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Chords for "Daylight"
Date: April 20, 1997  2:44 PM
From: IAN GRANT
Daylight     Written by Raymond Douglas Davies
Intro   D   (D is a near constant pedal note. Lower case letters indicate melody
notes)
DDaylight over the Village Green G/Dearly in the A/DmornDing.
DDaylight over the hills and valleys G/Dheralding the A/DmornDing.
        D        A/D            D            D  A/          D  D  
Daylight over the mountains, daylight on the Village Green,
DDaylight over the A/Dfield and the Dfactories.
     G/D           D     G/D         D          G/D     D  G/ D(A/D) D  
Another night has gone away and here comes yet another   day.
  G  DSee Dthe EearEly F#morF#ning GriGsers AwalAking Bround Bwith CbleaDry Deyes.
  GWorn out housewives grit their teeth ignoring new born EbaBbiF#es' F#cries.
  B    F#   F#     G#   G#a#a#   B     B     C#     C#     D#     D#   E   F#  F#  
  Look at all the busy people this way, that way, everywhere
  B  F#BitF#ing G#toast G#and sA#walloA#wing tBea Band bC#reakC#fast D#specD#ials Eon F#the F#air.
    E      B     D     A     A7build                                           
Feel that daylight.
DFeel the sunlight on my pillow G/Dand it stops my A/DyawnDing.
DI thank God that I'm still around to G/Dsee another A/Ddawn Din.
      D          A/D          D           D  A/            D  D  
Daylight over the valleys, daylight lighting up the trees,
DDaylight A/Dover the Dhillside,
     G/D           D      G/D        D       G/D          D  G/  D(A/D) D  
Smile a smile and sing a song, another night has been and  gone.
  GMDiddDle-aDged bEanEkers F#crack F#their Gbacks
  AGnd wAish tAhey wBere yBoung and iCn thDeir teDens,
  GLonely spinsters dream of dating Roger Moore or BSteve McQueen.
  BHF#ealth F#fanG#atiG#cs A#in A#their BatBtics C#traiC#ning D#for tD#he EEmpF#ire GF#ames,
  B       F#     F#      G#   G#   A#     A#     B      B   C#    C#      D#    D#   Ef#f#
   School boys dream of Captain Scarlet, battle ships and aeroplanes.
EFeel Bthat DdayAlightA7,     DDaylight.
 DDaylight A/Don the Village DGreen,
DDaylight, A/DField and the Dvalleys,  GDaylight__(ahhhh)D__
.
                                     From Preservation Act I

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Daylight

by The Kinks

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G/D

A/D

Chords for "Daylight"

Date: April 20, 1997 2:44 PM

From: IAN GRANT

Daylight Written by Raymond Douglas Davies

Intro D (D is a near constant pedal note. Lower case letters indicate melody

notes)

D G/D A/D D

Daylight over the Village Green early in the morning.

D G/D A/D D

Daylight over the hills and valleys heralding the morning.

D A/D D D A D D

Daylight over the mountains, daylight on the Village Green,

D A/D D

Daylight over the field and the factories.

G/D D G/D D G/D D G D A/D D

/ ()

Another night has gone away and here comes yet another day.

G D D E E F# F# G G A A B B C D D

See the early morning risers walking round with bleary eyes.

G E B F# F#

Worn out housewives grit their teeth ignoring new born babies' cries.

B F# F# G# G# B B C# C# D# D# E F# F#

a#a#

Look at all the busy people this way, that way, everywhere

B F# F# G# G# A# A# B B C# C# D# D# E F# F#

Biting toast and swallowing tea and breakfast specials on the air.

E B D A A7

build

Feel that daylight.

D G/D A/D D

Feel the sunlight on my pillow and it stops my yawning.

D G/D A/D D

I thank God that I'm still around to see another dawn in.

D A/D D D A D D

Daylight over the valleys, daylight lighting up the trees,

D A/D D

Daylight over the hillside,

G/D D G/D D G/D D G D A/D D

/ ()

Smile a smile and sing a song, another night has been and gone.

G D D D E E F# F# G

Middle-aged bankers crack their backs

G A A B B C D D

And wish they were young and in their teens,

G B

Lonely spinsters dream of dating Roger Moore or Steve McQueen.

B F# F# G# G# A# A# B B C# C# D# D# E F# F#

Health fanatics in their attics training for the Empire Games,

B F# F# G# G# A# A# B B C# C# D# D# E

f#f#

School boys dream of Captain Scarlet, battle ships and aeroplanes.

E B D A A7 D

Feel that daylight, Daylight.

D A/D D

Daylight on the Village Green,

D A/D D G D

Daylight, Field and the valleys, Daylight__(ahhhh)__

From Preservation Act I

About Daylight Chords by The Kinks

Learn how to play Daylight by The Kinks with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Daylight chords”, “Daylight guitar chords”, or “The Kinks Daylight chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Daylight chords and for experienced players who want accurate Daylight lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, G/D, A/D, A, G, E.

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