Song: This is the day
Artist: The The
Composer: Matt Johnson
Album: Soul mining

Tabbed by DJ   20th May 2014

CAPO: 3rd fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of Bb)

Emphasise the bass note of each chord followed by
a strum. The chords in brackets are optional
bass notes alternating with the root note. The (/Bb)
and (G/A) are played just as passing bass notes 

Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
 G    = 320033    G/B = x20033    (Em/B) = x22000
 Em   = 022000    C = x32013    (/Bb)  = x1xxxx
 A    = x02220    A = x02225    (A/E)  = xx2220
 C    = x32010   (G/D) = xx0033   (C/G)  = xxx010
(G/A) = x0xxxx

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[Intro]
  G     Em     A     C      G     Em     A     C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  G     Em     A     C      G     Em     A     C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  G     Em     A     C      G     Em     A     C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  G     Em     A     C      G     Em     A     C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

[Verse 1]
          G
Well, you didn't wake up this morning,
            Em
Because you didn't go to bed,
         A                           C
You were watching the whites of your eyes turn red,
G               Em              A           C
   The calendar on your wall is ticking the days off,
            G                Em
You've been reading some old letters,
    A                    C
You smile, and think how much you've changed,
G                 Em
    All the money in the world...
   A            C
...Couldn't buy back those days

[Chorus]
G                (G/A) G/B
    You pull back the  curtains,
        C                 A *
And the sun burns into your eyes,
G                    (G/A)  G/B
    You watch a plane----   flying...
    C                A *
A - cross a clear blue sky,
G         (G/A) G/B          C              A *
   This is the  day  ...your life will surely change,
G         (G/A) G/B          C              A *
   This is the  day  ...when things fall into place

[Break]
  G     Em     A     C      G     Em     A     C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

[Verse 2]
G      (G/D)          Em   (Em/B)  (/Bb)
    You could've done any - thing,
 A (A/E)            C      (C/G)
         ...if you'd want - ed,
    G       (G/D)         Em    (Em/B)(/Bb)
And all your friends, and fami - ly,
   A    (A/E)        C     (C/G)
...think that you're luck - y,
G           (G/D)                Em    (Em/B)
    But, the side of you they'll never see,
  (/Bb)        A      (A/E)          C     (C/G)
Is when you're left a- lone with the memo - ries that
   G   (G/D) Em  (Em/B (/Bb)    A  (A/E)      C (C/G)
...Hold your life       ...to - ge- ther like ...glue

[Middle 8]
   G (G/D) Em (Em/B)(/Bb)  A (A/E) C (C/G)
|  /   /   /    /____/  |  /   /   /   /  |
   G (G/D) Em (Em/B)(/Bb)  A (A/E) C (C/G)
|  /   /   /    /____/  |  /   /   /   /  |
   G (G/D) Em (Em/B)(/Bb)  A (A/E) C (C/G)
|  /   /   /    /____/  |  /   /   /   /  |
   G (G/D) Em (Em/B)(/Bb)  A (A/E) C (C/G)
|  /   /   /    /____/  |  /   /   /   /  |

[Chorus]
G                (G/A) G/B
    You pull back the  curtains,
        C                 A *
And the sun burns into your eyes,
G                    (G/A)  G/B
    You watch a plane----   flying...
    C                A *
A - cross a clear blue sky,
G         (G/A) G/B          C              A *
   This is the  day  ...your life will surely change,
G         (G/A) G/B          C              A *
   This is the  day  ...when things fall into place

[Break]
  G     Em     A     C      G     Em     A     C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  G     Em     A     C      G     Em     A     C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

[Coda - Repeats]
G     (G/D)   Em (Em/B)(/Bb) A        (A/E)   C  (C/G)
  This is the day    ...your life will surely change!
               (This is the  day----!)

G     (G/D)   Em (Em/B)(/Bb) A        (A/E)   C  (C/G)
  This is the day    ...your life will surely change!
               (This is the  day----!)

G     (G/D)   Em (Em/B)(/Bb) A        (A/E)   C  (C/G)
  This is the day    ...your life will surely change!
               (This is the  day----!)

[Suggestion for ending]
            G
This is the day----!