Loudon Wainwright III – Pretty Good Day (Guitar)
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Chords
Tabbed by Paul Brannigan
This is a beautiful and meaningful song with a fairly simple guitar part. He strums
the D and Bm chords with alternating bass notes, it's simple to figure out but I'll
tab it anyway.
Do it like this:
D Bm e|---2--2-2---2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2-| B|---3--3-3---3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3-| G|---2--2-2---2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----4--4-4----4--4-4----4--4-4-| D|-0----0-0------0-0--0----0-0-------0-0----4--4-4----4--4-4----4--4-4-| A|----------0-------------------0---------2----2-2-------2-2--2----2-2-| E|--------------------------------------------------2------------------| G A e|---2--2-2-----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3-----0--0-0----0--0-0-| B|---3--3-3-----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3-----2--2-2----2--2-2-| G|---4--4-4-----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0-----2--2-2----2--2-2-| D|---4--4-4-----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0---2----2-2--4----2-2-| A|------2-2-----2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----------------------| E|-2----------3----3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3----------------------| e|---0--0-0----0--0-0-| B|---2--2-2----2--2-2-| G|---2--2-2----2--2-2-| Then back to G - repeats through the whole song D|-5----2-2--2----2-2-| A|--------------------| E|--------------------|
[Intro]
D Bm G A
[Verses]
D I slept through the night, I got through to the dawn Bm I flipped a switch and the light went on G I got out of bed and I put some clothes on A Was a pretty good day so far D I turned the tap, there was cold, there was hot Bm I put on my coat to go to the shop G I stepped outside, and I didn't get shot A Was 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 It's a pretty good day so far D No snipers in windows, taking a peek Bm No people panicked, running scared through the streets G I didn't see any bodies without arms, legs, or feet A It's a pretty good day D There was plasma, bandages and electricity Bm Food, wood and water, and the air was smoke-free G No camera crews from ITV
A
(Instrumental)
D It was all such a strange sight to behold Bm Nobody was frightened, wounded, hungry or cold G and the children seemed normal, they didn't look old A pretty good day so far D I walked through a park, you would not believe it Bm There in the park, there were a few trees left G and on some branches, there were a few leaves
A
D I slept through the night, I got through to the dawn Bm I flipped a switch and the light went on G I wrote down my dream, I made it this song A D Was a pretty good day so far