CHORDS: The Avett Brothers – I Should’ve Spent The Day With My Family Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele
This is the chords of I Should’ve Spent The Day With My Family by The Avett Brothers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C F
I woke up very early like I tend
to do most days
C
Gathered up my clothes, my watch,
G G7
and pocket knife
C
It would be almost an hour before
F
the sun would show it's face
C G
And I tried to be quiet so as not
C
to wake my wife
C
Turning on my phone was the
F
first mistake I made
C
My heart sunk when I read the
G
first headline
C
There had been another shooting and
F
this time not so far away
C
And a child who lost his life
G C
looked awful lot like mine
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[Verse 2]
C F
I sat there in the dark for
I don't know how long
C
Without the first idea of what
G G7
to do
C
I walked into the kitchen and
F
turned the coffee maker on
C
And stood there feeling hopeless
G C
and staring at the moon
C
And when the house got lively,
F
I was working double time
C
Scrambling eggs and trying
G G7
not to cry
C F
Jennifer was getting Isaac dressed
and packed for school
C
I was wondering when God left
G C
and why he didn't say goodbye
[Chorus]
G G7
I should've spent the day with
C
my family
Am
Instead I tried and failed to
F#/D
work all day long
G G#m6
Lord, I should have spent the
Am
day with my family
F G
On days like this, they alone make
F G C
me want to carry on
[Verse 3]
C F
Throughout the day I kept hearing
all the details
C
Though I didn't check in much
G G7
but watch the news
C
Some tragedies you know,
F
they have no explanation
C G
And the word "everything" don't
C
cover what you lose
C
So I spend the whole day pacing back
F
and forth all by my lonesome
C
Questioning the point in
G G7
trying to write a song
C
And it sure is hard to focus on
F
anything on all
C
And you can't get something right
G C
when everything feels wrong
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[Chorus]
G G7 C
I should've spent the day with my family
Am
Instead I tried and failed to
F#/D
work all day long
G G#m6
Lord, I should have spent the
Am
day with my family
F G
On days like this, they alone make
F G C
me want to carry on
[Verse 4]
C F
By sundown I was worn out, no closer
to understanding
C
The evil things that happen
G G7
every day
C F
My wife and I shared a beer and talked
about the future
C G
Agreeing on the fact that we would
C
have to find a way
C
Though sometimes I don't know how
F
this world continues turning
C G
What has happened will never be undone
C
But tomorrow I think I'll just try
F
to keep the day wide open
C
And as much as they will have me,
G C
be with people that I love