ABBA - The Day Before You Came: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Day Before You Came" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn The Day Before You Came Guitar Chords and Lyrics by ABBA
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Day Before You Came" smoothly on your guitar.
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Cm G#6 G Must have left my house at eight, because I always do G Cm My train, I'm certain, left the station just when it was due Cm A# I must have read the morning paper going into town A# D# And having gotten through the editorial, no doubt I must have frowned Chorus: D# A# I must have made my desk around a quarter after nine A#7 D# With letters to be read, and heaps of papers waiting to be signed D#/G G# D#/G I must have gone to lunch at half past twelve or so Fm The usual place, the usual bunch Fm Dm7-5 G And still on top of this I'm pretty sure it must have rained Cm The day before you came I must have lit my seventh cigarette at half past two And at the time I never even noticed I was blue I must have kept on dragging through the business of the day Without really knowing anything I hid a part of me away Chorus: At five I must have left, there's no exception to the rule A matter of routine, I've done it ever since I finished school The train back home again Undoubtedly I must have read the evening paper then Oh yes, I'm sure my life was well within its usual frame The day before you came I must have lit my seventh cigarette at half past two And at the time I never even noticed I was blue I must have kept on dragging through the business of the day Without really knowing anything I hid a part of me away Chorus: At five I must have left, there's no exception to the rule A matter of routine, I've done it ever since I finished school The train back home again Undoubtedly I must have read the evening paper then Oh yes, I'm sure my life was well within its usual frame The day before you came And turning out the light I must have yawned and cuddled up for yet another night And rattling on the roof I must have heard the sound of rain The day before you came You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  A#7  Cm  Dm  D#  Dm7  Fm  G  G#  G#6  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Day Before You Came" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Day Before You Came" by ABBA.