Tone: [E]
Verse:
[E] D[A]Drag myself from my bed
[Gbm] Aro[B]Around 20 past 6
[E]Get my [A]kids up make breakfast
[Gbm]1 egg 2 toast[B]toast 3 weetabix
[E]and as i sit[A]sit down i look up
[Gbm]and your standing in the do[B]doorway sun at your back
in my o[A]old brown dressing gown
Well no one can l[Gbm]love you mor[B]more than i love you now, but i
[E]Gotta [A]go running for the bus
[Gbm]Coat flying and i try not to miss it th[B]this time
[E]but the drivers w[A]waiting and thats strange
[Gbm]kids on the top deck [B]quiet for a change
[E]and theres no rain [A]and no roadworks in the
[Gbm]bus lane and a[B]all my hurts r[A]run away
and im sm[B]smiling as im punching in
Chorus:
[E]the day i[B] died was the best da[A]y of my li[B]fe
[E]the day i [B]died was the best day[A]day of my lif[B]life
[E]tell my friends and my[B]my kids and my wife
[A]everything will[B]will be alright
[E]the day i di[B]died was the best day o[A]of my life [B]
-next Verses have the same chord pattern as the first one-
Verse:
now the secretaries they got a smile for me
and the intray on my desks almost empty
I get a memo from executive joe
saying Rob the gob is getting kicked out
for embezzling funds from the company account
and id be lying if i said i wasnt chuffed
cos i always hated rob
and now they'll probbaly offer me robs old job
Verse:
and in the park at lunch
theres no whinos on my favourite bench
none of that drunk chatter none of that pissy stench
and the 20 little piegeons with the gammy leg
decide to dine from someone elses sandwich instead
and theres something about the city today
like all the colours conspire to overwhelm the grey
and this close to the fire i can feel no cold
but a rainbow halo around my soul
Chorus:
[E]the day i[B] died was the best da[A]y of my li[B]fe
[E]the day i [B]died was the best day[A]day of my lif[B]life
[E]tell my friends and my[B]my kids and my wife
[A]everything will[B]will be alright
[E]the day i di[B]died was the best day o[A]of my life [B]
Bridge:
so i l[Dm]leave work get to the hi[F]high street and i miss my bus
should i w[C]wait for another no i [G]cant be arsed
i begin t[Dm]to walk
and rush hour cr[F]crowd seem to part like the re[C]red sea
and im stopping at the o[G]offy
2[Dm]20 cigerettes and a 6 pack to relax m[F]me
[C]and as i cross back over the street
[G]i guess i never saw that taxi
Interlude: chords from Bridge
Outro:
[E]the day i d[B]died was the best [A]day of my lif[B]life
[E]the day i d[B]died was the best [A]day of my lif[B]life
[E]tell my friends and my k[B]kids and my wife
[A]everything will be[B]be alright
[E]the day i [B]died was the be[A]best day of my lif[B]life
[E]now i got 99 r[B]ed ballons f[A]loating in the summer s[B]ky
[E]i got 99 red b[B]allons dri[A]fiting past my dreamy e[B]yes
[E]i got 99 red b[B]allons flo[A]ating in the summer sky[B]
[E]i got 99 red b[B]allons drf[A]ting past my dying ey[B]es