Chords for "Daylight"

Date: April 20, 1997  2:44 PM
From: IAN GRANT


Daylight     Written by Raymond Douglas Davies

Intro   D   (D is a near constant pedal note. Lower case letters indicate melody
notes)

D                               G/D          A/D D                
Daylight over the Village Green early in the morning.
D                                   G/D           A/D D
Daylight over the hills and valleys heralding the morning.
D        A/D      D          D          A/D          D
Daylight over the mountains, daylight on the Village Green,
D                 A/D           D    
Daylight over the field and the factories.
G/D     D         G/D   D       G/D        D   G/D (A/D) D
Another night has gone away and here comes yet another   day.

G d   d   e  e  f# f#   g g    a  a    b     b    c   d  d
  See the early morning risers walking round with bleary eyes.
G                                                        e B f#  f# 
  Worn out housewives grit their teeth ignoring new born babies' cries.
B  f#  f# g#   g# a#a# b  b   c#   c#   d#   d#   e f# f#
  Look at all the busy people this way, that way, everywhere
B f# f#  g#    g#   a#   a#    b  b    c#  c#   d#  d#   e  f#  f#
  Biting toast and swallowing tea and breakfast specials on the air.
E    B    D   A   A7   build                                           
Feel that daylight.

D                              G/D             A/D D
Feel the sunlight on my pillow and it stops my yawning.
D                                    G/D         A/D  D
I thank God that I'm still around to see another dawn in.
D      A/D        D        D         A/D            D
Daylight over the valleys, daylight lighting up the trees,
D        A/D      D                                                        
Daylight over the hillside,
G/D     D         G/D    D      G/D     D        G/D  (A/D) D
Smile a smile and sing a song, another night has been and  gone.

G  d  d   d    e e    f#    f#    g
  Middle-aged bankers crack their backs
   g   a    a    b    b         c   d     d                        
  And wish they were young and in their teens,
G                                                 B   
  Lonely spinsters dream of dating Roger Moore or Steve McQueen.
B  f#    f# g# g# a# a#    b b    c#  c#   d#   d#  e f#   f#
  Health fanatics in their attics training for the Empire Games,
B  f#     f#   g#    g# a# a#   b   b    c# c#  d#    d#  e f#f#
   School boys dream of Captain Scarlet, battle ships and aeroplanes.
E    B    D  A    A7    D
Feel that daylight,     Daylight.
D         A/D           D                                     
 Daylight on the Village Green,
D         A/D           D         G                D             
Daylight, Field and the valleys,  Daylight__(ahhhh)__
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