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Opposite Day

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Man, good thing I figure out songs easy by ear because I can never find the chords or
Intro: C, Ab, Am, Ab  
CI got home this morning with the sun right in my eyes
And there Abwas no warning as it took me by surprise as it
AmHit me like an Act of God, causing my alarm
That I had Abnow become a cephalopod
I still had legs and arms
Still had legs and arms
ToAm7day was supposed to D7be the day
That EmMolecules deGcide to change their Cform
Laws of Dphysics lose their GswayG7  
Am7Youthful indiD7scretion now is Emsuddenly the Gnorm
AWith the A7good kids sprouting horns, yeah yeah
And today was supposed to be
   C5      Bb5   A5Not jAb5ust another day
   C5      Bb5   A5TodAb5ay was supposed to be
   C5      Bb5   A5Not jAb5ust another day
C5It was supposed to Bb5be, todA5ay was supposed to Ab5be
COpposite Day!
Intro
Those who can't quite function in society at large
They've got to wake up on this morning to find that they're in charge
But those the world's set up for, who are really doing quite well
They're going to wake up in institutions
In prison or in hell
Prison or in hell
Today was supposed to be the day
Molecules decide to change their form
Laws of physics lose their sway
Youthful indiscretion now is suddenly the norm
With the good kids sprouting horns, yeah yeah
And today was supposed to be
Not just another day
Today was supposed to be
Not just another day
Today was supposed to be
Not just another day
Toady was supposed to be
Not just another day
It was supposed to be, today was supposed to be
OPPOSITE DAY!
(ahem...) In this part for the d and C chords you pluck the bass then pluck the two
strings and for the A and G Chordds you pluck the bass then the G string and B String... Got
But if you think there's something D7sus2else
 GWell you're Cright, there A7is
        D7sus2          G, C! (pause with some antica..... Pation, and go!)
There's something else
                           D7sus2          G      C  A7  
But if you think I'm gonna tell you, think again
              D7sus2                             G      C  A7  
Why should I even think of telling you what there is
(This picking pattern is easy, It's thumb, fore finger, middle finger. Here's how you do
then the B string... Easy! Sorry)
Yeah, 'cause D7silence is Gknowledge
    CAnd knowledge is A7power
I'm under D7explicit orders to Gdare not speak its Cname
Hey Listen up, A7I just work here
D7Oh I Gdare not speak its Cname
I can't keep A7talking about it
    D7                    G  C*   Cmaj7  
Oh, I dare not speak its name

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Opposite Day

by Andrew Bird

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Bb5

Ab5

Cmaj7

Man, good thing I figure out songs easy by ear because I can never find the chords or

C Ab Am Ab

Intro: , , ,

I got home this morning with the sun right in my eyes

And there was no warning as it took me by surprise as it

Hit me like an Act of God, causing my alarm

That I had now become a cephalopod

I still had legs and arms

Still had legs and arms

Am7 D7

Today was supposed to be the day

Em G C

That Molecules decide to change their form

D G G7

Laws of physics lose their sway

Am7 D7 Em G

Youthful indiscretion now is suddenly the norm

A A7

With the good kids sprouting horns, yeah yeah

And today was supposed to be

C5 Bb5 A5 Ab5

Not just another day

C5 Bb5 A5 Ab5

Today was supposed to be

C5 Bb5 A5 Ab5

Not just another day

C5 Bb5 A5 Ab5

It was supposed to be, today was supposed to be

Opposite Day!

Intro

Those who can't quite function in society at large

They've got to wake up on this morning to find that they're in charge

But those the world's set up for, who are really doing quite well

They're going to wake up in institutions

In prison or in hell

Prison or in hell

Today was supposed to be the day

Molecules decide to change their form

Laws of physics lose their sway

Youthful indiscretion now is suddenly the norm

With the good kids sprouting horns, yeah yeah

And today was supposed to be

Not just another day

Today was supposed to be

Not just another day

Today was supposed to be

Not just another day

Toady was supposed to be

Not just another day

It was supposed to be, today was supposed to be

OPPOSITE DAY!

(ahem...) In this part for the d and C chords you pluck the bass then pluck the two

strings and for the A and G Chordds you pluck the bass then the G string and B String... Got

D7sus2

But if you think there's something else

G C A7

Well you're right, there is

D7sus2 G, C! (pause with some antica..... Pation, and go!)

There's something else

G C A7

D7sus2

But if you think I'm gonna tell you, think again

G C A7

D7sus2

Why should I even think of telling you what there is

(This picking pattern is easy, It's thumb, fore finger, middle finger. Here's how you do

then the B string... Easy! Sorry)

D7 G

Yeah, 'cause silence is knowledge

C A7

And knowledge is power

D7 G C

I'm under explicit orders to dare not speak its name

Hey Listen up, I just work here

D7 G C

Oh I dare not speak its name

I can't keep talking about it

D7 G C Cmaj7

Oh, I dare not speak its name

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