wounded, hungry or cold
Gand the children seemed normal, they didn't look old
Apretty good day so far
DI walked through a park,  you would not believe it
BmThere in the park, there were a few trees left
Gand on some branches, there were a few leaves
A
DI slept through the night, I got through to the dawn
BmI flipped a switch and the light went on
GI wrote down my dream, I made it this song
AWas a pretty good day so Dfar

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Pretty Good Day

by Loudon Wainwright III

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Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

This is a beautiful and meaningful song with a fairly simple guitar part. He strums

the D and Bm chords with alternating bass notes, it's simple to figure out but I'll

tab it anyway.

Do it like this:

D Bm

e|---2--2-2---2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2-|

B|---3--3-3---3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3-|

G|---2--2-2---2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----4--4-4----4--4-4----4--4-4-|

D|-0----0-0------0-0--0----0-0-------0-0----4--4-4----4--4-4----4--4-4-|

A|----------0-------------------0---------2----2-2-------2-2--2----2-2-|

E|--------------------------------------------------2------------------|

G A

e|---2--2-2-----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3-----0--0-0----0--0-0-|

B|---3--3-3-----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3-----2--2-2----2--2-2-|

G|---4--4-4-----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0-----2--2-2----2--2-2-|

D|---4--4-4-----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0---2----2-2--4----2-2-|

A|------2-2-----2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----------------------|

E|-2----------3----3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3----------------------|

e|---0--0-0----0--0-0-|

B|---2--2-2----2--2-2-|

G|---2--2-2----2--2-2-| Then back to G - repeats through the whole song

D|-5----2-2--2----2-2-|

A|--------------------|

E|--------------------|

[Intro]

D Bm G A

[Verses]

I slept through the night, I got through to the dawn

I flipped a switch and the light went on

I got out of bed and I put some clothes on

Was a pretty good day so far

I turned the tap, there was cold, there was hot

I put on my coat to go to the shop

I stepped outside, and I didn't get shot

Was a pretty good day so far

I didn't hear any sirens or explosions

No mortars coming in from those heavy guns

No UN tanks, I didn't see one

It's a pretty good day so far

No snipers in windows, taking a peek

No people panicked, running scared through the streets

I didn't see any bodies without arms, legs, or feet

It's a pretty good day

There was plasma, bandages and electricity

Food, wood and water, and the air was smoke-free

No camera crews from ITV

(Instrumental)

It was all such a strange sight to behold

Nobody was frightened, wounded, hungry or cold

and the children seemed normal, they didn't look old

pretty good day so far

I walked through a park, you would not believe it

There in the park, there were a few trees left

and on some branches, there were a few leaves

I slept through the night, I got through to the dawn

I flipped a switch and the light went on

I wrote down my dream, I made it this song

A D

Was a pretty good day so far

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