 is an American singer-songwriter. Beginning his career as a solo artist in the late 1990s, Day became known for his extensive touring and in-concert use of samplers and effects pedals in order to accompany himself. He self-financed and self-released his first album, Australia, in 2000.  Day eventually signed a recording contract with major label Epic Records in 2002 and has since re-released his debut as well as producing a follow up, Stop All The World Now.

Howie Day est un chanteur-compositeur américain, né à Bangor, dans l'

Howie Day (* 15. Januar 1981 in Bangor, Maine, USA) ist ein US-amerikanischer Sänger und Songwriter.  Er wurde beeinflusst von Künstlern wie Richard Ashcroft, Jeff Buckley, U2, Radiohead und Dave Matthews. Mit 15 Jahren hatte er seinen ersten Auftritt und spielte zuerst Coversongs, später begann er eigene Songs zu schreiben und sang sie live vor Publikum. Er spielt Gitarre, singt und nimmt Samples mit einem Effektgerät (line-6) auf.  

Perfect Time Of Day

Intro - A  Amaj7  A  Amaj7

A                      Amaj7
Here, where they can't find us
               F#m     E    Eadd6
I dare them to call me out     we find out
A              Amaj7
We met here on purpose
                 F#m     E      Eadd6
I bet they can't wait to wake us up

     Bm    A          E
It's all a little bit strange
  Bm          A          (E)
I know it's a little bit strange

A                Amaj7
make a point and ignore them
              F#m       E    Eadd6
come on let's wait this out      they find out
A             Amaj7
we never stop turning
                   F#m       E        Eadd6
and sometimes it's tough  to change direction 

  Bm          A          E
I know it's a little bit strange
     Bm    A          E
It's all a little bit strange

       D           A
At the end of a day
     E          D             A     F#m   E
Well I'm  gonna say what I mean
     Bm           D      A     E
It's slipping all away, away
       Bm  A      (E)  
At the end of our days
       A      Amaj7
We'll escape
       A      Amaj7
We'll escape

(Instrumental)

  Bm          A          E
I know it's a little bit strange
     Bm    A          E
It's all a little bit strange

       D           A
At the end of a day
      E        D             A
Well I'm gonna say what I mean
     F#m  E
Well I'm
       D           A
At the end of a day
     E         D             A   F#m  E
Well I'm gonna say what I mean

Bm            D     A    E
Slipping all away
     Bm            D     A    E
It's slipping all away
     Bm            D     A    E
It's slipping all away, now
       Bm  A       E
At the end of our days
       A      Amaj7
We'll escape
       A      Amaj7
We'll escape
                A      Amaj7
Oh, there's no escape
       A      Amaj7
We'll escape

End Of Our Days 

Intro
Dm G Dm G F A

        Dm               F         C            G
She was nervous She was late She left it up to fate
Dm           F      C
Standing at a phone oh
        Dm             F             C            G
And she knows what she wants and she came here to take it
    Dm             F            C    
How perfect it could be You and me
        Bb             F       C                G
And she met him at the door I don't want you anymore
  Bb              F   E
Remember what you said

Chorus 

  Dm        G
You and a promise
  Dm        G         F           A
You and a promise     You

Dm G Dm G F A

   Dm                   F        C                       G
He turned and he didn't wait He walked right through the gate,
   Dm          F      C
So glad to be alone
      Dm            F         C                   G
and he knows who to call I'll always be there for you 
Dm         F     C                  Bb            F
Call me anytime    I don't mean to offend
    C                 G         Bb           F   E
The voice on the other end Is a stranger to me

  Dm        G
You and a promise
  Dm        G         F           A
You and a promise     You

        Bb   F      C
And they say to themselves
         Bb  F     C
And they say to themselves
        Bb F     C       G
How can I ever let this happen

Dm        G
You and a promise
  Dm        G         F           A
You and a promise     You

Dm G Dm G F A

You And A Promise

[Intro]    A    E    F#m7    D    (x2)


A              E          F#m7             D             A                E     
___The dawn is breaking, _______a light shining through, _____you're barely waking, 
    F#m7               D    
And I'm _tangled up in you, yeah 


[Repeat Intro]    A    E    F#m7    D
                  

A             E              F#m7                   D         A           E                 F#m7    
____I'm open, you're closed, _______Where I follow, you'll go, ____I worry I won't see your face, _
         D
Light up again 


[Chorus] 
         A                  E               F#m7                D
Even the best fall down sometimes, Even the wrong words seem to rhyme 
           A                   E        F#m7         D         A
Out of the doubt that fills my mind, I somehow find, You and I collide 


[Repeat Intro]    (A)    E    F#m7    D


A            E          F#m7             D                 A              E                         
___I'm quiet you know, _______You make a first impression, _____I've found I'm scared to know I'm 
F#m7           D
always On your mind 


[Chorus]
         A                  E               F#m7              D
Even the best fall down sometimes, Even the stars __refuse to shine 
           A                E       F#m7          D         F#m7-D-E
Out of the back you fall in time, I somehow find, You and I collide__


[Bridge] 
[Pause]         F#m7-D-E  [Pause]            F#m7-D-E  [Pause]   A
Don't stop here, _________I've lost my place, _________I'm close behind 


[Repeat Intro]    (A)    E    F#m7    D    (x2)


[Chorus] 
         A                  E               F#m7                D
Even the best fall down sometimes, Even the wrong words seem to rhyme, 
           A                     E         F#m7          D         A        E
Out of the doubt that fills your mind, You finally find, You and I collide, ___
     F#m7          D         A         E       F#m7          D         A
 You finally find, You and I collide, _____You finally find, You and I collide 


[Ending Solo]    (A)    E    F#m7    D    A    E    F#m7    D    A

Collide

Em7           Cadd9      G                   D 
I picture you in the sun wondering what went wrong
Em7                Cadd9         G          D
You've fallen down on your knees asking for sympathy
Em7              Cadd9            G                  D
and being caught in between all I wish for and all I need
Em7           Cadd9          G                D                   Em7
I picture you fast asleep a night that comes you can't keep awake
Cadd9     G                D          Em7     
and may God's love be with you always
Cadd9     G            D 
may God's love be with you

I know i would apologize if i could see your eyes
cause when you show me myself ya know i became someone else
cause i've been caught in between all i wish for and all i need
i picture you fast asleep a night that comes you can keep away
may God's love be with you always
may God's love be with you

Cause if i find, if i find my way how much will i find
if i find, if i find my way how much will i find
if i find, if i find my way how much will i find, you, you, i find you, you

I don't know anymore what its for i'm not even sure
if there is anyone who is in the sun could you help me to understand
cause i've been caught in between all i wish for and all i need
and maybe i'm not even sure what it's for anymore than me
may God's love be with you, always
may God's love be with you, always
may God's love be with you, always
may God's love be with you

cause if i find, if i find my way how much will i find
if i find, if i find my way how much will i find
if i find, if i find my way how much will i find, you, you, i find you, you

In The Sun

[Verse 1:]

Am     G                 F        F
It's the perfect time of day 
Am      G                 F        F
It's the last day of your life 
Am            G
Don't let it drift away 
G                     F
While your heart is still racing 
Am      G                   F      F
It's the perfect time of day 


[Chorus:]

G        G        F        F
And you wont feel a thing 
G  G    F (let ring)
And you wont recall anything at all 


[Verse 2:]

Am            G          F        F
Close your eyes and take your last breath 
Am            G      F             Am                G
Press your head aside, and the end is the beginning 
   F               G                 Am              G                F
And everyone between is somewhere lost, somewhere lost. 


[Chorus]


[Bridge:]

C           G        F
Let your colors collide 
       G          C
The time is so fleeting 
   C              F
I quit running behind 
G                     C
Oh, I know your meaning 
G
You look for
F     G                    C
For what you want to say
        G                   F
And you look for
       G                  Am
The perfect time of day 


[Chorus]


[Outro:]  

C  G  F  G
(So just play these chords over and over, with a Four Count each) 

Wooooo it's the perfect time of day 
Come on now 
It's the perfect time of day 
it's the perfect time with you

Stop All The World Now 

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Intro/Verse
A|--4--1--3--6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------9-9-9-9---4-4-4-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------9-9-9-9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

School Friends

S                     S        
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|--6------6-6---3-------------------1-| 
C|-------------5---5-------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
                                                              
A|----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| 
C|-----4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------| 

A|-----5--8--10--8--5--|--8-12--------12--|----5-8-10-8-5-------| 
E|--6------------------|------------------|--6------------------| 
C|---------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
G|---------------------|-------5--7-5-----|---------------------| 
     S      S      S      S            
A|----------------7------7-8----8---| 
E|--5-6----5-6------1----5-6----6---| 
C|--4-5------2------2-----------2---| 
G|---------6------6-----------------|

King Creole

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

...

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