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How The Day Sounds

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Note: Greg Laswell plays this song live, half-step tuned down. If you want to play along
the recorded version, have your guitar in standard tuning.
At the fourth stanza, fourth line, beginning at "new song," (Am) the strumming changes
all down strokes until the fifth stanza, last line at "here now" (D). Then go back to
strumming.
Towards the ending, the chords are slightly arbitrary, but you can either listen by ear
improvise based off the chords given.
Capo VII
GOh who would have evGsus2er known thiGs?
GCould be this easy
Em7I was a lCadd9ong, long way GoffGsus2  
GThen just liGsus2ke that it was overG  
Gsus2Everything I kEm7new of love
I was a loCadd9ng, long way GoffGsus2  
Cadd9And I think I like how thCm7e day sounds
Cadd9Like how the day sounds tCm7hrough this new sGongGsus2  
GThank you foGsus2r opening the windowG  
GThe sky is clear as my mEm7ind is now
I was Cadd9a long, long way ofGfGsus2  
GJoin me in Gsus2welcoming the sun inG  
It's muGsus2ch brighter than the nEm7ight I hid in
I was Cadd9a long, long way GoffGsus2  
Cadd9And I think I like how the dCm7ay sounds
Cadd9Like how the day sounds throCm7ugh this new songG  
Cadd9And I think I like how the day Cm7sounds
Cadd9Like how the day sounds through this new sAmong
GFrom a long way doDwn
AmYeah, it's well worth the time that its tGaken to get here nDow
AmYeah, it's well worth the time that its tGaken to get here nDow
G Gsus2 G Gsus2
Em7Ba dCadd9a dum.G..Gsus2  
GSo go aGsus2head and bang a gGong
Gsus2       Em7                          Cadd9
NoGsus2thing can drown out the sound and the whisper of my love
And I think I lCadd9ike how the day souCm7nds
Like Cadd9how the day sounds thCm7rough this new soGng
Cadd9And I think I like how the dCm7ay sounds
Cadd9Like how the day sounds throCm7ugh this new sonGg
Cadd9Through this new Cm7song
Cadd9Through this new Cm7song
And the linGes have all been drGsus2awn
Em7I know where Cadd9I belong, where GI belong,Gsus2  
Where I belGongGsus2  
Cadd9And the lines have all been Cm7drawn
Cadd9I know where I bCm7elong
Where I belGongGsus2  
Cadd9And I think I like how the day sCm7ounds
Cadd9Like how the day sounds thCm7rough this new songG  
Cadd9And I think I like how the day sCm7ounds
Cadd9Like how the day sounds thCm7rough this new songG  
GOh, won't you sing alonGsus2g
GOh, my love won't you sing aGsus2long
Oh, won't you sing alEm7ong
Oh, my love won't you sinCadd9g alongG  
Oh, won't you sing alEm7ong
Oh, my love won't you Cadd9sing alongG  
GOh, won't you sing aGsus2long
Em7Oh, my love won't yCadd9ou sing alongG  

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How The Day Sounds

by Greg Laswell

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus2

Em7

Cadd9

Cm7

Note: Greg Laswell plays this song live, half-step tuned down. If you want to play along

the recorded version, have your guitar in standard tuning.

At the fourth stanza, fourth line, beginning at "new song," (Am) the strumming changes

all down strokes until the fifth stanza, last line at "here now" (D). Then go back to

strumming.

Towards the ending, the chords are slightly arbitrary, but you can either listen by ear

improvise based off the chords given.

Capo VII

G Gsus2 G

Oh who would have ever known this?

Could be this easy

Em7 Cadd9 G Gsus2

I was a long, long way off

G Gsus2 G

Then just like that it was over

Gsus2 Em7

Everything I knew of love

Cadd9 G Gsus2

I was a long, long way off

Cadd9 Cm7

And I think I like how the day sounds

Cadd9 Cm7 G Gsus2

Like how the day sounds through this new song

G Gsus2 G

Thank you for opening the window

G Em7

The sky is clear as my mind is now

Cadd9 G Gsus2

I was a long, long way off

G Gsus2 G

Join me in welcoming the sun in

Gsus2 Em7

It's much brighter than the night I hid in

Cadd9 G Gsus2

I was a long, long way off

Cadd9 Cm7

And I think I like how the day sounds

Cadd9 Cm7 G

Like how the day sounds through this new song

Cadd9 Cm7

And I think I like how the day sounds

Cadd9 Am

Like how the day sounds through this new song

G D

From a long way down

Am G D

Yeah, it's well worth the time that its taken to get here now

Am G D

Yeah, it's well worth the time that its taken to get here now

G Gsus2 G Gsus2

Em7 Cadd9 G Gsus2

Ba da dum...

G Gsus2 G

So go ahead and bang a gong

Gsus2 Em7 Cadd9

Gsus2

Nothing can drown out the sound and the whisper of my love

Cadd9 Cm7

And I think I like how the day sounds

Cadd9 Cm7 G

Like how the day sounds through this new song

Cadd9 Cm7

And I think I like how the day sounds

Cadd9 Cm7 G

Like how the day sounds through this new song

Cadd9 Cm7

Through this new song

Cadd9 Cm7

Through this new song

G Gsus2

And the lines have all been drawn

Em7 Cadd9 G Gsus2

I know where I belong, where I belong,

G Gsus2

Where I belong

Cadd9 Cm7

And the lines have all been drawn

Cadd9 Cm7

I know where I belong

G Gsus2

Where I belong

Cadd9 Cm7

And I think I like how the day sounds

Cadd9 Cm7 G

Like how the day sounds through this new song

Cadd9 Cm7

And I think I like how the day sounds

Cadd9 Cm7 G

Like how the day sounds through this new song

G Gsus2

Oh, won't you sing along

G Gsus2

Oh, my love won't you sing along

Em7

Oh, won't you sing along

Cadd9 G

Oh, my love won't you sing along

Em7

Oh, won't you sing along

Cadd9 G

Oh, my love won't you sing along

G Gsus2

Oh, won't you sing along

Em7 Cadd9 G

Oh, my love won't you sing along

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