A Routine Day Chords - Klaatu

Verse 1

F C Bbdim It started off a routine day Dm E7sus4 E I got through the morning in the usual way Bbsus2 Bbmb5 I caught the bus on time Am Am7/G D Good morning, Mr. Driver, drive Bb Bbsus2 Bb(b5) As I sat inside my overcoat I clutched my cane Am/C Bbdim Dm Am7 F Bb/C And pressed my nose against the foggy window pane Ho hum C/E E7 F Bb Bbsus2 Bbm11 The life I lead would even make a dead man yawn

Verse 2

Dm Dm/C Midday comes C Bbdim I break for lunch Dm Dm7/C E7sus4 E With my sandwich and a beer I go on a hunch Bb Bbsus2 Bbmb5 To the park where I hope to find Am Am/G D A little bit of peace of mind Bb Bbsus2 Bb(b5) As I sat there on a bench amidst the rodent race Am Bbdim Dm Am7 F Bb/C I felt a strange sensation that without a trace appeared C/E C7sus2 E7 F But then as quickly disappeared again

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Bridge

Bb G6/B G7/B So tell me what's the bloody point of playing the game F Am Eb D With so much to lose yet so little to gain Bb C7 F You sell your life away

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Bb G6/B G7/B Can't you see you're just a cog working like a dog F Am Eb D You trade your future for a dead-end job Bb G7 C That's full of routine days C Routine days

Verse 3

F6 F C Bbdim I race the clock to the end of my day Dm Dm7/C E7sus4 E The paycheck in my pocket makes me feel okay Bb Bsus2 Bbmb5 But was it worth the grind Am Am7/G D9 D Just to keep from falling behind Bb Bbsus2 Bb(b5) I stand here in the queue behind a foul cigar Am Bbdim Dm Am F Bb/C My face discreetly buried in a book on Mars Hum drum C/E C7sus2 E7 F Bb Bbsus2 Bbm11 F And I'm waiting on the pier 'til Charon comes