It's A Great Day To Be Alive by Travis Tritt (from album: Down The Road I Go)
(Written by Darrell Scott)
Transcribed by crtwedt (As Craig & Vic played it 2006-October-22).
Standard Tuning with no capo.
Chord Key in alphabetical order:
Chord = 654321 - Strings 6 (low E) to 1 (high E):
A = x02220
A7sus4 = x02030
Am = x02210
Am7 = x02010
B = x24442
C = x32010
Cadd9 = x32030
D = xx0232
D/F# = 2x023x
Em = 022000
Em7 = 020030
G = 320003 (or use Gno3rd = 3x0033 which we prefer)
G/B = x2000x (* use G/B = x2003x at the end of the bridge)
Tab Symbol Key:
/ = slide up to the next note
h = hammer up to the next note
p = pull off down to the next note
~ = let the note ring or vibrate the note
Verse 1:
G G/B C G
I got rice cooking in the microwave
D Em C
Got a three day beard, I don't plan to shave
G D/F# Em C
And its a goofy thing but I just gotta say
D C G
Hey I'm'a doin' alright
G G/B C G
Yeah I think I'll make me some homemade soup
D Em C
Feelin' pretty good an' that's the truth
G D/F# Em C
It's neither drink nor drug induced, no
D C G
I'm just doin' alright
Chorus:
D Em
And it's a great day to be alive
Am7 G/B C D
I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes
D Em
There's some hard times in the neighborhood
Am7 G/B C D
But why can't every day be just as good
Instrumental 1:
G G/B C G D D C
..oood OhhhhhYeah
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------8---10/12-10h12p10-8-10-8---8-----8---8/10-10-8/10-10-12-10h12p10-8---------8~
G--7-7h9---9-----------------------9---7h9---9-------------------------------9-7-7-9---
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 2 (same chords as Verse 1):
It's been 15 years since I left home
Said good luck to every seed I'd sown
Gave it my best and then I left it alone, oh
I hope they're doin' alright
Now I look in the mirror and what do I see
A lone wolf there starin' back at me
Long in the tooth but harmless as can be
Lord I guess he's doin' alright
REPEAT CHORUS
Bridge:
Em D C
Sometimes it's lonely, sometimes it's only me
e--3----------------------2---------------------7---- -+( Accent )
B---3----------------------3---------------------8--- -+( Notes )
G----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
G/B Am G/B C D
And the shadows that fill this room
Em D Cadd9 *G/B A7sus4 A
Some--times I'm fallin', desp'-rate-ly callin', howlin' at the mooooooooooon
e----15---14---12--10---------14---12---10--8------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------3--------3--------------3-3p2-------
G-/16---14---12---11--------14---12---11---9-----0---0----0---0----------0-------2-----
D----------------------------------------------------------------------2-----------2---
A----------------------------------------------3--------2------------0---------------0-
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Instrumental 2:
G G/B C G D D Em C
Ahhhwwoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------8---10/12-10~-8-10-8---------8---8/10-10-8/10-10-12-10h12p10-8---------8---
G--7-7h9---9------------------9-7-7h9---9-------------------------------9-7-7h9---9-
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G D/F# Em7 C D C G
Ahhhwwoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
e------------10~----10-12~-10--------------------------------------------------------
B--10/12~/15~----12~----------12-10-10~h12p10-8-10-8/10~-10-12-10-8---------8-10-8---
G-------------------------------------------------------------------9-7-7h9--------9-
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G G/B C G D D Em C
YeaheYeah AhhhhhHauuh
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------8---10/12-10h12p10-8---------8---8/10-10-8/10-10-12-10h12p10-8---------8---
G--7-7h9---9------------------9-7-7h9---9-------------------------------9-7-7h9---9-
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G D/F# Em7 C D C G
e------------10~----10-12~-10--------------------------------------------------
B--10/12~/15~----12~----------12-10-10~h12p10-8-10-8/10~-10-12-10-8------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------9-7-7h12~~~
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 3:
G C G
Well I might go get me a new tattoo
D Em C
Or take my old Harley for a three day cruise
G D/F# Em C(trill)
Might even grow me a fu man-chu, ohh, yah!
REPEAT CHORUS (twice)
Instrumental Coda:
Note: The D/F# & Em7 are replaced by B & Em in the second half of
the second time through which signals the end of the song is
coming up. The CD track starts to fade between D & C at the
end of the second time through, continuing to fade out and
end the song after the first half of the third time through.
G G/B C G D D Em C
gooooooood Ahhhwwoo...
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------8---10/12-10~-8-10-8---------8---8/10-10-8/10-10-12-10h12p10-8---------8---
G--7-7h9---9------------------9-7-7h9---9-------------------------------9-7-7h9---9-
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G D/F# Em7 C D C G
...oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo WohhhhhYeahh...
e------------10~----10-12~-10--------------------------------------------------------------
B--10/12~/15~----12~----------12-10-10~h12p10-8-10-8/10~-10-12-10h12p10-8---------8-10-8---
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------9-7-7-9--------9-
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G G/B C G D D Em C
...heeYeaahh
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------8---10/12-10h12p10-8-10-8---------8---8/10-10-8/10-10-12-10h12p10-8---------8---
G--7-7h9---9-----------------------9-7-7h9---9-------------------------------9-7-7h9---9-
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G B Em(full) C D C G
(^---------^-------- Note the end signal of B and full Em chords)
e------------10~----10-12~-10------------------------------------------------------------
B--10/12~/15~----12~----------12-10-10~h12p10-8-10-8/10~-10-12-10h12p10-8----------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------9-7-7h12~~~~~~~
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G G/B C G D D Em C
Ahhhwwoo...
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------8---10/12-10~-8-10-8---------8---8/10-10-8/10-10-12-10h12p10-8---------8~~~
G--7-7h9---9------------------9-7-7h9---9-------------------------------9-7-7h9-----
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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