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Year On Year Day By Day chords by Passenger

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


For the most part, he strums straight eighth notes through the whole song just varying the accents.
The chords indicated with asterisks are single strums. The notes in parentheses are individual notes to walk
between chords.

Intro:
Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4  Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9  x2
Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 Chord diagramB minorBm  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramAm7Am7  Chord diagramD7sus4D7sus4  Chord diagramD MajorD

Verse 1:
Chord diagramG+G                      Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9
  Well, is life just a walk up a steep hill?
Chord diagramG+G                                  Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramC majorC
  You get to the top and then it's all downhill
Chord diagramE minorEm                                Chord diagramB minorBm            Chord diagramC majorC
  You're spinning 'round like the arms of a windmill
Chord diagramA minorAm                   Chord diagramD7D7  D7sus2 Chord diagramD7D7
  And you never slow down
Verse 2:
Chord diagramG+G                     Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9
  And is love just a foolish emotion?
Chord diagramG+G                             Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9
  Chord diagramA augmentedA Hollywood dream, just a childish notion
Chord diagramE minorEm                       Chord diagramB minorBm             Chord diagramC majorC
  Plenty of fish but I'm miles from the ocean
Chord diagramA minorAm                         Chord diagramD7D7   D7sus2 Chord diagramD7D7
  For I'm scared that I'll drown


Chorus 1:
Chord diagramA minorAm                              Chord diagramD7D7
  I always thought that I would see it coming
       Chord diagramG+G                       Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramC/BC/B
Like a train rolling down the line
Chord diagramA minorAm                             Chord diagramD7D7
  I never dreamed that I would end up running
 Chord diagramG+G                   Chord diagramG7G7
Away from myself and out of time
Chord diagramA minorAm          Chord diagramD7D7 D7sus2 Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramE minorEm             (Chord diagramF#F#)   Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramGsus4Gsus4 Chord diagramG+G
  Hey, hey, hey,          I feel it slipping away
Chord diagramA minorAm        Chord diagramD7D7          Chord diagramG+G
  Year on year, day by day

Instrumental:
Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4  Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9  x2

Verse 3:
G*                              Dsus4*         Cadd9*
  And how do you know when it's really crunch time?
G*                                          Dsus4*       Cadd9*
  You could choke on a fortune cookie one unfortunate lunchtime
Chord diagramE minorEm                               Chord diagramB minorBm    Chord diagramC majorC
  And I fear death could be the final punchline
Chord diagramA minorAm               Chord diagramD7D7  D7sus2 Chord diagramD MajorD
  Of this comedy show
Chord diagramA minorAm                           Chord diagramD7D7
  So make 'em laugh before you go
Chorus 2:
Chord diagramA minorAm                               Chord diagramD7D7
  I always thought that I would feel it coming
       Chord diagramG+G                   Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramC/BC/B
Like a storm in a summer sky
Chord diagramA minorAm                        Chord diagramD7D7
  I thought I'd hear the marching band drumming
            Chord diagramG+G                    Chord diagramG7G7
Thought I'd see the fireworks reflect in her eyes
Chord diagramA minorAm          Chord diagramD7D7 D7sus2 Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramE minorEm             (Chord diagramF#F#)   Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramGsus4Gsus4 Chord diagramG+G
  Hey, hey, hey,          I feel it slipping away
Chord diagramA minorAm        Chord diagramD7D7          Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramGsus4Gsus4 Chord diagramG+G
  Year on year, day by day


Bridge:
Chord diagramA minorAm                        Chord diagramD7D7
  Well, life can drag you under
Chord diagramB7B7                     Chord diagramE minorEm       Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 Chord diagramE minorEm
  And it can feel so frightening
Chord diagramA minorAm                   Chord diagramD7D7
  Love can steal your thunder
Chord diagramB7B7                         Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 Chord diagramE minorEm
  Or struck you down with lightning
Am*                           D7*
  And at the end of it you'll say


Chorus 3:
Chord diagramA minorAm                          Chord diagramD7D7
  I always thought that I'd see it land
        Chord diagramG+G                       Chord diagramE minorEm
And the hairs on the back of my neck would stand
Chord diagramA minorAm                        Chord diagramD7D7
  But there's no fireworks or marching band
       Chord diagramG+G                                 Chord diagramG7G7
Just a letter from the queen if you live longer than planned, oh
Chord diagramA minorAm             Chord diagramD7D7 D7sus2 Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramE minorEm             (Chord diagramF#F#)   Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramGsus4Gsus4 Chord diagramG+G
  Hey, hey, hey,             I feel it slipping away
Chord diagramA minorAm        Chord diagramD7D7           Chord diagramE minorEm  (Chord diagramF#F#) Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramGsus4Gsus4 Chord diagramG+G
  Year on year, day by day
Chord diagramA minorAm        Chord diagramD7D7          Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramGsus4Gsus4   Chord diagramGsus4Gsus4 Chord diagramG+G Gadd2 Chord diagramG+G
  Year on year, day by day

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