Pretty Good Day

Loudon Wainwright III

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Tabbed by Paul Brannigan Tuning: Standard EADGBe This is a beautiful and meaningful song with a fairly simple guitar part. He strums the D and Bm chords with alternating bass notes it’s simple to figure out but I’ll tab it anyway. Do it like this: e|---2--2-2---2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2-| B|---3--3-3---3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3-| G|---2--2-2---2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----4--4-4----4--4-4----4--4-4-| D|-0----0-0------0-0--0----0-0-------0-0----4--4-4----4--4-4----4--4-4-| A|----------0-------------------0---------2----2-2-------2-2--2----2-2-| E|--------------------------------------------------2------------------| e|---2--2-2-----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3-----0--0-0----0--0-0-| B|---3--3-3-----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3-----2--2-2----2--2-2-| G|---4--4-4-----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0-----2--2-2----2--2-2-| D|---4--4-4-----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0---2----2-2--4----2-2-| A|------2-2-----2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----2--2-2----------------------| E|-2----------3----3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3----------------------| e|---0--0-0----0--0-0-| G|---2--2-2----2--2-2-| Then back to G - repeats through the whole song |-5----2-2--2----2-2-| |--------------------| |--------------------| [Intro] [Verses] I slept through the night I got through to the dawn I flipped a switch and the light went on I got out of bed and I put some clothes on Was a pretty good day so far I turned the tap there was cold there was hot I put on my coat to go to the shop I stepped outside and I didn’t get shot Was a pretty good day so far I didn’t hear any sirens or explosions No mortars coming in from those heavy guns No UN tanks I didn’t see one It’s a pretty good day so far No snipers in windows taking a peek No people panicked running scared through the streets I didn’t see any bodies without arms legs or feet It’s a pretty good day There was plasma bandages and electricity Food wood and water and the air was smoke-free No camera crews from ITV (Instrumental) It was all such a strange sight to behold Nobody was frightened wounded hungry or cold and the children seemed normal they didn’t look old pretty good day so far I walked through a park you would not believe it There in the park there were a few trees left and on some branches there were a few leaves I slept through the night I got through to the dawn I flipped a switch and the light went on I wrote down my dream I made it this song Was a pretty good day so far

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La chanson évoque les petites joies et la simplicité d'une journée qui commence bien. Le narrateur se réveille, profite des petites choses comme l'eau chaude, s'habille et sort sans encounter de dangers, ce qui est déjà en soi un bon signe. Au fil des couplets, on réalise qu'il s'agit d'une célébration de la paix, où les bruits de la guerre et la violence sont absents. Le personnage se rend compte que tout peut sembler normal, presque joyeux, même dans un contexte où cela ne devrait pas être le cas. Le contexte semble faire allusion à une situation troublante, où les souvenirs de conflit sont encore présents, mais où, pour un moment, il fait beau et les gens peuvent vivre paisiblement. Cette juxtaposition entre l'horrible et le banal met en lumière la valeur de la sérénité. Ce n'est pas juste un bon jour, c'est aussi un souffle d'espoir dans un monde parfois chaotique.

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