I Shouldve Spent The Day With My Family

I Should’ve Spent The Day With My Family - The Avett Brothers Tuning: Standard Capo: IV [Chords] C:   x32010 G:   320003 G7:  320001 G#m6:423004 F:   133211 F#/D:200323 Am:  x02210 [Intro] [Verse 1] I woke up very early like I tend to do most days Gathered up my clothes my watch and pocket knife      It would be almost an hour before the sun would show it’s face And I tried to be quiet so as not to wake my wife Turning on my phone was the first mistake I made My heart sunk when I read the first headline There had been another shooting and this time not so far away And a child who lost his life looked awful lot like mine [Verse 2] I sat there in the dark for I don’t know how long Without the first idea of what to do       I walked into the kitchen and turned the coffee maker on And stood there feeling hopeless and staring at the moon And when the house got lively I was working double time Scrambling eggs and trying not to cry      Jennifer was getting Isaac dressed and packed for school I was wondering when God left and why he didn’t say goodbye [Chorus] I should’ve spent the day with my family Instead I tried and failed to work all day long Lord I should have spent the day with my family On days like this they alone make me want to carry on [Verse 3] Throughout the day I kept hearing all the details Though I didn’t check in much but watch the news   Some tragedies you know they have no explanation And the word "everything" don’t cover what you lose So I spend the whole day pacing back and forth all by my lonesome Questioning the point in trying to write a song    And it sure is hard to focus on anything on all And you can’t get something right when everything feels wrong [Chorus] I should’ve spent the day with my family Instead I tried and failed to work all day long Lord I should have spent the day with my family On days like this they alone make me want to carry on [Verse 4] By sundown I was worn out no closer to understanding The evil things that happen every day      My wife and I shared a beer and talked about the future Agreeing on the fact that we would have to find a way Though sometimes I don’t know how this world continues turning What has happened will never be undone But tomorrow I think I’ll just try to keep the day wide open And as much as they will have me be with people that I love