Passing of the days

written and performed by Carole King
from "Touch the sky", 1979
transcribed by Peter Eybert 


E
May you travel bright and cheery
         A                          E
the many roads ahead you'll have to blaze

gonna be hard times to make you weary
       A           B              E
it's a part of the passing of the days.

A                          E
With all the people in the middle
        B                   A                 E
selling things that self-destruct and make us bleed.
F#m                    G#m
One day it's all gonna fall down
     A                                  B
then you find out you're all you really need.


E
May you wander through the changes
         A                            E
with the warmth of the sun behind the haze.

When your lifestyle quickly rearranges
        A          B              E
may you follow the passing of the days.

A                      E
We trade our money for magic words
     B            A                   E
like Dumbo flyin' high in the nightly show
F#m                         G#m
you think you can't fly without them
    A                                B
but someday when it happens you will know

E
May you travel bright and cheery
         A                          E
the many roads ahead you'll have to blaze

gonna be hard times to make you weary
         A           B              C#m  B A
it's all part of the passing of the days,
        F#m7       B              E
may you follow the passing of the days.

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