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Key: G# minor•
Intro 1
Em
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D
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B
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Verse 1
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When all the work

is done

The work is done

A place for everything til
D
D

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everything is in its place
C
C

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And every setting sun

When the work was done
B
B
2

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Was a day that didn't go to waste
Em
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When all the work is done

It will be done

Producing everything for
D
D

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everything to be replaced
C
C

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And in dirty towns we

will settle down
B
B
2

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Manufacture for the human race
Verse 2
Am
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The greatest story that was ever
Em
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told in the lights of history
B
B
2

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C
C

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D
D

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C
C

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Was the grand designs of other men
Em
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B
B
2

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And they built those walls for you and me
Verse 3
C
C

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So don't start thinking
D
D

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we can start again
Em
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G
G

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Start a riot in the streets my friend
C
C

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D
D

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Or they'll start pulling us apart again
Em
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G
G

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'Cause idle hands make idle men
C
C

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Don't start thinking with
D
D

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your heart again
Em
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G

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'Cause idle hands make idle men
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When the work
Verse 4

is done,

the work is done
D
D

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We'll bebionic and beyond

the circuits of our minds
C
C

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We'll get nothing done

under electric sun
Em
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Leave the weight of labor far behind
Verse 5
B
B
2

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Am
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We're the greatest

story that was ever told
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B
B
2

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But we don't know where we're from
C
C

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D
D

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And the walls became but a memory
Em
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B
B
2

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Of the days when all the work begun
Verse 6
C
C

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So don't start thinking
D
D

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we can start again
Em
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G

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Start a riot in the streets my friend
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D
D

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Or they'll start pulling us apart again
Em
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G

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'Cause idle hands make idle men
Verse 7
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Rejoice the day,
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Bm
2

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2

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Bm
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D
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the day the work is done
C
C

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Rejoice the day,
B
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2

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Bm
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2

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D
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the day the work is done
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Verse 8
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Everybody's counting hours
Am
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Everybody's counting hours
Verse 9
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D
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Til the day the work is done
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C
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Til the day the work is done
Verse 10
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D
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So don't start thinking
D
D

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we can start again
Em
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Start a riot in the streets my friend
C
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D
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Or they'll start pulling us apart again
Em
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'Cause idle hands make idle men
Verse 11
C
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So don't start thinking
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we can start again
Em
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Start a riot in the streets my friend
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Or they'll start pulling us apart again
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'Cause idle hands make idle men
Verse 12
C
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Rejoice the day,the day
Bm
Bm
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D
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the work is done
C
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Rejoice the day,
Bm
Bm
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B
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the day the work is done
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Verse 13
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Everybody's counting hours
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Em
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Everybody's counting hours

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  • Em

  • D

  • C

  • B

    2

  • Am

  • G

  • Bm

    2

Capo: 4

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Day the Work Is Done by Take That is G# minor.

The primary chords used in The Day the Work Is Done are G#m, F#, E, D#, C#m, B.

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

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

The tempo of The Day the Work Is Done is approximately 125 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of The Day the Work Is Done using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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