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It Happens Every Day chords by
Dar Williams
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Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
G
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The first part
Bm
Bm
2

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of every day for me is good
Bm
Bm
2

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G

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I've got the bus stop in my
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D

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neighborhood
F#m
F#m
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And everything's on purpose
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everywhere they go
F#m
F#m
2

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Hiding in my car and run
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G

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F#m
F#m
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A
A

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ning in the snow
Verse 2
D
D

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F#m
F#m
2

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Running with the friends
Bm
Bm
2

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D
D

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they'll know for years
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G

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A

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D
D

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I've seen it all from here, from here
Verse 3
D
D

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A

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It happens every day,
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G

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D

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before they go to school
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A

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They play until the bus drives
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G

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D

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up beside my lawn
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A

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And there's always been a mother
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G

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D

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who waits 'til they are gone
Bm
Bm
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Then she turns away
F#m
F#m
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It happens every day
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G

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Verse 4
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D

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G
G

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Noon comes and turns
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D

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this campus upside down
Bm
Bm
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D
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I watch the students in this college town
F#m
F#m
2

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You would think they're carefree,
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G

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Bm
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2

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I have seen their trials
F#m
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Frowning into Shakespeare
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and practicing their smiles
Verse 5
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D

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F#m
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Bm
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Even un derlining Nabokov
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G

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A

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D
D

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When I am not in love, in love
Verse 6
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D

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A

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It happens every day with
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their journals in cafes
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A

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Looking up at their reflection
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G

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on the other wall
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A

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G
G

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With every new idea wondering if
D
D

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they've changed at all

And then they look away
Bm
Bm
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F#m
F#m
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Asus4
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It happens every day
D
D

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G

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Verse 7
D
D

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G
G

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Well life is as hard and as
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A

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D
D

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easy as they say
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G

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Walking the steps we've
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A

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D
D

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chosen on this day
F#m
F#m
2

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Some will be outrageous,
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D

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some have rarely shown
F#m
F#m
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Some will walk in couples,
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A
A

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some will walk alone
Verse 8
D
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Bm
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2

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D
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As I think about the world I see
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A
A

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D
D

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They stare and smile at me, at me
Verse 9
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A

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It happens every day at the
G
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crossing of the street
A
A

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Walking out to see what's new and
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G

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D

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what is just the same
A
A

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And the only word for love is
G
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D
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everybody's name

And that will always stay
Bm
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F#m
F#m
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It happens every day
G
G

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A
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And every day will happen without
Bm
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you
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • A

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • F#m

    2

  • Asus4

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of It Happens Every Day by Dar Williams is Eb major.

The primary chords used in It Happens Every Day are Ab, Bb, Eb, Cm, Gm, Bbsus4.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Ab, Bb, Eb, Cm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of It Happens Every Day is approximately 87 beats per minute.

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