Key: A , F
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Intro: A - D - E - F#m - D - E - A/C# - E/G#-
Verse 1:
A D E F#m
Everything's working out fine
D E
You've got all the things
A/C# E/G#
you want and I've got mine
A D E F#m
No more struggle and strife
D E
Kicking back and digging
A/C# E
it's a wonderful life
Refrain 1:
F#m B D
And then you awoke to start
the day out laughing
It's some kind of a joke
Chorus 1:
A
Everybody's waiting
E
for a day in the sun
F#m
Everybody's working
D
hard to have some fun
A
First you want a million
E
then a million and one
D
Everybody's waiting
for a day in the sun
Verse 2:
A D
City girls and
E F#m
small town boys
D E
Big time spenders
A/C# E/G#
with expensive toys
A D
Pretty people who
E F#m
don't look so good
D E
Some are mopping floors
A/C# E/G#
and some are chopping wood
Refrain 2:
F#m B
But they try and they try
D
Waiting for the clouds
to disappear from the sky
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
A
Everybody's doing
E
everything they can
F#m
Some will count on luck
D
and some will make a plan
A
If you want to get
E
it got to get it done
D
Everybody's waiting
for a day in the sun
Bridge:
Bb
Mama said "Listen to me
F
I can't tell you what
your life's gonna be
G
Every day there's
C
something new it's true
D E
A light could shine on you"
Interlude: A - D - E - F#m - D - E - A/C# - E/G#-
(Repeat Refrain 2)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
(Repeat Chorus 2)
Outro: A - E - F#m - D - A - E - D--
A day in the sun...