The Day Before You Came Chords by Abba

Tempo:
108.55 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

G

Ab

Eb

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Cm]
I must have left my house at eight [Ab] because I [G] always do
My train, I'm certain, left the station just when [Cm] it was due
I must have read the morning paper going into [Gm] [Bb] town
And having gotten through the editorial, no doubt I must [Eb] have frowned
I must have made my desk a round of white [Bb]
with letters to be read
And heaps of papers waiting to be [Eb] signed
Gone [Ab] to lunch [Eb] at the usual [Fm] place, the usual bunch
And still on the bus, I'm pretty sure it must [G] have rained the day [Cm] before we came
I must have lit my seventh cigarette at [G] half past two
And at the time I never even noticed [Cm] I was blue
I must have kept on dragging through the business [Bb] of the day
Without really knowing anything, I hid a part [Eb] of me away
There's no exception to [Bb] the rule
I've done it ever since I [Eb] finished school
I [Ab]
[Eb] must have [Fm] read the evening paper then
Oh yes, I'm sure my life was well within its [G] usual frame
The day [Cm] before you came
[B]
[Ab]
[G] [Cm]
[A]
[Cm]
[G]
[Cm] Must have opened my front [Ab] door at eight or [G] flat four or so
And stopped along the way to buy some Chinese [Cm] food to go
[C] I'm
[Cm] sure I had my dinner watching something [Bb] on TV
There's not, I think, a single episode of Dallas that I [Eb] didn't see
I must have gone to bed around a quarter [Bb] after ten
I need a lot of sleep and so I like to be [Eb] in bed by ten
And [Ab]
[Eb]
[Fm] French on something in that style
It's funny, but I had no sense of living [G] without aim
The day [Cm] before you came
[Ab]
[Eb] Flat [Fm] four yet another night
Rattling on the roof, I [Dm] must have heard the [G] sound of rain
The [Cm] day before you came
[B]
[F]
[G] [Cm]
[A]
[Cm]
[G]
[Cm]
[B] The Day Before You Came
[Ab] [G] [Cm]
[A]
[Cm]
[G]
[Cm]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Ab] [Cm]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
G
2131
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
G
2131
Ab
134211114
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To learn Abba - The Day Before You Came chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: A, Cm, G, Cm, Ab, Eb and Fm. Set your pace at 54 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 109. Considering the song's key of C Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I must have left my house at eight [Ab] because I [G] always do
_ My _ _ _ train, I'm certain, left the station just when [Cm] it was due
_ I _ _ _ must have read the morning paper going into [Gm] [Bb] town
And _ _ _ _ having gotten through the editorial, no doubt I must [Eb] have frowned
I _ _ _ must have made my desk a round of white _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ with letters to be read
And heaps of papers waiting to be [Eb] signed
Gone _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ to lunch [Eb] at the usual _ [Fm] place, the usual bunch
_ _ _ And still on the bus, I'm pretty sure it must [G] have rained _ _ _ the day [Cm] before we came _ _ _
_ _ I must have lit my seventh cigarette at [G] half past two _ _ _ _ _
And at the time I never even noticed [Cm] I was blue
_ _ I _ _ must have kept on dragging through the business [Bb] of the day _
_ Without _ _ _ really knowing anything, I hid a part [Eb] of me away _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There's no exception to [Bb] the rule
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I've done it ever since I [Eb] finished school
_ _ I _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ must have [Fm] read the evening paper then
Oh _ _ yes, I'm sure my life was well within its [G] usual frame _ _
_ The day [Cm] before you came _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ Must _ _ _ _ _ _ have opened my front [Ab] door at eight or [G] flat four or so _ _ _
_ _ And stopped along the way to buy some Chinese [Cm] food to go
_ [C] I'm _ _
[Cm] _ sure I had my dinner watching something [Bb] on TV
_ There's _ _ _ not, I think, a single episode of Dallas that I [Eb] didn't see
I _ _ _ _ must have gone to bed _ around a quarter [Bb] after ten
_ _ _ _ _ I need a lot of sleep and so I like to be [Eb] in bed by ten
And _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Fm] French on something in that style
It's _ funny, but I had no sense of living [G] without aim
_ _ _ The day [Cm] before you came
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ Flat [Fm] four yet another night
_ _ _ _ _ Rattling on the roof, I [Dm] must have heard the [G] sound of rain
The _ _ [Cm] day before you came _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] The Day Before You Came
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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