Chords for Loudon Wainwright III Pretty Good Day So Far

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135.7 bpm
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G

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Loudon Wainwright III Pretty Good Day So Far chords
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[D]
[Am] London is about an hour from Sarajevo.
I did [A#] not get on an airplane [D] and go over there.
[A] Hang out with Susie Sontag.
[D]
But I wrote this song.
[Bm]
[F#] [G]
[A]
[F#m] [A]
[D] ♪ I slept through the night, I got through to the dawn ♪
[Bm] ♪ I flipped a switch and the light went on ♪
[A] [G] ♪ Got out of bed and I put some clothes on ♪
[A] ♪ It's [F#m] a pretty good day [A] so far ♪
[A]
[D] I turned the tap that was cold, that was hot [Bm]
♪ Put on my coat to go to the shop ♪
[A] [G] ♪ I stepped outside and I didn't get shot [A]
♪ It's a pretty good day so far ♪
[D] ♪ I didn't hear any sirens or explosions ♪
[Bm] ♪ No mortars coming in from those heavy guns ♪
[G] ♪ No UN tanks, I didn't see one [A]
♪ Pretty good day so far ♪
[D] ♪ No snipers in windows taking a pee ♪
[Bm] No people panic, run scared to the street ♪
[G] ♪ I didn't see any bodies without arms, legs or [A] feet ♪
[D] ♪ There was plasma bandages and electricity ♪
[Bm] ♪ Food, wood and water, the air was smoke [A] free [G]
♪ No camera crews from [A] ITV, pretty good day so far ♪
[D] ♪ It was all such a strange sight to behold ♪
[Bm] ♪ Nobody was frightened, wounded, hungry or cold [B]
[G] ♪ The children seemed normal, they didn't look [A] old ♪
[F#m]
[D] ♪ I walked through a park, you would not believe it ♪
[Bm] ♪ There in the park there were a few trees left [A] [G]
♪ And on some branches there were a few [A] leaves ♪

[D] I slept through the night, I got through to the dawn ♪
[Bm] ♪ I flipped a switch and the light went on ♪
[A] [G] ♪ I wrote down my dream and I made it this [A] song ♪
♪ It was a pretty good day [D] so far ♪
[N]
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1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
F#m
123111112
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] London is about an hour from Sarajevo.
I did [A#] not get on an airplane [D] and go over there. _
[A] _ _ _ _ Hang out with Susie Sontag.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
But I wrote this song. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ ♪ I slept through the night, I got through to the dawn ♪
_ [Bm] ♪ I flipped a switch and the light went on ♪
[A] _ [G] _ ♪ Got out of bed and I put some clothes on ♪
[A] _ _ ♪ It's [F#m] a pretty good day [A] so far ♪ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _
♪ _ [D] _ I turned the tap that was cold, that was hot _ [Bm] _ _ ♪
♪ Put on my coat to go to the shop ♪
[A] _ [G] _ ♪ I stepped outside and I didn't get shot _ [A]
♪ It's a pretty good day so far ♪ _ _
_ [D] _ ♪ I didn't hear any sirens or explosions ♪
[Bm] ♪ No mortars coming in from those heavy guns ♪
[G] ♪ No UN tanks, _ _ I didn't see one [A]
♪ Pretty good day so far ♪ _ _
_ [D] ♪ No snipers in windows taking a pee _ ♪
[Bm] No people panic, run scared to the street ♪
[G] ♪ I didn't see any bodies without arms, legs or [A] feet ♪ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ ♪ There was plasma bandages and electricity ♪
[Bm] ♪ Food, wood and water, _ the air was smoke [A] free [G]
♪ No camera crews _ from _ [A] ITV, pretty good day so far ♪ _
_ _ [D] ♪ It was all such a strange sight to behold ♪
[Bm] ♪ Nobody was frightened, _ wounded, hungry or cold [B]
[G] ♪ The children seemed normal, _ they didn't look [A] old ♪ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] ♪ I walked through a park, you would not believe it ♪
[Bm] ♪ _ There in the park there were a few trees left [A] [G]
♪ And on some branches there were a few [A] _ leaves ♪
♪ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] I slept through the night, I got through to the dawn ♪
_ [Bm] ♪ I flipped a switch and the light went on ♪
_ [A] _ [G] ♪ I wrote down my dream and I made it this [A] song ♪
♪ It was a pretty good day [D] so far ♪ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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