Dyin Day Chords
Dyin Day by Anais Mitchell is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C, G and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning: Standard
Capo on 2
Tab relative to Capo
This is repeated throughout the song. If you watch some of Anais's live performances
you'll notice she improvises the picking a lot but this is the basic structure of it.
Chords: Am, C, G, F,
Am
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-----3------1--------1-----3-----1--------0------3-----0-------|
G|-------2-----2------2--------0-----0-----0--------0------0-----0-----|
D|-2-------2-----2------2--------2-----2-----2--------0------0-----0---|
A|--0----------------------3-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------3----------------------|
F G
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------0-------------0---------|
G|---2-----2-------0-----0-------|
D|-----3------3------0------0----|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-1-------------3---------------|
At the end where she repeats 'Everyday a dyin day', Play the F,G sequence 3 times then
finish with an Am strum.
Lyrics:
Be it work or be it rite?
Father, tell me
Brings us to the mountainside
Every day a dying day
Be it work or be it rite
Oh my sweet babe
We come to make a sacrifice
Every day a dying day
Be it ox or be it ram?
Father, tell me
Please the god of Abraham
Every day a dying day
Be it ox or be it ram
Oh my sweet babe
It is the blood of the innocent
Every day a dying day
And who are you to understand
The ways of him who holds the blade?
And who are you to stay the hand
Of him who made you?
Be it ill or be it good?
Father, tell me
Makes you bind me hand and foot
Every day a dying day
Be it ill or be it good
Oh my sweet babe
I am doing as I should
Every day a dying day x3