A Day Away (song)

Name	A Day Away
Album/single	Shihad
Length	2.27 (album version)
Alternative titles
First live performance
Recorded	June/July 1996
Writer/composer	Shihad
Producer	GGGarth

Additional Information

Song meaning as told by Jon: "It's saying to someone, 'chill out, relax,' and that's pretty much all it is". Rip It Up, Oct. 1996

Lyrics

So the world was waiting
As you headed on out the door
Just to trip you up and spit you out
Well I can tell just what you're thinking
I'll be there to catch you falling out your tree tonight

Relax your mind, let it slowly float away tonight
Forget about the day

The world sits on your shoulders
Looks like an ugly weight to bear
Almost lost you underneath there
Well I can tell just what you're feeling
You should let it go 'cause we can start again tonight

Relax your mind, let it slowly float away tonight
Forget about it, it's a day away
It's already a day away

verse 1 & 2

Guitar

D:--------------------------------------------------------
A:------------------------3---3---3--3--3-----------------
F:---4--4--4---4--4-------0---0---0--0--0-----------------
C:---2--2--0h2-2--0h2--0--x---x---x--x--x-----------------
G:------------------------3---3---3--3--3-----------------
d:--------------------------------------------------------

                         "So.................



D:-------------------------------------------------------|
A:--3---3--3--3---3--2---2--2---2--2---------------------|
F:--0---0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---------------------|
C:--2---2--2--2---2--2---2--2---2--2---------------------|
G:--0---0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---------------------|
d:-------------------------------------------------------|





D:-------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------3---3---3--3--3----------------|
F:---4--4--4---4--4-------0---0---0--0--0----------------|
C:---2--2--0h2-2--0h2--0--x---x---x--x--x----------------|
G:------------------------3---3---3--3--3----------------|
d:-------------------------------------------------------|





D:-----------------------0-------0-----------------------|
A:--3---3--3--3---3--2------2-------2--------------------|
F:--0---0--0--0---0--0---------0-------------------------|
C:--2---2--2--2---2--2-----------------------------------|
G:--0---0--0--0---0--0-----------------------------------|
d:-------------------------------------------------------|







D:------3-3-----------------------------------------------|
A:------3-3--3--3--3--3-----3--3--3-3---------------------|
F:-----------0--0--0--0-----2--2--2-2-----2---2---2-------|
C:--2--------x--x--x--x-----0--0--0-0-----2---2---2-------|
G:--2--------3--3--3--3-------------------0---0---0-------|
d:--0-----------------------------------------------------|

 "well i, i can tell......................"  


D:-------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------3---3---3--3--3----------------|
F:---4--4--4---4--4-------0---0---0--0--0----------------|
C:---2--2--0h2-2--0h2--0--x---x---x--x--x----------------|
G:------------------------3---3---3--3--3----------------|
d:-------------------------------------------------------|


             "you could let it go............ 



D:-------------------------------------------------------|
A:--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------------------------------|
F:--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------------------|
C:--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2----------------------|
G:--------------------0--0--0--0--0----------------------|
d:-------------------------------------------------------|


 chorus 


D:-------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------3-----3----------3-----3------------------------|
F:----------0-----0----------0-----0---------------------|
C:-------------------------------------------------------|
G:---3----------------2----------------------------------|
d:-------------------------------------------------------|

    "Toniiight........................



D:-------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------1-----1----------1-----1------------------------|
F:----------0-----0----------0-----0---------------------|
C:-------------------(2)---------------------------------|
G:---1----------------0----------------------------------|
d:-------------------------------------------------------|


..relax your mind.....

Solo
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And then in the final chorus, this is the different bit, right before the last time it repeats
-3-----3-----3-----3-----5--------3-
---5-----5-----5-----5-----5--5---3-
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