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Day By Day Chords by Rebelution

Day By Day chords by Rebelution

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Capo on 2nd
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

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BEGINNERS PLEASE LOOK AT EASIER VERSION BELOW
     for this take-away live version it is capo 2
     for the live at red rocks version it is capo 0 THIS IS BELOW

     Chords:
          Em    X76050
          D     x54030
          Bm    X24422

     Here's the riff after the chorus both in the middle and end of the song:
       Riff: X2
         Em
       e|0----------------------------------------------------------------|
       B|5----------------------------------------------------------------|
       G|0----------------------------------------------------------------|
       D|0--------------7------------------------------------9-10-9-7-----|
       A|7-------7-9-10---10-9-10----9-7----------7-9-----------------10-9|
       E|0-------------------------------10-10-10----7--------------------|
     Note: the riff is also what the horns play at the start of the studio version
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Intro:
| Em | Em | D | Bm |
| Em | Em | D | Bm |

Verse 1:
Em
   Next thing I knew we were in deep
Em
Hold on to me, 'cause babe I'm 'bout to leave
D
  She said it never felt so right
      Bm
As the time went by, and I was off in the night

Verse 2:
Em                                        Em
   She said I don't cry, tonight I cried twice,

The thought of you not by my side
      D
And I find you the on the emotional type
Bm
Hold on to me, we can hold on for life

Verse 3:
Em
   Tell me how you feel when I say this
Em
   Our destination is place-less
D
   I never understood what it meant when
   Bm
I said the three words that some people dread

Verse 4:
Em
That's about as real as it gets
  Em
I never hold back with my love and intent
D
  I finally figured out what it meant
Bm
Now there's a spark in my heart times ten

Chorus:
Em
Everyday
Em
Eight days a week was the song that I'd play
                             D
Eight times for me and eight times for the sake
                               Bm
Eight times for love and eight times for the way
                     Em
I can remember those days
                                    Em
You and every minute wasn't all so strange
                                        D
See you in the spring when the patience pays
                   Bm
I'm strugglin' but hustlin' and lovin' it, always


Riff: X2
(see top of tab)

Verse 5:
Em
  I wrote to her eighty-five times
Em
Sometimes for her, but sometimes for my
D
    Simple collection of lies
Bm
Sometimes to find the way up in a rhyme

Verse 6:
Em
    I woke up one morning to find
            Em
It was her first name on a billboard sign
D
    I smiled and said damn what a trip
Bm
Just yesterday I had a kiss for her lips

Verse 7:
Em
   Well, usually I don't make much of this
  Em
A sign's a sign it doesn't change it a bit
D
   I choose to stay calm in my sleep
Bm
Seein' the prize on April nineteenth

Verse 8:
Em
    That was then, I was down to a week
Em
Longest seven days of my life so to speak
D
   I sip up my tea so sweet
       Bm
And my head thirsts the girl I've been dying to see, so

Chorus:
Em
Everyday
Em
Eight days a week was the song that I'd play
                             D
Eight times for me and eight times for the sake
                               Bm
Eight times for love and eight times for the way
                     Em
I can remember those days
                                    Em
You and every minute wasn't all so strange
                                        D
See you in the spring when the patience pays
                                Bm             Em
I'm strugglin' but hustlin' and lovin' it, always

Riff: X2
(see top of tab)

Outro:
Bm  Bm



=========================ALTERNATE VERSION================================================

Chords:
     Am    577555
     G     355433
     Em    079977

Here's the riff after the chorus both in the middle and end of the song:
Riff: X2
  Em
e|0-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3--------------2------------------------------------2-3-2-0---|
A|0-------0-2-3---3-2-3----2-0----------0-2-----------------3-2-|
E|X-------------------------------3-3-3----0--------------------|


Note: the riff is also what the horns play at the start of the studio version
=========================================================================

Intro:
| Am | Am | G | Em |
| Am | Am | G | Em |

Verse 1:
Am
   Next thing I knew we were in deep
Am
Hold on to me, 'cause babe I'm 'bout to leave
G
  She said it never felt so right
      Em
As the time went by, and I was off in the night

Verse 2:
Am                                        Am
   She said I don't cry, tonight I cried twice,

The thought of you not by my side
      G
And I find you the on the emotional type
Em
Hold on to me, we can hold on for life

Verse 3:
Am
   Tell me how you feel when I say this
Am
   Our destination is place-less
G
   I never understood what it meant when
   Em
I said the three words that some people dread

Verse 4:
Am
That's about as real as it gets
  Am
I never hold back with my love and intent
G
  I finally figured out what it meant
Em
Now there's a spark in my heart times ten

Chorus:
Am
Everyday
Am
Eight days a week was the song that I'd play
                             G
Eight times for me and eight times for the sake
                               Em
Eight times for love and eight times for the way
                     Am
I can remember those days
                                    Am
You and every minute wasn't all so strange
                                        G
See you in the spring when the patience pays
                   Em
I'm strugglin' but hustlin' and lovin' it, always


Riff: X2
(see top of tab)

Verse 5:
Am
  I wrote to her eighty-five times
Am
Sometimes for her, but sometimes for my
G
    Simple collection of lies
Em
Sometimes to find the way up in a rhyme

Verse 6:
Am
    I woke up one morning to find
            Am
It was her first name on a billboard sign
G
    I smiled and said damn what a trip
Em
Just yesterday I had a kiss for her lips

Verse 7:
Am
   Well, usually I don't make much of this
  Am
A sign's a sign it doesn't change it a bit
G
   I choose to stay calm in my sleep
Em
Seein' the prize on April nineteenth

Verse 8:
Am
    That was then, I was down to a week
Am
Longest seven days of my life so to speak
G
   I sip up my tea so sweet
       Em
And my head thirsts the girl I've been dying to see, so

Chorus:
Am
Everyday
Am
Eight days a week was the song that I'd play
                             G
Eight times for me and eight times for the sake
                               Em
Eight times for love and eight times for the way
                     Am
I can remember those days
                                    Am
You and every minute wasn't all so strange
                                        G
See you in the spring when the patience pays
                                Em             Am
I'm strugglin' but hustlin' and lovin' it, always

Riff: X2
(see top of tab)

Outro:
Em  Em

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