Rod Stewart – The Day Will Come (Bass Tab)

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Written by Barry Mason; released as a single with "Why Does It Go On" as the B-side.
Intro:
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Verse:
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  day will    come           when out     of      empty       space

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  flash of    fire           will light   the     children's  face.

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  Hopeless -  ly              their   last    tears they will cry,

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  Be  too     late            to  ask     our     leaders     why.

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  day will    come,                   a   day of  sorrow,

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          Then we'll see  them    strol - lin'    out     to- mor-

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  song of     life           that once    we      knew so     well

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                                                              Will

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  not be      heard           as  we're   led     in- to      hell.

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  Death is    close,         yes, I       can     see the     sign,

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  Down your   street              blood   will    flow like   wine.

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  day will    come,                   a   day of  sorrow,

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          Then we'll see  them    strol - lin'    out     to- mor-

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  day will    come            and swal -  low     up  the     Sun,

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  Can't es -  cape,         we've got     no  -   where to    run.

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                                                              The

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  generals        must    be  found,      some    work    to  do,

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                                                              And

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  me- dals        must    be  bought  by          me  and you,

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              yeah.                                           The

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  day will    come,                   a   day of  sorrow,

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          Then we'll see  them    strol - lin'    out     to- mor-

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          row.                                The day will    come,

Outro:
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                                              The day will    come...
Repeat and fade out...
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