Intro:  Dm A F G Bb Dm Bb A 

   
Dm               A  
When the day is done 
 F                     G 
Down to earth then sinks the sun 

Bb                            Dm 
Along with everything that was lost and won 

Bb               A7 
When the day is done 


Dm               A 
When the day is done 
F                                G 
Hope so much your race’ll be all run 
Bb                              Dm 
Then you find you’ve jumped the gun 

Bb                          Dm 
Have to go back where you begun 

Bb              Dm 
When the day is done 



Dm                A 
When the night is cold 

F                       G 
Some get by and some get old 

Bb                    Dm  
Just to show life’s no made of gold 

Dm                  A7 
When the night is cold 


Dm                    A 
When the bird has flown  
F                        G 
Got no one to call your own 

Bb                         Dm 
Got no place to call your home 
Bb                  Dm 
When the bird has flown 

Instrumental  

Dm A  F G Bb Dm Bb A  


Dm                    A 
When the games been fought 
F                          G 
Newspaper blown cross the court  

Bb                                   Dm 
Lost much sooner than you would’ve thought 
Bb                  A7 
Now the game’s been fought 

Dm                   A 
When the part is through 
F                     G 
Seems so very sad for you 
Bb                                   Dm 
Didn’t do the things you were meant to do 
Bb                         Dm 
Now there’s no time start anew 
A                   Dm 
Now the part is through 

 Dm               A  
When the day is done 
 F                     G 
Down to earth then sinks the sun 

Bb                            Dm 
Along with everything that was lost and won 

Bb              Dm 
When the day is done