The Day Chords & Lyrics by Sonata Arctica

The Day

guitar chords lyrics

Sonata Arctica

THE DAY - Sonata Arctica
Acoustic version by sinForge xJp
Standard Tuning (EADGBe), Capo 1
This is NOT based on an acoustic performance/recording!!

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*The way the guitar sounds in this song, I'll assume |
Elias was using a 7-string (tuned a half step down) |
the way he usually does, but I tabbed the chords for |
a 6-string in standard tuning like I usually do!!! |

The capo puts the bulk of the song in the correct |
key. It makes the intro a hassel, but it's doable* |
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When [Em*] shows up in
the chorus play this:
e|--3--2--0----0---|
B|--0--0--0----0---|
G|--0--0--0----0---|
D|--2--2--2----2---|
A|--2--2--2----2---|
E|--0--0--0----0---|

Intro [C minor, relative to the capo]:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0-----0-----|
G|-------------0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0-----0---|
D|--10----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--8---8-7--5------------5--7--8-5-7----------|
D|--------------8---------------------8-7--5---|
A|-----------------6---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8--4--4---|
D|--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--3--3---|
A|--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6--5--5---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------3--3---|

C5... Eb5 F5 G5... Bb5...
C5... Eb5 F5 G5... Bb5...

[Key change - C major, relative to the capo]

G
Sea full of diamonds, good morning new day
G
I'll fix us breakfast, and the newspaper says
C G
The company will lay off 5,000 souls today

G
"I wish I was a child with no worries back then", I say
G
"Kiss me and smile...", you reply, in your way
C G
You wake up the children for school... for the last time
C
For suddenly our beautiful life blurs away
G
And the world breaks into pieces

C.. C.. C.. C..
G.. G.. D/F#.. Em*

G D/F# Bm
'Cause today the sea came in
D Em*
The wave came and stole my loved ones
G D/F# Bm Em*
I write these lines alone on the rooftop of my home
G D/F# Bm D Em*
I'm adrift on the vast oceans, can you feel me?
G D/F# Bm D
I will not see you again, even if I live through
Em
The day when the sea came...
(Em)
Day when the sea came...
(Em)
Day when the sea came in...

Em... Em... D... Em...

Em
I trace the scenes our children once played
Em
Names carved in wood, all the words, bound to fade
D
I believe, my love, your memory and dreams
Em
Deserve to live again tomorrow...


C G
(My love...) We built this world together, we lived in here together,
C
And shared the fun together, bore the sorrows, all together
(My friend...)
G
We'll win the fight together, we'll lose the game together
C
Greet the heroes all together, and forever, we'll remember
(My world...)
G
We built this world together, we lived in here together
C
And shared the fun together, bore the sorrows, all together
G
And as long as we're together, in spirit, yet together,
C G
You're the air that I am kissing, you will always be there...

C G
I can feel you in the wind...
C G
I can feel you in the wind...

C... G... C...

Outro:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0-----0-----|
G|-------0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0-----0---|
D|--10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|