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Lovely day

Bill Withers

R&B / SoulMedium for beginners6 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

E○○○
C#m7Diagram coming soon
Am7×○○○
C×○○
D××○
Bm7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              INTRO  
  
E | C#m7 | Am7 | Am7 | C D |  
  
  
VERSE 1: )  
When I wake up in the morning, love  
And the sunlight hurts my eyes  
And something without warning, love  
Bears heavy on my mind  
  
  Am7                    Bm7 
Then I look at you  
                        Am7                 Bm7 
And the world's alright with me  
 Am7                Bm7 
Just one look at you  
           Am7                    Bm7      
And I know it's gonna be  
  
REFRAIN:  
 
         E  | C#m7 | Am7 | Am7| C D |  
A lovely day ... lovely day, lovely day, lovely day ...  
  
  
VERSE 2:  
When the day that lies ahead of me  
Seems impossible to face  
When someone else instead of me  
Always seems to know the way  
  
Then I look at you  
And the world's alright with me  
Just one look at you  
And I know it's gonna be  
A lovely day.....  
  
When the day that lies ahead of me  
Seems impossible to face  
When someone else instead of me  
Always seems to know the way  
  
Then I look at you  
And the world's alright with me  
Just one look at you  
And I know it's gonna be  
A lovely day......

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Chord set

E · C#m7 · Am7 · C · D · Bm7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.