DAY AFTER TOMORROW TOM WAITS
D/A D/B D Dadd9 A6 A D
D Dmaj7 D/A
I got your letter today
Dmaj7 A7/C#
and I miss you all so much here
Bm D
I can't wait to see you all
D/A A6 A7
and I'm counting the days here
G6 Dmaj7
I still believe that there's gold
D/F# G/B G
at the end of the world
D/F# G D/F#
And I'll come home to Illinois
G D/F# A6-A D
on the day after tomorrow
D Dmaj7 D/A
It is so hard and it's cold here
Dmaj7 A7/C#
and I'm tired of taking orders
Bm D
And I miss old Rockford town
D/A A6 A7
up by the Wisconsin border
G6 Dmaj7
What I miss, you won't believe
D/F# G/B G
shoveling snow and raking leaves
D/F# G D/F#
And my plane will touch down
G D/F# A6-A D
on the day after tomorrow
D Dmaj7 D/A
I close my eyes every nite
Dmaj7 A7/C#
and I dream that I can hold you
Bm D D/B D
They fill us full of lies, everyone buys
D/A A6 A7
'bout what it means to be a soldier
G6 Dmaj7
I still don't know how I'm supposed to feel
D/F# G/B G
'bout all the blood that's been spilled
D/F# G D/F#
Will god on this throne get me back home
G D/F# A6-A D
on the day after tomorrow
D Dmaj7 D/A
You can't deny, the other side
Dmaj7 A7/C#
Don't want to die anymore then we do
Bm D D/B D
What I'm trying to say is don't they pray
D/A A6 A7
to the same god that we do?
G6 Dmaj7
And tell me how does god choose
D/F# G/B G
whose prayers does he refuse?
D/F# G D/F#
Who turns the wheel Who throws the dice
G D/F# A6-A D
on the day after tomorrow
D/F# G/B G D D/F# G/B G D Dadd9 A7
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....
D Dmaj7 D/A
I'm not fighting, for justice
Dmaj7 A7/C#
I am not fighting, for freedom
Bm D
I am fighting, for my life
D/A A6 A7
and another day in the world here
G6 Dmaj7
I just do what I've been told
D/F# G/B G
We're just the gravel on the road
D/F# G D/F#
And only the lucky ones come home
G D/F# A6-A D
on the day after tomorrow
D Dmaj7 D/A
And the summer, it too will fade
Dmaj7 A7/C#
and with it brings the winter's frost dear
Bm D
And I know we too are made
D/A A6 A7
of all the things that we have lost here
G6 Dmaj7
I'll be 21 today
D/F# G/B G
I been saving all my pay
D/F# G D/F#
And my plane will touch down
G D/F# A6-A D
on the day after tomorrow
D/F# G D/F#
And my plane will touch down
G D/F# A6-A D
on the day after tomorrow
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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