Daniel Johnston – In A Lifetime (Guitar)

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[Intro] G D C X3 G [Verse 1]
     G
In a lifetime

   D       C      G
you wear a lot of socks

D      C      G
 See a lot of shows

D      C      G
 Eat a lot of food
[Verse 2]
            G
In a lifetime

    D      C      G
You chew a lot of gum

D        C      G
 Drink a lot of pop

D        C       G
 Watch a lot of TV
[Verse 3]
                G
But what we got here

D        C           G
 Doesn't happen very often

      D        C           G
No, it doesn't happen very often

D     C      G
 What we got here

D     C      G
 What we got here
[Interlude] G G7 G7 Dm [Chorus] (slower)
           Bb     F
Word gets around

            Bb    F
When you're down

               Bb    F
Or when you're happy

       Bb    F
People know

            Bb   F
But I don't care

            Bb   F
What people say

        Bb   F
Cause today

          Bb   F
Today I'm glad
[Chorus] (faster)
          Bb
Today I'm glad

            F
And all the bad times

     Bb     F
Seem almost worth it

             Bb               F
Because they got me where I'm at

    Bb              F
And where I'm at is pretty good

        Bb    F
And I'm glad

          Bb         F
Today I'm glad, yeah

          Bb   F
Today I'm glad

         D C    G
Today I'm...I'm glad
[Solo] D C G X5 [Verse 4] (still fast)
     G
In a lifetime

    D      C      G
You take a lot of shit

D         C      G
 Put in a lot of hours

D         C           G
 A lot of things turn sour
[Verse 5]
     G
In a lifetime

D         C           G
 A lot of things come natural

D         C             G
 A lot of things not so natural

D         C            G
 A lot of things never come.
[Verse 6]
                G
But what we got here

D        C           G
 Doesn't happen very often

      D        C           G
No it, doesn't happen very often

D     C      G
 What we got here

D     C      G
 What we got here
[Interlude] G % G7 % Dm [Chorus] (slower)
             Bb    F
Nothing ever lasts

         Bb                F
Take the past for instance

              Bb   F
It's dead and gone

                  Bb   F
Nothing lasts for long

              Bb    F
But today I'm glad

          Bb   F
Today I'm glad   (X4)

          Bb         F
Today I'm glad, yeah

          Bb   F
Today I'm glad
[Chorus] (gradually faster)
          Bb
Today I'm glad

           F            Bb        F
And though tomorrow may be really lousy

    Bb         F
And I may feel really crummy

Bb                          F
Tomorrow is not today and i feel okay

     Bb   F
I am glad

          Bb   F
Today I'm glad

          Bb   F
Today I'm glad
Bb F
Bb         F          
Glad, glad Glad, glad  X3

Bb          F
Happy, glad happy, glad  X2

Bb         F
Glad happy Happy glad

Bb         F
Happy Glad happy oh, oh

          Bb    F
Today I'm glad

          Bb          F
Today I'm glad, yeah, really

          Bb    F
Today I'm glad

       Bb   F  G7
Really glad
[Outro] (slow)
     G            D      C      G
In a lifetime you wear a lot of socks