Chords for Blancmange - The Day Before You Came (Official Video)
Tempo:
109.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
Cm
Eb
Bb
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I must have looked my house a day because [G] I only eat.
My train I'm certain left the station [C] just when it was due.
[Cm]
I must have read the morning paper flowing [Bb] in the town.
And having gone through the editorial, no doubt [Eb] I must have frowned.
I must have made my desk around the quarter [Bb] after nine.
With letters to be read and heaps of papers waiting [Eb] to be signed.
[Ab] I must have gone to lunch [Eb] at half past twelve or [Fm] so, the usual place, the usual bunch.
And still on top of this I'm pretty [D] sure [G] it must have rained.
The [Cm] day before you came.
I must have lit my seventh cigarette [G] at half past two.
And at the time I never even noticed I [Cm] was blue.
I must have kept from dragging through the business [Bb] of the day.
Without really knowing anything, I hid a part of [Eb] me away.
At five I must have left, there's no exception to the [Bb] rule.
A matter of routine, I've done it ever since I finished [Eb] school.
[Ab] Train back home again, [Eb] undoubtedly I 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.
[G]
[Abm] [G]
[Cm]
I must have opened my front door at eight o [G]'clock or so.
Stopped along the way to buy some [Cm] Chinese food to go.
I'm sure I had my dinner watching [Bb] something 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 the quarter after [Bb] ten.
I need a lot of sleep so I like to be in bed by [Eb] then.
[Ab] I must have read a while, [Eb] the latest one by Barbara [Fm] Harman or something in that style.
It's funny but I have no [D] sense of living [G] without pain.
The [Cm] day before you came.
[Ab] And turning out the lights, I [Eb] must have yawned and cuddled [Fm] up for yet another night.
And rattling on the loophole I must have heard [G] the sound of rain.
[Cm] The day before you came.
[B]
[Abm] [G]
[Cm]
[A] [Cm]
My train I'm certain left the station [C] just when it was due.
[Cm]
I must have read the morning paper flowing [Bb] in the town.
And having gone through the editorial, no doubt [Eb] I must have frowned.
I must have made my desk around the quarter [Bb] after nine.
With letters to be read and heaps of papers waiting [Eb] to be signed.
[Ab] I must have gone to lunch [Eb] at half past twelve or [Fm] so, the usual place, the usual bunch.
And still on top of this I'm pretty [D] sure [G] it must have rained.
The [Cm] day before you came.
I must have lit my seventh cigarette [G] at half past two.
And at the time I never even noticed I [Cm] was blue.
I must have kept from dragging through the business [Bb] of the day.
Without really knowing anything, I hid a part of [Eb] me away.
At five I must have left, there's no exception to the [Bb] rule.
A matter of routine, I've done it ever since I finished [Eb] school.
[Ab] Train back home again, [Eb] undoubtedly I 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.
[G]
[Abm] [G]
[Cm]
I must have opened my front door at eight o [G]'clock or so.
Stopped along the way to buy some [Cm] Chinese food to go.
I'm sure I had my dinner watching [Bb] something 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 the quarter after [Bb] ten.
I need a lot of sleep so I like to be in bed by [Eb] then.
[Ab] I must have read a while, [Eb] the latest one by Barbara [Fm] Harman or something in that style.
It's funny but I have no [D] sense of living [G] without pain.
The [Cm] day before you came.
[Ab] And turning out the lights, I [Eb] must have yawned and cuddled [Fm] up for yet another night.
And rattling on the loophole I must have heard [G] the sound of rain.
[Cm] The day before you came.
[B]
[Abm] [G]
[Cm]
[A] [Cm]
Key:
G
Cm
Eb
Bb
Ab
G
Cm
Eb
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_ _ _ _ I _ must have looked my house a day because [G] I only eat. _
_ _ _ _ My train I'm certain left the station [C] just when it was due.
[Cm] _ _ _ _
_ I must have read the morning paper flowing [Bb] in the town. _ _ _ _ _
And having gone through the editorial, no doubt [Eb] I must have frowned.
_ _ _ _ I must have made my desk around the quarter [Bb] after nine.
_ _ _ _ With letters to be read and heaps of papers waiting [Eb] to be signed.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] I must have gone to lunch [Eb] at half past twelve or [Fm] so, the usual place, the usual bunch.
_ _ _ And still on top of this I'm pretty [D] sure [G] it must have rained. _ _ _
The [Cm] day before you came. _ _ _ _
_ I must have lit my seventh cigarette [G] at half past two.
_ _ _ _ _ And at the time I never even noticed I [Cm] was blue. _ _
_ _ _ I must have kept from dragging through the business [Bb] of the day. _ _ _ _
_ _ Without really knowing anything, I hid a part of [Eb] me away. _ _ _ _
At five I must have left, there's no exception to the [Bb] rule. _ _ _ _
A matter of routine, I've done it ever since I finished [Eb] school.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Train back home again, [Eb] undoubtedly I 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. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I must have opened my front door at eight o [G]'clock or so. _ _ _ _ _ _
Stopped along the way to buy some [Cm] Chinese food to go. _
_ _ _ _ I'm sure I had my dinner watching [Bb] something 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 the quarter after [Bb] ten. _ _ _ _
I need a lot of sleep so I like to be in bed by [Eb] _ then. _ _ _
[Ab] I must have read a while, [Eb] the latest one by Barbara [Fm] Harman or something in that style. _ _
It's funny but I have no [D] sense of living [G] without pain.
_ _ The [Cm] day before you came. _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] And turning out the lights, I [Eb] must have yawned and cuddled [Fm] up for yet another night.
_ _ _ And rattling on the loophole I must have heard [G] the sound of rain.
_ _ [Cm] The day before you came. _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I _ must have looked my house a day because [G] I only eat. _
_ _ _ _ My train I'm certain left the station [C] just when it was due.
[Cm] _ _ _ _
_ I must have read the morning paper flowing [Bb] in the town. _ _ _ _ _
And having gone through the editorial, no doubt [Eb] I must have frowned.
_ _ _ _ I must have made my desk around the quarter [Bb] after nine.
_ _ _ _ With letters to be read and heaps of papers waiting [Eb] to be signed.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] I must have gone to lunch [Eb] at half past twelve or [Fm] so, the usual place, the usual bunch.
_ _ _ And still on top of this I'm pretty [D] sure [G] it must have rained. _ _ _
The [Cm] day before you came. _ _ _ _
_ I must have lit my seventh cigarette [G] at half past two.
_ _ _ _ _ And at the time I never even noticed I [Cm] was blue. _ _
_ _ _ I must have kept from dragging through the business [Bb] of the day. _ _ _ _
_ _ Without really knowing anything, I hid a part of [Eb] me away. _ _ _ _
At five I must have left, there's no exception to the [Bb] rule. _ _ _ _
A matter of routine, I've done it ever since I finished [Eb] school.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Train back home again, [Eb] undoubtedly I 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. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I must have opened my front door at eight o [G]'clock or so. _ _ _ _ _ _
Stopped along the way to buy some [Cm] Chinese food to go. _
_ _ _ _ I'm sure I had my dinner watching [Bb] something 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 the quarter after [Bb] ten. _ _ _ _
I need a lot of sleep so I like to be in bed by [Eb] _ then. _ _ _
[Ab] I must have read a while, [Eb] the latest one by Barbara [Fm] Harman or something in that style. _ _
It's funny but I have no [D] sense of living [G] without pain.
_ _ The [Cm] day before you came. _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] And turning out the lights, I [Eb] must have yawned and cuddled [Fm] up for yet another night.
_ _ _ And rattling on the loophole I must have heard [G] the sound of rain.
_ _ [Cm] The day before you came. _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
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