The Day Before You Came chords by
Steven Wilson

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Key: C# minor

Verse 1
Am Am 
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Must have left my house at eight,
F F 
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E E 
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because I always do
My train, I'm certain,
Am Am 
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left the station just when it was due
I must have read the morning
G G 
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paper going into town
And having gotten through the editorial,
C C 
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no doubt I must have frowned

Verse 2
C C 
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I must have made my desk around
G G 
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a quarter after nine
With letters to be read,
C C 
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and heaps of papers waiting to be signed
F F 
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I must have gone to lunch at
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F F 
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half past twelve or so
Dm Dm 
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The usual place, the usual bunch
Dsus2 Dsus2 
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And still on top of this I'm
Dm Dm 
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E E 
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pretty sure it must have rained
Am Am 
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The day before you came

Verse 3
Am Am 
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I must have lit my seventh cigarette
F F 
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E E 
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at half past two
And at the time I never
Am Am 
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even noticed I was blue
I must have kept on dragging
G G 
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through the business of the day
Without really knowing anything,
C C 
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I hid a part of me away

Verse 4
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At five I must have left,
G G 
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there's no exception to the rule
A matter of routine,
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I've done it ever since I finished school
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The train back home again
Undoubtedly I must have read
Dm Dm 
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D D 
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the evening paper then
Dm Dm 
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Dsus4 Dsus4 
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Oh yes, I'm sure my life was well
Dm Dm 
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E E 
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within  its usual frame
Am Am 
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E E 
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Dm Dm 
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Ddim Ddim 
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E E 
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The day before you
Am Am 
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Adim Adim 
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Am Am 
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E E 
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Am Am 
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came

Verse 5
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Must have opened my front door
F F 
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E E 
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at eight o'clock or so
And stopped along the way to buy
Am Am 
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some chinese food to  go
I'm sure I had my dinner watching
G G 
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something on tv
There's not, I think,
C C 
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a single episode of Dallas that I didn't see

Verse 6
C C 
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I must have gone to bed
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around a quarter after ten
I need a lot of sleep,
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and so I like to be in bed by then
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I must have read a while
The latest one by Marilyn French
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D D 
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or something in that style
It's funny, but I had no sense
Dm Dm 
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E E 
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of living without aim
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The day before you came

Verse 7
F F 
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And turning out the light
I must have yawned and cuddled up
Dm Dm 
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D D 
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Dm Dm 
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for yet another night
And rattling on the roof I must have
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E E 
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heard the sound of rain
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The day before you came

Outro 1
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Dm Dm 
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Ddim Ddim 
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Dm Dm 
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Am Am 
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Adim Adim 
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Am Am 
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E E 
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Am Am 
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