Cardiacs – Day Is Gone (Guitar)

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Chords

The time signature is 5/4, BUT the arpeggio cycles every 8 beats (one beat per note). Chords always strum every 5/8 (two and a half beats). Dots mark the beat. The asterisk marks the crash cymbal. D5: xx023x Csus2: x3003x G/B: x2003x A#6: x1003x
[Intro]
   D5   D5   D5   D5   D5   D5   D5   D5   D5   D5   D5   D5   D5                  
e|---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------5-|
B|-----------6---------------6---------------6---------------6-----|
G|-------7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7---|
D|---7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7-------|
A|-5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *                    

[pattern]
   D5  Csus2 G/B  A#6  D5  Csus2 G/B  A#6  D5  Csus2 G/B  A#6  D5  Csus2 G/B  A#6                   
e|---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------5-|
B|-----------6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------6-----|
G|-------7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7---|
D|---7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7-------|
A|-5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   * . . . . * . . . . * . . . . * . . . . * . . . . * . . . . * . . . . * . . . . 
[Verse 1]
D5             Csus2      
Tel-ling fa-mi-liar sto-ries

   G/B          A#6
in-vi-ted us to o-ur home

    D5            Csus2
for some soup, bo-thered by steam

   G/B                 A#6
we clipped our wing so we can't fly

[half pattern]
   D5  Csus2 G/B  A#6  D5  Csus2 G/B  A#6          
e|---------------5---------------5---------|
B|-----------6---------------6-------------|
G|-------7-----7---------7-----7---------7-|
D|---7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----|
A|-5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8---|
E|-----------------------------------------|
   * . . . . * . . . . * . . . . * . . . . 
[Verse 2]
D5               Csus2      
Bet-ter than bet-ter than what?

     G/B          A#6     
Some dy-ing off a rocket ship

D5            Csus2      
Looks as if a day is gone

G/B           A#6   
Looks as if a day is missing

D5             Csus2      
E-very-bo-dy's trying to leave

G/B               A#6    
Lor-ries dri-ving to the sea

    D5            Csus2      
Who is, that, who slammed the door?

D5            A#6           
Looks as if a day has gone 

  F  G  C#  D#  F  G  C#  D#
a-waaaaaaaaaaay...

[interlude]
   Dm        G5/D      Dm        G5/D 
e|-1---0-1-------------1---0-1-------------|
B|-3---3-3---3---3-----3---3-3---3---3-----|
G|-2---0-2---0---0-----2---0-2---0---0-----|
D|-0---0-0---0---0-----0---0-0---0---0-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
   *   .   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   .   
[Verse 3]
D5                Csus2      
More ac-tive than scraps alive

G/B                 A#6    
Sleep for weeks but of-ten stirring

D5                   Csus2      
More a-live_tha-an_a-ny-one swears

   G/B                A#6    
As born were we, from hol-low trees

D5             Csus2      
Tel-ling fa-mi-liar sto-ries

   G/B          A#6    
In-vi-ted us to o-ur home 

D5                Csus2      
for some soup, bo-thered by steam

D5                  A#6           
We clip our wing so we can't fly 

  F  G  C#  D#  F  G  C#  D#
a-waaaaaaaaaaay...

[interlude]
   Dm        G5/D      Dm        G5/D 
e|-1---0-1-------------1---0-1-------------|
B|-3---3-3---3---3-----3---3-3---3---3-----|
G|-2---0-2---0---0-----2---0-2---0---0-----|
D|-0---0-0---0---0-----0---0-0---0---0-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
   *   .   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   .   
[loop 11 times] D5 Csus2 G/B A#6 [Verse 4]
D5             Csus2
Looks as if a day is gone

G/B              A#6     
Looks as if the day is play-ing

D5             Csus2
Looks as if a day is gone

G/B            A#6         
Looks as if a day has gone

  F  G  C#  D#  F  G  C#  D#
a-waaaaaaaaaaay...
F G C# D# F G C# D#
[outro]
   Dm        G5/D      Dm        G5/D 
e|-1---0-1-------------1---0-1-------------|
B|-3---3-3---3---3-----3---3-3---3---3-----|
G|-2---0-2---0---0-----2---0-2---0---0-----|
D|-0---0-0---0---0-----0---0-0---0---0-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
   *   .   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   .   

   Dm        G5/D      Dm        G 
e|-1---0-1-------------1---0-1---3---------|
B|-3---3-3---3---3-----3---3-3---0---------|
G|-2---0-2---0---0-----2---0-2---0---------|
D|-0---0-0---0---0-----0---0-0---0---------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3---------|
   *   .   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   .