What A Day That Was chords by
David Byrne

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Key: E minor•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Well, I'm

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dressed up so nice

Esus4

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Esus4

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An' I'm doin' my best

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Yes I'm startin' over.

Esus4

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Startin' over in another place

Verse 2

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Lemme tell you a story

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Big chief with a golden crown

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He's got rings on his fingers

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And then he walks up, up to the throne

Verse 3

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He's makin' shapes with his hands

An' don't you dare sit down

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Now don't you dare sit back

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And don't you dare speak up!

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Verse 4

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And on the first day,

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we had everything we could hold

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Ooh and then we let it fall

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And on the second day,

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there was nothing else left to do

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Ooh what a day that was.

Interlude 1

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Esus4

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Esus4

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There are 50, 000 beggars

Verse 5

Esus4

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Roaming in the streets

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Esus4

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They have

Esus4

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lost all their possessions

Esus4

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Esus4

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They have nothing left to eat

Verse 6

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Down come the bolts of lightning

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Now an electrical storm

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Starts a chain reaction

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Go pull a fire alarm

Verse 7

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I'm dreaming of a city

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It was my own invention

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And I put the wheels in motion

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A time for big decisions

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And on the

Verse 8

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first day,

Esus4

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we had everything we could hold

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Ooh and then we let it fall

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And on the second day,

Esus4

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there was nothing else left to do

Ooh what a day that was.

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Verse 9

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Oh a day that was

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Ooh that's the way it goes

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There's a million ways- to get

Bbsus4

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things done

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Three's a million ways- to

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make things work out.

Verse 10

Fsus4

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Esus4

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Esus4

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Esus4

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Well I'm going

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Esus4

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Esus4

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Esus4

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Esus4

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right through

And the light came down

Well they're roundin' 'em up

From all over town

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They're movin'

Verse 11

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forward and

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back

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They're movin' backwards and front

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And they're enjoying

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themselves

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Moving in ev'ry direction

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Verse 12

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if you feel like

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you're in a whirlpool

You feel like going home

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And if you feel like

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talking to someone

Who knows the difference

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between right and wrong

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And on the

Verse 13

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first day,

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we had everything we could hold

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Ooh and then we let it fall

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And on the second day,

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there was nothing else left to do

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Ooh what a day that was.

Interlude 2

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Esus4

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Esus4

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Esus4

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Esus4

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Esus4

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Esus4

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Esus4

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Verse 14

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We're go(in') boom

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Esus4

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boom boom

That's the way we live

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Esus4

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Esus4

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Esus4

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Esus4

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And in a great big room and

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Esus4

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Esus4

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Esus4

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Esus4

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Esus4

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That's the way we live.

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ChordsG Em Am Esus4 Gm...

G
Em
Am
Esus4
Gm
Dm
D
Bb
Eb
Bbsus4
Fsus4
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E
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G
Em
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Esus4
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D
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Eb
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