Tabs
KATY SAYS TODAY IS THE BEST DAY OF MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE (Christine Lavin)
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[Actually in A; capo 2.]
[You can see from the tablature that her picking pattern can be fairly
random in this song; just ad lib it if you get frustrated. You're on
your own after the first verse.]
[By the way, the words aren't exactly lined up with the tab; they're
just there for guides.]
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G
E MajorE ------3-------3-|------------3---|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|
BB ----1-----------|------1---------|----------------|----1-----------|
G+G --0---------0---|----0---------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
D MajorD ----------0-----|--2-------2-----|--2-------0-----|--2-------2-----|
A augmentedA 3-------2-------|0---------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|
E MajorE ----------------|--------3-------|----------------|--------3-------|
[intro]
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G
E MajorE ----3-------3---|------------3---|----3-------3---|------------3---|
BB ----------------|----1-----------|----------------|----1-----------|
G+G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
D MajorD --2-------0-----|--2-------2-----|--2-------0-----|--2-------2-----|
A augmentedA 3-------2-------|0---------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|
E MajorE ----------------|--------3-------|----------------|--------3-------|
Katy ..
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G Fsus9 G+G
E MajorE ----3-------3---|------------3---|----------------|----------3-----|
BB ----------------|----1-----------|----------1-----|------0-----0---|
G+G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|----0-------0---|----0---------0-|
D MajorD --2-------0-----|--2-------2-----|--3-----3-----0-|--0-----0-------|
A augmentedA 3-------2-------|0---------------|------3---------|----------------|
E MajorE ----------------|--------3-------|1---------------|3---------------|
Katy ...
A minorAm E minor 7Em7 Fsus9 C majorC
E MajorE ------------0---|----------0-----|----------------|------3-------3-|
BB ------1---------|------------3---|----------1-----|----------1-----|
G+G ----2---------2-|----0---------0-|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
D MajorD --2-------2-----|--2-----2-------|--3-----3-------|--2-----2-------|
A augmentedA 0-------0-------|------2---------|------3---------|3---------------|
E MajorE ----------------|0---------------|1---------------|----------------|
We've ...
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G Fsus9 G6G6
E MajorE ----3-------3---|------------3---|----------------|--------0-------|
BB ----------------|----1-----------|----------1-----|------3---------|
G+G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|----0-------0---|----0-----------|
D MajorD --2-------0-----|--2-------2-----|--3-----3-----0-|--0-------------|
A augmentedA 3-------2-------|0---------------|------3---------|----------------|
E MajorE ----------------|--------3-------|1---------------|3---------------|
Katy's ...
A minorAm E minor 7Em7 Fsus9 C majorC
E MajorE ------------0---|------------0---|----------------|------3-------3-|
BB ------1---------|------3---------|----------1-----|----------1-----|
G+G ----2---------2-|----0---------0-|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
D MajorD --2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|--3-----3-------|--2-----2-------|
A augmentedA 0-------0-------|----------------|------3---------|3---------------|
E MajorE ----------------|0-------0-------|1---------------|----------------|
That ..
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G D7/F#D7/F# G+G
E MajorE ----3-------3---|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|
BB ----------------|----1-------1---|----------1-----|------0---------|
G+G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|----2-------2---|----0-----------|
D MajorD --2-------0-----|--2-------2-----|--0---0-------0-|--0-------------|
A augmentedA 3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE ----------------|--------3-------|2-------2-------|3---------------|
I figure ..
A minorAm E minor 7Em7 Fsus9 C majorC
E MajorE ----------------|--------0-------|----------------|------3---------|
BB ------1-------0-|----3-------3---|----------1---1-|----------1---1-|
G+G ----2-------2---|------0-------0-|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
D MajorD --2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|--3-----3-------|--2-----2-------|
A augmentedA 0-------0-------|2---------------|------3---------|3---------------|
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|1---------------|----------------|
But ...
Fsus9 Fsus9 G6G6 G5G5
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|--------------0-|----------------|
BB ----1-----1-----|----------1-----|----------3-----|----------3-----|
G+G ------0-----0---|----0-------0---|----0---0-------|----0---0---0---|
D MajorD ----------------|--3-----3-------|--0---0-----0---|--0---0-------0-|
A augmentedA --3-----------3-|------3---------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE 1-------1-------|1---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
But ...
Fsus9 G+G C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|----3-------3---|------------3---|
BB ------1-----1---|------0---------|----------------|----1-----------|
G+G ----0-----0---0-|----0---0-------|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
D MajorD --3-----3-------|--0-------------|--2-------0-----|--2-------2-----|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|
E MajorE 1---------------|3-------3-------|----------------|--------3-------|
Lately ...
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G
E MajorE ----3-------3---|------------3---|
BB ----------------|----1-----------|
G+G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
D MajorD --2-------0-----|--2-------2-----|
A augmentedA 3-------2-------|0---------------|
E MajorE ----------------|--------3-------|
[instrumental]
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G
I ..
Fsus9 Fsus9 Fsus9 Fsus9 G6G6 G6G6 G+G G+G
It was ..
A minorAm A minorAm E minor 7Em7 E minor 7Em7 Fsus9 Fsus9 C majorC C majorC
We ..
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G Fsus9 Fsus9 G+G G+G
The ..
A minorAm A minorAm E minor 7Em7 E minor 7Em7 Fsus9 Fsus9 C majorC C majorC
Instantly ..
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G D7/F#D7/F# D7/F#D7/F# G+G G+G
When ..
A minorAm A minorAm E minor 7Em7 E minor 7Em7 Fsus9 Fsus9 C majorC C majorC
The air .
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G Fsus9 G+G C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC
Never ..
Fsus9 Fsus9 Fsus9 Fsus9 C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G
What ..
Fsus9 Fsus9 Fsus9 Fsus9 Gsus4Gsus4 Gsus4Gsus4 G+G G+G
I've ..
Fsus9 Fsus9 Fsus9 Fsus9 C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G
Now .
D7/F#D7/F# D7/F#D7/F# D7/F#D7/F# D7/F#D7/F# Gsus4Gsus4 Gsus4Gsus4 G+G G+G
Has me ..
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G
[instrumental]
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G
Katy's ..
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G Fsus9 Fsus9 G+G G+G
About ...
A minorAm A minorAm E minor 7Em7 E minor 7Em7 Fsus9 Fsus9 C majorC C majorC
You ..
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G D7/F#D7/F# D7/F#D7/F# G+G G+G
I ...
A minorAm A minorAm E minor 7Em7 E minor 7Em7 Fsus9 Fsus9 C majorC C majorC
Though ..
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G D7/F#D7/F# D7/F#D7/F# G+G G+G
To ..
A minorAm A minorAm E minor 7Em7 E minor 7Em7 Fsus9 Fsus9 C majorC C majorC
I ..
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G Fsus9 G+G C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G
I turn ..
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G
[instrumental]
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/GC/G C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C/G.
Katy says, "today is the best day of my whole entire life"
CHORDS:
C=x32013; G/B=x20003; Am7=x02013; C/G=3x2013; Fsus9=13301x; G=3x0003
G6=3x0030; Am=x02210; Em7=022030; D7/F#=2x021x; G5=3x003x; Gsus4=3x0013
- Adam Schneider, [email protected]