Take It From Day To Day
Stan RogersVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Well, it's not the hours of watch-on-watch,
And it's not the work that I mind so much,
Or the long cold miles from my lover's touch,
'Though for sure she's far away.
No stranger, I, to the touch of steel,
Or the honest fear any man can feel,
But I long for dust under my heels
And a pocket full of pay
So I'll take it from day to day.
The pack-ice 'round us cracks and groans;
The old St. Roch, she creaks and moans.
The icy fog is in my bones,
And the ache won't go away.
Outside I bet it's warm and fair.
I could have her fingers in my hair,
But it's long, cold miles to her out there
So I guess I'll have to stay
And just take it from day to day!
We're as far North now as I want to come,
But Larsen's got us under his thumb,
And I signed up for the whole damned run,
I can't get off half way.
But when I get back unto the shore,
I'm going South where it stays warm,
And there'll be someone on my arm
To help me spend my pay,
So I'll take it from day to day.
(fiddle solo over same chords as verse)
(repeat chorus)
(fiddle solo over first half of verse)
No stranger, I, to the touch of steel
And the honest fear any man can feel,
But I long for dust under my heels
And a pocket full of pay,
So I'll take it from day to day.
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Readable chord sheet for Take It From Day To Day by Stan Rogers
[G]Well, it's not the h[C]ours of w[D]atch-on-w[G]atch, [G]And it's not the w[C]ork that I m[D]ind so m[Em]uch, Or the l[G]ong cold miles from my l[C]over's touch, 'Though for s[G]ure she's f[Am]ar aw[D]ay. No [G]stranger, [C]I, to the [D]touch of s[G]teel, Or the h[G]onest f[C]ear any m[D]an can f[Em]eel, But I l[G]ong for dust und[C]er my heels And a p[G]ocket full of p[Am]ay [C]So I'll [G]take it from d[D]ay to d[G]ay. [G]The pack-ice 'r[C]ound us c[D]racks and g[G]roans; [G]The old St. R[C]och, she c[D]reaks and m[Em]oans. The i[G]cy fog is i[C]n my bones, And the a[G]che won't [Am]go aw[D]ay. [G]Outside I b[C]et it's w[D]arm and f[G]air. [G]I could have her f[C]ingers i[D]n my h[Em]air, But it's l[G]ong, cold miles to h[C]er out there So I g[G]uess I'll have to s[Am]tay [C]And just t[G]ake it from d[D]ay to d[G]ay! We're as f[D]ar North now as I w[G]ant to c[C]ome, But L[C]arsen's got us u[G]nder his thumb, And [D]I signed up for the w[G]hole damned r[C]un, I [Am]can't get off half w[D]ay. But when [G]I get b[C]ack un[D]to the s[G]hore, [G]I'm going S[C]outh where i[D]t stays w[Em]arm, And t[G]here'll be someone o[C]n my arm To h[G]elp me spend my p[Am]ay, [C]So I'll t[G]ake it from d[D]ay to d[G]ay. (fiddle solo over same chords as verse) (repeat chorus) (fiddle solo over first half of verse) No s[G]tranger, [C]I, to the t[D]ouch of s[G]teel And the h[G]onest f[C]ear any [D]man can f[Em]eel, But I l[G]ong for dust und[C]er my heels And a p[G]ocket full of p[Am]ay, [C]So I'll t[G]ake it from d[D]ay to d[G]ay.