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| Day By Day                                       |
| by: DC Talk                                      |
| CD: Jesus Freak                                  |
| from: salvas@ntic.qc.ca (Alex Salvas)            |
| edited by: exarkun@interserv.com (Brian Kurtyka) |
| copyright: Forefront Communications              |
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INTRO:
E D E (x2)
E G A F (x2)

VERSE 1:
E			             G		
I live a simple life, I take a day at a time
           A			        F			
I spend my mornings with God before I hit the grind
    E			            G		
The sublets of darkness never cease to amaze
  A    			   F		
A physical world creates a spiritual haze

E	  G		
Blinded by distractions
A       C			
Lost in matterless affairs
E	    G			
Reachings through the darkness
A		      C			
Trusting you will meet me there

CHORUS:
E	 A   E	 A
Day by day. Day by day
E	  A           E	         A
Oh dear Lord, three things I pray
A		     C
To see thee more clearly
A		      C
To love thee more dearly
A		        C	  E
To follow thee more nearly

E G A C (x2)

VERSE 2:
E			       G
You sweep your feet down alley street
    A			          F
Sometimes you creep I never see you coming
E		     G
Monday, man your on my back
       A			        F
like a napsack strapped with my heavy burden
E	 G
You cannot condemn me
A	  C
I won't buy your bag of goods
E	     G
You've got nothing for me
A	        C
anyway that's why I pray

CHORUS

G
These three things
A    F
I do pray
E
Day by day
E	      G-A-F-E
Day by day..... (x2)

CHORUS

E	 A    E      A	
Day by day, day by day (x2)
E		     A
To see thee more clearly
E		      A
To love thee more dearly
E		        A	  E A
To follow thee more nearly

E	      G A F E
Day by day.....
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The song is from a 1971 rock opera/musical called Godspell. There is also a Swedish traditional song by the same name. Both are great songs... If its the Swedish tune you're looking for I have the words for the other two verses.  God bless,   Jim

Stephen Schwartz wrote the Godspell one Not sure of these chords... sound close as I sing, though.


Fmaj7  Gm7  Fmaj7  Gm7
Day by day, Day by day 
        Am7        Cmj7      G
Oh dear Lord three things I pray
Em                A7       Em              A7    Dm
To see Thee more clearly, Love thee more dearly,
                  G7  (Em)Cmj7   Fmaj7
Follow Thee more nearly, day by day,

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Swedish Folk tune.... (1st verse)


C   G7  C       C7               Am Dm7
Day by day and with each passing moment
            G                      C    G7
Strength I find to meet my trials here.
  G7     C      C7              Am  Dm7
Trusting in my Fathers wise bestowment,
           G         G7           C
I have no cause for worry or for fear.
                                    F
He whose heart is kind beyond all measure,
      Dm7       G7           C
Gives unto each day what is best.
G7     C        C7                Am   Dm7
Constantly it's part of pain and pleasure.
          G         G7        C
Mingling toil with peace and rest.