Days Are Short chords by Arlo Guthrie

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: G

Difficulty: Novice

By Arlo Guthrie

Intro:
G D Bm C G


Verse 1:
            D
Days are short, and I ain't down
   Am
The sun is on the hill
C        D        G
Looking in my suitcase for a friend
           D
The door was opened wide
      Am
You know I lost a little pride
    C     D      G
And inside it was just another man

Chorus:
    Em     C      D    G
Every day another man reaches out his hand
    C        A          D
Every moment there's a shifting in the sand
    C        D
Every whisper in the wind
    G    F#m   Em
Brings a good man back again
G            D
Settle me down in my dreams tonight
Am     Bm   Cm    Eb  G
Tomorrow's another day to blow my blues away


Verse 2:
           D
Lots of folks will tell you that
 Am            C
A man can go thru' life
        D        G
Taking what he wants along the way
             D
But until all men are freed
     A        Am
Each one gets but what he needs
    C     D      G
The experience of living every day


Chorus:
    Em      C     D     G
Every day another man reaches out his hand
    C        Am       D  A
Every moment there's a shifting in the sand
D    C        D
Every whisper in the wind
     G   F#m   Em
Brings a good man back again
G            D
Settle me down in my dreams tonight
Am     Bm    Cm   Eb    G
Tomorrow's another day to blow my blues away


Solo:
D Am C D G
D Am F C D G


Outro:
        D
I woke up this morning
     Am
I awoke upon my knees
Bm   C     D         G
Crying oo-wee, I don't know where I am
           D
I feel just like a clown
    Am
Every time I move around
     C       D        G
Because, after all, I'm just another man