John Prine – Day Is Done (Guitar Tab)

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music & Lyrics by John Prine Album: Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings (1995) Tuning: Standard, no capo Key: G Tabbed by Robert Saunders CHORDS: G: 320022 D: X00232 A: X02220 NOTES: I stumbled upon this song serendipitously when searching for Nick Drake's song of the same name. No weird tunings or funky chords with John Prine - just three simple chords with the thumb playing the alternating bass notes throughout. The verse has exactly the same chords as the intro, although the picking pattern is a bit simpler. I'm not sure I've got the pattern exactly as John Prine plays it in the verse but I would suggest it's best to mix it up a bit anyway. Let me know if you have any suggestions and I will be happy to make corrections. INTRO:

      G                G                D                D
E|--|-------3--------|-------3--------|---------2------|-------2-------0|
B|--|----------------|-----------3----|----------------|-3--------------|
G|-0|----------------|-0--------------|-2---2-------2--|-----2-------2--| 
D|--|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|-0-------0------|-0-------0------| 
A|--|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
e|--|-3-------3------|-3-------3------|----------------|----------------|

      A                A                D                D
   E|----------------|-----------0---0|-------2--------|-------2--------|
   B|---2------------|-------2--------|---3------------|-3---------3----| 
   G|-------2--------|---2------------|-----0-------0--|-----2-------2-0| 
   D|-----2-------2--|-----2-------2--|-0-------0------|-0-------0------| 
   A|-0-------0------|-0-------0------|----------------|----------------| 
   e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

      G                G                D                D
   E|-------3--------|-------3--------|-------2--------|-------2-------0|
   B|----------------|-----------3----|----------------|-3--------------|
   G|----------------|----------------|-2---2-------2--|-----2-------2--| 
   D|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|-0-------0------|-0-------0------| 
   A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
   e|-0h3-----3------|-3-------3------|----------------|----------------|

      A                A                D                D
   E|----------------|-----------0---0|----------------|-------2--------|
   B|---2------------|-------2--------|---3-----3------|-3---------3----| 
   G|-------2-------2|---2------------|-----2-------2--|-----2-------2-0| 
   D|-----2-------2--|-----2-------2--|-0-------0------|-0-------0------| 
   A|-0-------0------|-0-------0------|----------------|----------------| 
   e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

VERSE TEMPLATE (same chords as intro):

       G               G                D                D
   E|-------3--------|-------3--------|--------2-------|-------2--------|
   B|----------------|-----------3----|----------------|-3--------------|
   G|----------------|-0--------------|-2---2-------2--|-----2-------2--| 
   D|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|-0-------0------|-0-------0------| 
   A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
   e|-3-------3------|-3-------3------|----------------|----------------|

Do you like me? Well 1 hope you do Cause if

      A                A                D                D
   E|----------------|----------------|-------2--------|-------2--------|
   B|-------2--------|----------------|-----------3----|-3---------3----| 
   G|-2--------------|-------2--------|-----0-------0--|-----2-------2-0| 
   D|-----2-------2--|-----2-------2--|-0-------0------|-0-------0------| 
   A|-0-------0------|-0-------0------|----------------|----------------| 
   e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

you like I think like you We me then I'm gonna have to too

      G                G                D                D
   E|-------3--------|-------3--------|--------2-------|-------2--------|
   B|----------------|-----------3----|----------------|-3--------------|
   G|----------------|-0--------------|-2---2-------2--|-----2-------2--| 
   D|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|-0-------0------|-0-------0------| 
   A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
   e|-3-------3------|-3-------3------|----------------|----------------|

share and have some fun Then we'll our things

      A                A                D                D
   E|----------------|----------------|-------2--------|-------2--------|
   B|-------2--------|----------------|-----------3----|-3---------3----| 
   G|-2---------2----|-------2--------|-----0-------0--|-----2-------2-0| 
   D|-----2-------2--|-----2-------2--|-0-------0------|-0-------0------| 
   A|-0-------0------|-0-------0------|----------------|----------------| 
   e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

say goodbye and go back home day is done when the OUTRO:

      A                A                D                D
   E|----------------|----------------|-------2--------|-------2--------|
   B|----------------|-------2--------|-----------3----|-3---------3----| 
   G|-------2--------|-----------2----|-----0-------0--|-----2-------2--| 
   D|-----2-------2--|-----2-------2--|-0-------0------|-0-------0------| 
   A|-0-------0------|-0-------0------|----------------|----------------| 
   e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

let's say goodbye and go back home day us done when the

      D                D                D
   E|-------2--------|-------2--------|----------------|
   B|-3---------3----|-3---------3----|-3--------------| 
   G|-----0-------0--|-----2-------2--|----------------|
   D|-0-------0------|-0-------0------|-0--------------| 
   A|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
   e|----------------|----------------|----------------|

LYRICS & CHORDS G D Do you like me? Well I hope you do, A D 'Cause if you like me, then I think I'm gonna have to like you too. G D We'll share our things, and have some fun, A D Then we'll say goodbye and go back home when the day is done. G D If you tell me, I'll tell you too, A D And we'll say the things and do the things that lovers do. G D We'll keep it to ourselves, we won't hurt no one A D Then we'll say goodbye, and go back home when the day is done. G D We'll carve our names, on a tree A D Then we'll burn it down so no one in the world will see. G D And we'll make love, while we watch the flame A D Then we'll walk away as if we never had no shame. G D Now we must hide, to be alone A D And we can't say our sweet things on the telephone. G D If we can't stop, what we've begun, A D We should say goodbye and go back home when the day is done. G D Do you still like me? Well I hope you do. A D Cause if you still like me then I think I'm gonna have to still like you. G D We shared our things, and had some fun A D Now we'll say goodbye and go back home when the day is done. A D Yeah, we'll say goodbye and go back home while we still have one. A D Let's say goodbye and go back home now the day is done.