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Morrissey – Spent The Day In Bed Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keybaord

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[Intro]
Ebm Db Bbm Ab
Ebm Db Bbm Ab

[Verse 1]
Ebm Db
Spent the day in bed
Bbm Ab
Very happy I did, yes
Ebm Db
I spent the day in bed
Bbm Ab
As the workers stay enslaved
Ebm Db
I spent the day in bed
bbm Ab
I’m not my type, but
Ebm Db
I love my bed
Bbm Ab
And I recommend that you

[Chorus]
Gb Ab Ebm
Stop watching the news!
Gb Ab Ebm
Because the news contrives to frighten you
Gb Ab Ebm
To make you feel small and alone
Gb Ab Bbm
To make you feel that your mind isn’t your own

[Verse 2]
Ebm Db
I spent the day in bed
Bbm Ab
It’s a consolation
Ebm Db
When all my dreams
Bbm Ab
Are perfectly legal
Ebm Db
In sheets for which I paid
Bbm Ab
I am now laid
Ebm Db Bbm Ab
And I recommend to all of my friends that they

[Bridge]
Db Abm
Oh time, do as I wish
Ebm
Time, do as I wish
Db Abm
Oh time, do as I wish
Ebm
Time, do as I wish
Db Abm
Oh time, do as I wish
Ebm
Time, do as I wish
Db Abm
Oh time, do as I wish
Ebm
Time, do as I wish

[Verse 3]
Ebm Db
I spent the day in bed
Bbm Ab
You can please yourself
Ebm Db
But, I spent the day in bed
Bbm Ab
Pillows like pillars
Ebm Db
Life ends in death
Bbm Ab
So, there’s nothing wrong with
Ebm Db
Being good to yourself
Bbm Ab
Be good to yourself for once!

[Outro]
Ebm Db Bbm Ab
And no bus, no boss, no rain, no train
Ebm Db Bbm Ab
And no bus, no boss, no rain, no train
Ebm Db Bbm Ab
And no bus, no boss, no rain, no train
Ebm Db Bbm Ab
No emasculation, no castration
Ebm Db Bbm Ab
No highway, freeway, motorway
Ebm Db Bbm Ab
And no bus, no boss, no rain, no train
Ebm Db Bbm Ab
And no bus, no boss, no rain, no train
Ebm Db Bbm Ab
And no bus, no boss, no rain, no train

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How to play Spent The Day In Bed: key, chords and progression

Spent The Day In Bed by Morrissey is centred on D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). The song uses 6 chords: Ebm, Db, Bbm, Ab, Gb and Abm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Ebm – Db – Bbm – Ab (ii – I – vi – V in D♭ major). In solfa, that is reh – doh – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes Am, G, Em, D, C, Dm (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Ebm chord on guitar (x68876) — E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭

Bbm chord on guitar (x13321) — B♭mB♭ D♭ F

Gb chord on guitar (244322) — G♭G♭ B♭ D♭

Abm chord on guitar (466444) — A♭mA♭ C♭ E♭

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Spent The Day In Bed chords: questions

What key is Spent The Day In Bed in?

Spent The Day In Bed by Morrissey is centred on D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in Spent The Day In Bed?

Spent The Day In Bed uses 6 chords: Ebm, Db, Bbm, Ab, Gb, Abm.

What is the chord progression of Spent The Day In Bed?

The main progression is Ebm – Db – Bbm – Ab (ii – I – vi – V).

Is Spent The Day In Bed easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes Am, G, Em, D, C, Dm (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

How to play Spent The Day In Bed: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Spent The Day In Bed chords: questions

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