This Is The Day — The The
Chords and lyrics for This Is The Day by The The (key of F).
Verse 1
Transpose -2 for original key.
Intro
(From when drums begin)
[C] [Am] [D] [F]
Verse 1
Well, you [C]didn't wake up this morning 'cause you [Am]didn't go to bed
You were [D]watching the whites of your [F]eyes turn red
[C] The calendar [Am]on your wall is [D]ticking the [F]days off
You've been [C]reading some old [Am]letters
You [D]smile and think how [F]much you've changed
[C] All the money [Am]in the world
[D]couldn't buy [F]back those days
Chorus
[C] You pull back the [E]curtains, and the [F]sun burns into your [D]eyes
[C] You watch a plane [E]flying, [F]across a clear blue [D]sky
[C] This is the [E]day your [F]life will surely [D]change
[C] This is the [E]day when [F]things fall into [D]place
Instrumental
[C] [Am] [D] [F]
Verse 2
[C] You could've done [Am]anything,[D] if you'd [F]wanted
And [C]all your friends and [Am]family [D]think that you're [F]lucky
[C] But the side of you they'll [Am]never see
Is when you're [D]left alone with the [F]memories
That [C]hold your [Am]life [D]together [F]like glue
Instrumental
[C] [Am] [D] [F]
Chorus
[C] You pull back the [E]curtains, and the [F]sun burns into your [D]eyes
[C] You watch a plane [E]flying, [F]across a clear blue [D]sky
[C] This is the [E]day your [F]life will surely [D]change
[C] This is the [E]day when [F]things fall into [D]place
Instrumental
[C] [Am] [D] [F]
Outro
[C] This is the [Am]day, your [D]life will surely [F]change
[C] This is the [Am]day, your [D]life will surely [F]change
[C] This is the [Am]day, your [D]life will surely [F]change
[C] This is the [Am]day, your [D]life will surely [F]change
(Repeat and fade out)
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