Days Go By chords by J.J. Cale

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Intro 1

When you light that funny cigarette Would

Verse 1
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 (E minor) 
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you pass it back to  (B major) me
Em 
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 (E minor) I'm feeling a little down and  (B major) out
Em 
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And  (E minor) it'll keep me  (B major) company
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 (E minor) I'm just a long  (B major) lost sinner
Em 
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 (E minor) Living  (B major) life here on the line
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 (E minor) I'll give it right  (B major) back to you
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I  (E minor) know it's not really mine  (B major) 
Em 
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 (E minor) Now don't put it out,  (B major) not right yet
Em 
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It's  (E minor) burning pretty good  (B major) 
Em 
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 (E minor) Maybe I'll have  (B major) one more  (E minor) toke
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You think I should  (B major) 
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 (E minor) Oo-oo, days  (B major)  (E minor) days go by  (B major)  (E minor) 
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Em 
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I just sit around  (B major) and  (E minor) get real high  (B major) 
Em 
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 (E minor) Oo-oo,  (B major)  (E minor) what what a glow  (B major) 
Em 
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 (E minor) I just hang  (B major) out,
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they  (E minor) come and go  (B major) 
Em 
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 (E minor) Hey, the walls are  (B major) starting to move
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 (E minor) The floor is way  (B major) down there  (E minor) 
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What a buzz  (B major) it is
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 (E minor) There's electricity in the  (B major) air
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 (E minor) Boy, I'm feeling really gone
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I'm feeling really cool  (B major) 
Em 
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 (E minor) I think I'll have an (B major) other one
Em 
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I'm  (E minor) just another fool  (B major) 
Em 
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 (E minor) You know they say it's  (B major) illegal
Em 
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But  (E minor) what isn't these  (B major) days
No matter what you do
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There'll  (E minor) be somebody on
your case
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Oo-oo, days  (B major)  (E minor) days go by
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It just seem (B major) s  like I sit
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 (E minor) around and get high  (B major) 
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 (E minor) Oo-oo, shame  (B major)  (E minor) shame on me
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They're going to put  (B major) me in
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B 
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a  (E minor) penitentiary  (B major)  (E minor) 
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I must not  (B major) be together
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 (E minor) Look at the shape I'm in  (B major)  (E minor) 
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I just know people  (B major) are saying
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 (E minor) "He's looking awful thin"
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I guess I can coun (B major) t my blessings
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Though  (E minor) I've  (B major) al ways been this way
Em 
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 (E minor) I guess I'll quit  (B major) tomorrow
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 (E minor) Maybe another day  (B major)  (E minor) 
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Oo-oo, days days go by  (B major) 
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 (E minor) I guess I'll  (B major) sit around and  (E minor) get real high  (B major)  (E minor) 
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 (B major)  (E minor)  (B major) 
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 (E minor)  (B major)  (E minor)  (B major)  (E minor)  (B major) 
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You know  (E minor) time has  (B major) no absolute
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It's a  (E minor) just seems like
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 (B major) it's spent  (E minor) 
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Everything  (B major) has a tendency  (E minor) to
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be so warped  (D major) and bent  (B major) 
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 (E minor) While looking  (B major) here and there
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I'm  (E minor) surprised to see  (B major) 
Em 
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 (E minor) Everybody's gone  (B major) here
Em 
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 (E minor) Everybody's gone but  (B major) me  (E minor) 
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Em 
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Oo-oo,  (B major)  (E minor) days days go by  (B major) 
Em 
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Em 
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 (E minor) I just sit  (B major) around and  (E minor) get real high  (B major) 
Em 
B 
Em 
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 (E minor) Oo-oo, what  (B major)  (E minor) what a glow  (B major) 
Em 
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 (E minor) I just  (B major) hang out,
Em 
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they  (E minor) come and go  (B major) 