Day Is Done — Nick Drake

Chords and lyrics for Day Is Done by Nick Drake (key of A#).

Intro

[Dm] [A/C#] [F/C] [G/B] [Bb] [Dm] [Bb] [A]

Verse 1

[Dm]When the day is [A/C#]done
[F/C]Down to earth then sinks [G/B]the sun
[Bb] Along with everything that [Dm]was lost and won
[Bb]When the day is [A7]done

Verse 2

[Dm]When the day is [A/C#]done
[F/C]Hope so much your race’ll be all [G/B]run
[Bb]Then you find you’ve jumped the [Dm]gun
[Bb]Have to go back where you [Dm]begun
[Bb]When the day is [Dm]done

Verse 3

[Dm]When the night is [A/C#]cold
[F/C]Some get by and some get [G/B]old
[Bb]Just to show life’s no[Dm] made of gold
[Bb]When the night is [A7]cold

Verse 4

[Dm]When the bird has flown[A/C#]
[F/C]Got no one to call your own[G/B]
[Bb]Got no place to call your [Dm]home
[Bb]When the bird has [Dm]flown

Instrumental

[Dm] [A/C#] [F/C] [G/B] [Bb] [Dm] [Bb] [A]

Verse 5

[Dm]When the games been [A/C#]fought
[F/C]Newspaper blown cross the [G/B]court
[Bb]Lost much sooner than you would’ve [Dm]thought
[Bb]Now the game’s been [A7]fought

Verse 6

[Dm]When the part is [A/C#]through
[F/C]Seems so very sad for [G/B]you
[Bb]Didn’t do the things you were meant [Dm]to do
[Bb]Now there’s no time start [Dm]anew
[A/C#]Now the part is through[Dm]

Verse 7

[Dm]When the day is [A/C#]done
[F/C]Down to earth then sinks [G/B]the sun
[Bb] Along with everything that [Dm]was lost and won

Outro

[Bb]When the day is [Dm]done
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