I got a bunch of requests for this song, so here it is. It's simpler than it sounds actually even though it is Charlie playing the piano. You will notice that the intro is repeated at the end of each Chorus, until the last few. Also, the , but that's really just improvisational. Sounds great of course, but it's not necessary. There is one moment in the first Pre-Chorus where the mandola plays an A (octave), but for the rest of the song that part is played as a D. That octave also sounds good as a 5th if you feel so inclined (I think it's easier). It makes for a slightly jarring transition, but it makes it quite satisfying when the song falls into the predicted I-V-VI-IV pattern. Intro: verse 1: Was a cold 3 AM at JFK I guess you stayed cause you wanted to stay And we went from zero to everything all in a day And then Kennedy took you away Pre-Chorus 1: I thought of a short road that was keeping you warm And the moments that make up your life till you wake up You sit on a swing and you talk with the girl She tells you she wanted to kiss you Chorus 1: () And you know that The worst part of a good day is hearing yourself say Goodbye to one more possibility day It goes on And on... verse 2: I go west but your weather has changed You're just scared, I mistake it for strange When you want me to leave then you start to believe I should stay I gotta get out of L.A. Pre-Chorus 2: It seems like the short days are over Cause you just don’t sleep in the daylight, so I don’t sit up nights I lie on my back on top of the hill And your body is breaking the sky 'cause you're shaking Chorus 2: And the worst part of a good day is knowing it's slipping Away, that's one more possibility day It's gone. verse 3: We were waiting for winter this year But you came and it never appeared Me and you we know too many reasons for people and seasons That pass like they weren't even here verse 4: Now living in smiles is better you say We carry the burdens of all of our days So scared that you’ll leave, you’re scared that I'll stay It's an impossibility day And we only saw half the ballet Pre-Chorus 3: I said good night, goodbye Seems like a good thing, so you know it's a good lie You can run out of choices and still hear a voice in your Head when you’re lying in bed Chorus 3: () And it says that The best part of a bad day is knowing it's ok The color of everything changes The sky rearranges its shade, and the smile doesn’t fade Into the phone call and one bad decision we made Chorus 4: And the worst part of a good day is the one thing you don’t say And you don’t know how but you wish there was some way So you pull down the shades, and you shut out the light Because somehow we mixed up "goodbye" and "goodnight Chorus 5: And the one thing you don't say is everyone knows Possibility days are impossible It just feels wrong So wrong... Now you're gone Long gone... Chords:

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