Days are short chords by Hoyt Axton

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Verse 1
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 (D major)  (C major)  (G major)  (D major)  (C major)  (G major) The days
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 (D major) 
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are short and  (A major) hanging down,
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 (E minor) the sun is on the hill,
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 (G major) looking in my  (A major) suitcase for  (D major) 
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The door was open wide,  (A major) 
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you know I  (E minor) lost me a little pride
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And  (G major) inside there was  (A major) just another man  (D major) 
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Every day  (B minor) another man  (G major) 
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reached  (A major) out his hand  (D major) 
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Every mo (G major) ment there's
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a  (E minor) shifting in the sand  (A major)  (E major) 
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 (A major) Every whis (G major) per in the  (A major) wind
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brings a  (D major) good man back again  (B minor) 
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Settling  (D major) me down in my
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 (A major) dreams at night
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F#m 
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Tomor (E minor) row's  (F sharp minor) an    other day  (G major) 
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to blow my  (D major) blues away
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Lots of folks may tell  (A major) you
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that a  (E minor) man can go through life
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Tak (G major) ing what he  (A major) wants along the  (D major) way
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But until all men are  (A major) free
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Each one  (E minor) gets but what he needs
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The ex (G major) perience of  (A major) living every day  (D major) 
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Every day  (B minor) another man
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 (G major) reach  (A major) out his hand  (D major) 
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Every mo (G major) ment there's
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a  (E minor) shifting in the sand
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 (A major) Every  (E major)  (A major) whis (G major) per in the  (A major) wind
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brings a  (D major) good man back again
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 (B minor) Settle  (D major) me down and my
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 (A major) dreams ignite
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F#m 
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Tomor (E minor) row's  (F sharp minor) another day  (G major) to blow blues  (D major) 
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away  (A major)  (E minor) 
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 (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (E minor) 
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 (G major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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Every day  (B minor) another man  (G major) 
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reach  (A major) out his hand  (D major) 
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Every mo (G major) ment there's
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a  (E minor) shifting in the sand  (A major)  (E major) 
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 (A major) Every whis (G major) per in the  (A major) wind
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brings a  (D major) good man back again
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 (B minor) Settle  (D major) me down in my
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 (A major) dreams at night
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Tomorrow's  (F sharp minor) an    other day
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 (G major) to blow my  (D major) blues away
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When I woke up this  (A major) morning,
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I  (E minor) woke up on my knees
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I cry  (G major) to you, you  (A major) don't know where I  (D major) am
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And I feel just like a clown,  (A major) 
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every  (E minor) time I move around
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Cause  (G major) after all, I'm  (A major) just another man  (D major) 
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Every day,  (B minor) another man  (G major) 
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reach  (A major) out his hand  (D major) 
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Every mo (G major) ment there's a
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 (E minor) shifting in the sand  (A major)  (E major) 
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 (A major) Every whis (G major) per in the  (A major) wind
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brings a  (D major) good man back again
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 (B minor) Settle  (D major) me down in my
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 (A major) dreams at night
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Tomor (E minor) row's  (F sharp minor) an    other
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day  (G major) to blow my  (D major) blues away