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Key: C minor•
Intro 1
Cm
Cm
3

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Cm
Cm
3

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Cm
Cm
3

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Cm
Cm
3

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Verse 1
Cm
Cm
3

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I must have left my house at eight,
Ab
Ab
4

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G
G

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because I always do
My train, I'm certain, left the station
Cm
Cm
3

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just when it was due
I must have read the morning paper
Bb
Bb

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going into town
And having gotten through the editorial,
Bb/D
Bb/D
3

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Eb
Eb
6

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no doubt I must have frowned
I must have made my desk
Bb
Bb

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around a quarter after nine
With letters to be read,
Eb
Eb
6

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and heaps of papers waiting to be signed
Ab
Ab
4

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I must have gone to lunch
Eb/G
Eb/G
3

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at half past twelve or so
Fm
Fm

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The usual place, the usual bunch
And still on top of this
Dm7b5
Dm7b5

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G
G

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I'm pretty sure it must have rained
Cm
Cm
3

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Cm
Cm
3

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The day before you came
Verse 2
Cm
Cm
3

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I must have lit my seventh cigarette
G
G

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at half past two
And at the time I never even noticed
G/B
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Cm
Cm
3

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I was blue
I must have kept on dragging
Cm/D
Cm/D

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Bb
Bb

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through the business of the day
Without really knowing anything,
Bb/D
Bb/D
3

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Eb
Eb
6

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I hid a part of me away
At five I must have left,
Bb
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there's no exception to the rule
A matter of routine,
Eb
Eb
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I've done it ever since I finished school
Ab
Ab
4

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The train back home again
Eb/G
Eb/G
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Undoubtedly I must have read
Fm
Fm

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the evening paper then
Oh yes, I'm sure my life was well
Dm7b5
Dm7b5

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G
G

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within its usual frame
Interlude 1
The day before
Cm
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Cm
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Bdim7
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Bdim7
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(you came)
Abdim7
Abdim7
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G7
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Cm
Cm
3

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Cm
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Adim7
Adim7
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Adim7
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Cm/G
Cm/G
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Cm/G
Cm/G
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G7sus4
G7sus4

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G7
G7

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Cm
Cm
3

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Cm
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Verse 3
Cm
Cm
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I must have opened my front door
Ab
Ab
4

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G
G

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at eight o'clock or so
And stopped along the way
G/B
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Cm
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3

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to buy some Chinese food to go
I'm sure I had my dinner
Bb
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watching something on TV
There's not, I think, a single
Eb
Eb
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episode of Dallas that I didn't see
I must have gone to bed
Bb
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around a quarter after ten
I need a lot of sleep,
Eb
Eb
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and so I like to be in bed by then
Ab
Ab
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I must have read a while
Eb/G
Eb/G
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The latest one by Marilyn French
Fm
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or something in that style
It's funny, but I had no sense of
Dm7b5
Dm7b5

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G
G

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living without aim
Cm
Cm
3

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The day before you came
Ab
Ab
4

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And turning out the light
Eb/G
Eb/G
3

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I must have yawned and cuddled up
Fm
Fm

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for yet another night
And rattling on the roof
Dm7b5
Dm7b5

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G
G

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I must heard the sound of rain
Outro 1
The day before you
Cm
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3

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Cm
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Bdim7
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Bdim7
Bdim7

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(came)
Abdim7
Abdim7
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G7
G7

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Cm
Cm
3

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Cm
Cm
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Adim7
Adim7
4

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Adim7
Adim7
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Cm/G
Cm/G
3

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Cm/G
Cm/G
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G7sus4
G7sus4

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G7
G7

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Cm
Cm
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Cm
Cm
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Bdim7
Bdim7

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Bdim7
Bdim7

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Abdim7
Abdim7
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G7
G7

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Cm
Cm
3

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Cm
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Adim7
Adim7
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Adim7
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Cm/G
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Cm/G
Cm/G
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G7sus4
G7sus4

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G7
G7

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Cm
Cm
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Ab/C
Ab/C
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Cm
Cm
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Cm
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TunerE A D G B E

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ChordsCm Ab G Bb Bb/D...

  • Cm

    3

  • Ab

    4

  • G

  • Bb

  • Bb/D

    3

  • Eb

    6

  • Eb/G

    3

  • Fm

  • Dm7b5

  • G/B

  • Cm/D

  • Bdim7

  • Abdim7

    3

  • G7

  • Adim7

    4

  • Cm/G

    3

  • G7sus4

  • Ab/C

    6
  • Open in app

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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Chords

  • Cm

    3

  • Ab

    4

  • G

  • Bb

  • Bb/D

    3

  • Eb

    6

  • Eb/G

    3

  • Fm

  • Dm7b5

  • G/B

  • Cm/D

  • Bdim7

  • Abdim7

    3

  • G7

  • Adim7

    4

  • Cm/G

    3

  • G7sus4

  • Ab/C

    6
  • Open in app

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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