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I Meant to Do My Work Today chords by
Carrie Newcomer
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Verse 1
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I meant to do
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my work today
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So many plans I had made
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I'd check the mail,
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I'd make the calls
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Save the world and sweep the hall
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Finally get my accounting done
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Sort the beans one by one
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But I got waylaid by
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the morning sun

And I got absolutely nothing
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done
Verse 2
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I thought I'd live a louder life
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I'd learn a lot and get it right
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I'd rent a loft I'd drink all night
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I'd be a living archetype
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And in a blinding flash of light
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I'd see that one great insight
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But silence called me deeper still

Like nothing else ever will
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Verse 3
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I woke to hear an owl nearby
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Hunting something large
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enough to cry
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Nature's always beautiful
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The change of season always right
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The moon shines cold and true and bright
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And sets at dawn without a fight
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And yet I could not find a way

To get myself back to sleep last
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night
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Verse 4
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I never knew just what it meant
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The way you smiled while
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you dreamt
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And why my heart can overflow
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And why mistakes can haunt me so
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Why nothing ever stops or stays
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Dust shimmers in the morning rays
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I didn't do the work that I'd had said
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I just wandered through these thoughts instead
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Outro 1
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
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The original key of I Meant to Do My Work Today by Carrie Newcomer is F# major.

The primary chords used in I Meant to Do My Work Today are F#, B, G#m, C#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F#, B, G#m, C#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of I Meant to Do My Work Today is approximately 90 beats per minute.

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