Moody Blues - Never Comes The Day

never comes the day by justin hayward

this song is in a variation of open G tuning ( with the sixth string tuned to E instead
D ) . enjoy!

drathbun@shaw . ca

tuning : egdgbd
chord shapes :

Cadd9 Cadd9 * G/B G/B *
G
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Am11 C/G C Bm D/F#
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intro ( travis fingerstyle – pull off Cadd9 * to Cadd9 and hammer on/pull off Gmaj7/B to
to G/B )
Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G/B
G/B Am11 G x 2

[ C ] work away to [ G ] day , [ C ] work away to [ Bm ] morrow .
[ C ] never comes the [ G ] day for [ C/G ] my [ G ] love [ C/G ] and [ G ] me .
i [ Cadd9 ] feel her gently [ G/B ] sighing as the [ Cadd9 ] evening slips A [ D/F# ] way .
( strum following verses )
if [ G ] only you [ D/F# ] knew what’s in [ G ] side of me [ D/F# ] now ,
you [ G ] wouldn’t want to [ D/F# ] know me some [ G ] how . [ C/G ]
G Am11 G/B
but . . [ Cadd9 ] you [ G/B ] will [ Cadd9 ] love me to [ G/B ] night ,
[ Cadd9 ] we A [ G/B ] lone will [ D/F# ] be al [ C ] right ,
i – i – n the [ G ] E – n – D ( G strum 8 bars )

chorus ( strum G through out )
chord progression using open G as passing chord on offbeats : G C ( open ) ~slide from C to
( open ) C – repeat
[ G ] give just a little bit more
take a little bit less
from each other tonight
admit what you’re feeling
and see what’s in front of you ,
it’s never out of your sight .
you know it’s true ,
we all know that it’s true .

( travis fingerstyle intro )
#
verse 2
work away today , think about tomorrow
never comes the day . . for my love and me .
i feel her gently sighing as the evening slips away .
( strum )
if only you knew what’s in [ G ] side of me now ,
you wouldn’t want to know me . . somehow ,
but . . you will love me tonight ,
we alone will be alright ,
i – i – i – n the E – n – D . ( G strum 8 bars )
#
chorus ( as previous )
give just a little bit more , take a little bit less
from each other tonight
admit what you’re feeling and see what’s in front of you ,
it’s never out of your sight .
you know it’s true , we all know that it’s true .
you know it’s true , we all know that it’s true .
you know it’s true , we all know that it’s true .
( repeat chorus to fade )
end