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One Day Like This

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ON A DAY LIKE THIS - ELBOW
==========================
(Capo 1st Fret)
       E(022100)
       A(577655)
       B(799877)
     A* (x02220)
     B* (x2444x)
Dsus2/ A(x00230)
[Intro]
        e|-0-|-0--0-------------|-0--0--------------|
        B|-0-|-0----4--0--2---0-|-0----4--0--2------|
        G|-1-|-1------------1---|-1------------1--1-|
        D|-2-|-2----------------|-2-----------------|
        A|-2-|-2----------------|-2-----------------|
        E|-0-|-2----------------|-0-----------------|
                                                        *
        e|-0--0-------------|-0--0--------------|-------0-|
        B|-0----4--0--2---0-|-0----4--0--2------|-------0-|
        G|-1------------1---|-1------------1--1-|-1--2--1-|
        D|-2----------------|-2-----------------|-------2-|
        A|-2----------------|-2-----------------|-------2-|
        E|-2----------------|-0-----------------|-------0-|
[Verse 1]
        *                            E  A  
         Drinking in the morning sun, blinking in the morning sun
        BShaking off the heavy one, yeah Aheavy like a loaded gun
        EWhat made me behave that way? AUsing words i never say
        I can Bonly think it must be love
                                                 A   E(stop)  E(stop)
        Oh anyway, it's looking like a beautiful day_________
[Verse 2]
        ESomeone tell me how I feel, it's Asilly wrong but vivid right
        Oh, Bkiss me like a final meal, yeah Akiss me like we die tonight
        Cause Eholy cow i love you eyes and Aonly now i see the light
        Yeah Blying with you half awake
                                                A   E(stop)  E(stop)  E(stop)
        Oh anyway it's looking like a beautiful day_________
[Middle 8]
        e|-0--0-----------|
        B|-0----4--0--2---|
        G|-1------------1-|
        D|-2--------------|
        A|-2--------------|
        E|-0--------------|
         E(once)                        (D|-2-2-|, E|-0-0-|, D|-2-2-|, E|-0-|)
         When my face is chamois creased
        A* (once)                  (D|-2-2-|, E|-0-0-|, D|-2-2-|, E|-0-|)
        If you think i winked I did
        B* (once)                (D|-2-2-|, B|-4-4-|, D|-2-2-|, B|-4-|)
        laugh politely at repeats
             A* (once)                    (D|-2-2-|, B|-2-2-|, D|-2-2-|, B|-2-|)
        Yeah kiss me when my lips are thin
        Cause Eholy cow i love your eyes and Aonly now i see the light
        Yeah Blying with you half awake, stumbling over what to say
                                                   A   E(stop)  E(stop)  E(stop)  E(stop)
        Well anyway, it's looking like a beautiful day_________
[Chorus 1]
                                E  Dsus2/A  
        So throw those curtains wide
            A*                                E  
        One day like this a year, it'd see me right
                             E  Dsus2/A  
        Throw those curtains wide
            A*                                E  
        One day like this a year, it'd see me right
                             E  Dsus2/A  
        Throw those curtains wide
            A*                                E  
        One day like this a year, it'd see me right, for life
                             E  Dsus2/A  
        Throw those curtains wide
            A*                                E  
        One day like this a year, it'd see me right, for life
                              E  Dsus2/    A  A*                                       E  
        Holy cow i love your eyes____ and only now i see the light____
                              E  Dsus2/    A  A*                                       E  
        Holy cow i love your eyes____ and only now i see the light____
                             E  Dsus2/A  
        Throw those curtains wide
            A*                                E  
        One day like this a year, it'd see me right
                             E  Dsus2/A  
        Throw those curtains wide
            A*                                E  
        One day like this a year, it'd see me right
               E  Dsus2/    A  A*   E  
        Throw____________________
               E  Dsus2/    A  A*   E  
        Throw____________________
               E  Dsus2/      A  A*                                 E  
        Throw___________ one day like this a year, it'd see me right
               E  Dsus2/      A  A*                                 E  
        Throw___________ one day like this a year, it'd see me right
[Outro]
                             E  Dsus2/A  
        Throw those curtains wide
            A*                                E  
        One day like this a year, it'd see me right
                                E  Dsus2/A  
        So throw those curtains wide
            A*                                E  
        One day like this a year, it'd see me right
                             E  Dsus2/A  
        Throw those curtains wide
            A*                                E  
        One day like this a year, it'd see me right
        (fade out)

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One Day Like This

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Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

ON A DAY LIKE THIS - ELBOW

==========================

(Capo 1st Fret)

(022100)

(577655)

(799877)

* (x02220)

* (x2444x)

Dsus2 A

/ (x00230)

[Intro]

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

B|-0-|-0----4--0--2---0-|-0----4--0--2------|

G|-1-|-1------------1---|-1------------1--1-|

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

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

E|-0-|-2----------------|-0-----------------|

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

B|-0----4--0--2---0-|-0----4--0--2------|-------0-|

G|-1------------1---|-1------------1--1-|-1--2--1-|

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

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

E|-2----------------|-0-----------------|-------0-|

[Verse 1]

E A

Drinking in the morning sun, blinking in the morning sun

B A

Shaking off the heavy one, yeah heavy like a loaded gun

E A

What made me behave that way? Using words i never say

I can only think it must be love

A E E

(stop) (stop)

Oh anyway, it's looking like a beautiful day_________

[Verse 2]

E A

Someone tell me how I feel, it's silly wrong but vivid right

B A

Oh, kiss me like a final meal, yeah kiss me like we die tonight

E A

Cause holy cow i love you eyes and only now i see the light

Yeah lying with you half awake

A E E E

(stop) (stop) (stop)

Oh anyway it's looking like a beautiful day_________

[Middle 8]

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

B|-0----4--0--2---|

G|-1------------1-|

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

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

E|-0--------------|

E D E D E

(once) (|-2-2-|, |-0-0-|, |-2-2-|, |-0-|)

When my face is chamois creased

A D E D E

* (once) (|-2-2-|, |-0-0-|, |-2-2-|, |-0-|)

If you think i winked I did

B D B D B

* (once) (|-2-2-|, |-4-4-|, |-2-2-|, |-4-|)

laugh politely at repeats

A D B D B

* (once) (|-2-2-|, |-2-2-|, |-2-2-|, |-2-|)

Yeah kiss me when my lips are thin

E A

Cause holy cow i love your eyes and only now i see the light

Yeah lying with you half awake, stumbling over what to say

A E E E E

(stop) (stop) (stop) (stop)

Well anyway, it's looking like a beautiful day_________

[Chorus 1]

E Dsus2 A

So throw those curtains wide

A E

One day like this a year, it'd see me right

E Dsus2 A

Throw those curtains wide

A E

One day like this a year, it'd see me right

E Dsus2 A

Throw those curtains wide

A E

One day like this a year, it'd see me right, for life

E Dsus2 A

Throw those curtains wide

A E

One day like this a year, it'd see me right, for life

E Dsus2 A A E

/ *

Holy cow i love your eyes____ and only now i see the light____

E Dsus2 A A E

/ *

Holy cow i love your eyes____ and only now i see the light____

E Dsus2 A

Throw those curtains wide

A E

One day like this a year, it'd see me right

E Dsus2 A

Throw those curtains wide

A E

One day like this a year, it'd see me right

E Dsus2 A A E

/ *

Throw____________________

E Dsus2 A A E

/ *

Throw____________________

E Dsus2 A A E

/ *

Throw___________ one day like this a year, it'd see me right

E Dsus2 A A E

/ *

Throw___________ one day like this a year, it'd see me right

[Outro]

E Dsus2 A

Throw those curtains wide

A E

One day like this a year, it'd see me right

E Dsus2 A

So throw those curtains wide

A E

One day like this a year, it'd see me right

E Dsus2 A

Throw those curtains wide

A E

One day like this a year, it'd see me right

(fade out)

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