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Walls & Birds - In The Day
tom: Am
Am7
In the day
Dm7
I would sleep alone
G
In a dream
F F9 F
Overhear the phone
G
Now when she calls
Dm7 F
And says that she’ll be home
C7 Am G
By the time the snow begins to fall
Am
Now on that day
Dm7
I would sleep for long
G
In dreams she’s soiled
F
The years must have been long
G
I clean the tiles
F
The afternoon lights come
C Am Em F G
Theres a clean bed waiting for my lover
C Am
She & I had a falling out
Em F
But its not that we don’t get along
Am Dm7
In the day we would speak for long
G
Like tell me darling
F
How was life abroad/at home
G
It was quite alright / ok
F
The quiet days go one
G
But now to you
F
Have you been with somebody
G
Yeah but not for long
(Oh no but never mind)
F
Her name I can’t recall
(Come here into my room)
Theres a clean bed waiting for my lover
She & I had a falling out
But its not that we don’t get along