tuned down half step . . .

E – 022100
A – 002200
B – x24400
F#m7 – 244222
G#m – 355433
C#m7 – x35500

[ intro ]

C#m7 A E B

[ verse 1 ]

C#m7 A
today could’ve been the day
E
that you blow out your candles
B
make a wish as you close your eyes
C#m7 A
today could’ve been the day
E
everybody was laughin’
B
instead i just sit here and cry

[ pre – chorus ]

C#m7
who would you be?
A E
what would you look like
B G#m C#m7
when you looked at me for the very first time?
A B
today could’ve been the next day of the rest of your life . .

[ chorus ]

A E B
not a day goes by that i don’t think of you
A E B
i’m always asking why this crazy world had to lose
A C#m7 B
such a ray of light we never knew
F#m7 A
gone too soon , yeah

[ verse 2 ]

C#m7 A
would you have been president?
E B
or a painter , an author or sing like your mother?
C#m7 A
one thing is evident
E
would’ve given all i had ,
B
would’ve loved ya like no other . .

[ pre – chorus ]

C#m7
who would you be?
A E
what would you look like?
B G#m C#m7
would you have my smile and her eyes?
A B
today could’ve been the next day of the rest of your life

[ chorus ]

A E B
not a day goes by that i don’t think of you
A E B
i’m always asking why this crazy world had to lose
A C#m7 B
such a ray of light we never knew
F#m7 A
gone too soon , yeah

C#m7 A E B

[ bridge ]

C#m7 A E B
not a day goes by , oh
C#m7 A E B
i’m always asking why , oh

[ chorus ]

A E B
not a day goes by that i don’t think of you
A E B
i’m always asking why this crazy world had to lose
A C#m7 B
such a beautiful life we never knew
A C#m7 B
gone too soon , yeah
F#m7 A
you were gone too soon , yeah

C#m7 A E B

[ ending ]

C#m7 A
and not a day goes by
E B
that i don’t think of you