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This Is The Day by The The
This Is The Day
Bb
Gm
C
Eb
repeat throughout song
Bb
Well, you didn't wake up this morning
Gm
Cuz, you didn't go to bed
C Eb
You were watching the whites of your eyes turn red
The calendar on your wall is ticking the days off
You've been reading some old letters
You smile and think how much you've changed
All the money in the world
Couldn't buy back those days
You pull back your curtains
And the sun burns into your eyes
You watch a plane flying across a clear blue sky
This is the day - your life will surely change
This is the day - when things fall into place
You could've done anything -
if you'd wnated
And all your friends and family
Think that you're lucky
But the side of you they'll never see
Is when you're left alone with the memories
That hold your life together like glue
(note: I like to think he says "glue on glue" there)
Song: Helpline Operator
intro organ
G#m E 2nd inv
no middle note
bassline
G# B C# E x5
G# B C# E D#
G#m E G#m/D# G#m
I watch the sun go down on London town
I wait for the night voices to sound
I smell the pain upon the breath of the lost and the lonely
Oh Lord
I hear the thought that whisper in the hearts of all men
I'm the helpline operator and I'll spare you the time
I'm the intimate stranger. Your problems will be mine
Put your tongue into the mouthpiece
And whisper in my ear
Admit to me
The things you can't admit to yourself
Admit to me and no one else
Everybody's looking for someone
To tell them what they want to hear
Everybody's looking for true love
To help them feel what they cannot feel
I'm the helpline operator, can you spare me the time
I'm the intimate stranger
Your problems will be mine
I'm the helpline operator
Helpline operator
Helpline operator
Helpline operator
True love will come
True love will come
Helpline operator
Helpline operator
Helpline operator
Helpline operator
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version 2
Synth keys intro [2 bars]
C Am D F [Drums come in]
C Am D F
C Am D F [Accordion & Bass]
C Am D F
C Am D F [Violin]
C Am D F
Verse 1
C Am
You didn't wake up this morning cause you didn't go to bed
D F
You were watching the whites of your eyes turn red
C Am D F
The calendar on your wall is ticking the days off
C Am
You've been reading some old letters,
D F
You smile and you think how much you've changed,
C Am
all the money in the world
D F
couldn't bring back those days
Chorus
C E F D
You pull back the curtains, and the sun burns into your eyes,
C E F D
You watch a plane flying, across a clear blue sky
C Am D F
This is the day your life will surely change
C Am D F
This is the day when things fall into place
C Am D F
C Am D F
Verse 2
C Am D F
You could've done anything, if you'd wanted
C Am D F
And all your friends and family think that you're lucky,
C Am
But the side of you they'll never see
D F
Is when you're left alone with the memories
C Am D F
That hold your life together, together like glue
C Am D F
C Am D F
C Am D F
C Am D F
Chorus
C E F D
You pull back the curtains, and the sun burns into your eyes,
C E F D
You watch a plane flying, across a clear blue sky
C Am D F
This is the day your life will surely change
C Am D F
This is the day when things fall into place
C Am D F
This is the day your life will surely change
C Am D F
This is the day when things fall into place
C Am D F [Accordian solo]
C Am D F
C Am D F
C Am D F
Chorus
C Am D F
This is the day, your life will surely change
C Am D F
This is the day, when things fall into place
C Am D F
This is the day, your life will surely change
C Am D F
This is the day, when things fall into place
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version 3
CAPO: 3rd fret (Sounds in key of Bb)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
G = 320033
Em = 022000
A = x02220
C = x32010
G/B = x20033
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G Em A C
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G Em
Well, you didn't wake up this morning, because you didn't go to bed,
A C
You were watching the whites of your eyes turn red,
G Em A C
The calendar on your wall is ticking ...the days off,
G Em
You've been reading some old letters,
A C
You smile, and think how much you've changed,
G Em A C
All the money in the world ...couldn't buy back those days!
G G/B C A
You pull back the curtains, and the sun burns into your eyes,
G G/B C A
You watch a plane flying ...a - cross a clear blue sky,
G G/B C A
This is the day... your life will surely change,
G G/B C A
This is the day... when things fall into place!
G Em A C
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G Em A C
You could've done anything, if you'd wanted,
G Em A C
And all your friends, and family, think that you're lucky,
G Em
But, the side of you they'll never see,
A C
Is when you're left alone with the memories...
G Em A C G
That hold your life to - gether like ...glue----!
G Em A C
||: / / / / | / / / / :|| x4
G G/B C A
You pull back the curtains, and the sun burns into your eyes,
G G/B C A
You watch a plane flying ...a - cross a clear blue sky,
G G/B C A
This is the day... your life will surely change,
G G/B C A
This is the day... when things fall into place!
G Em A C
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G Em A C
This is the day ...your life will surely change!
(This is the day!)
G Em A C
This is the day ...your life will surely change!
(This is the day!)
G Em A C
This is the day ...your life will surely change!
(This is the day!)
G Em A C
This is the day ...your life will surely change!
(This is the day!)
G
This is the day----!
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