Wasnt That A Mighty Day When The Needle Hit The Ground
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
Dm A Dm A
Well Seattle built a Needle just to have a little fun,
Dm Gm A Dm
And to make a little money for that big deal '21.
Dm A Dm A
Now way up on that Needle there's a restaurant goin' 'round,
Dm Gm A Dm
Yes, and tourists come from everywhere ... to see the people on the ground.
[Chorus]
Dm
Wasn't that a mighty day?
Gm
Wasn't that a mighty day?
A
Wasn't that a mighty day, Great God, that evening
Dm
When the Needle hit the ground!
[Verse 2]
Dm A Dm A
One night a gentleman of renown was looking at the sky,
Dm Gm A Dm
And he chanced to train his telescope ... on a window lit nearby.
Dm A Dm A
And in that window standing there ... was a maid so fair,
Dm Gm A Dm
But for the hair upon her head ... that maid so fair was bare.
[Chorus]
Dm
Wasn't that a mighty day?
Gm
Wasn't that a mighty day?
A
Wasn't that a mighty day, Great God, that evening
Dm
When the Needle hit the ground!
[Verse 3]
Dm A Dm A
Well he shouted his discovery ... about this fair young lass,
Dm Gm A
Yes, and all the menfolk crowded 'round just to see that lady's—
[Chorus]
Dm
Wasn't that a mighty day?
Gm
Wasn't that a mighty day?
A
Wasn't that a mighty day, Great God, that evening
Dm
When the Needle hit the ground!
[Verse 4]
Dm A Dm A
Well their eyes were on that window, and their weight all gathered there
Dm Gm A Dm
When someone chanced to notice ... they were sailing through the air.
[Chorus]
Dm
Wasn't that a mighty day?
Gm
Wasn't that a mighty day?
A
Wasn't that a mighty day, Great God, that evening
Dm
When the Needle hit the ground!
[Verse 5]
Dm N.C. A Dm A
It crashed across the fairgrounds with such a gruesome sound
Dm Gm A Dm
And the Colosseum went tumblin', and the mess was all around!
[Chorus]
Dm
Wasn't that a mighty day?
Gm
Wasn't that a mighty day?
A
Wasn't that a mighty day, Great God, that evening
Dm
When the Needle hit the ground!
[Verse 6]
Dm A Dm A
Well the restaurant kept rolling right on down Denny Way.
Dm Gm A Dm
It cut the Viaduct in half, and it landed in the bay.
[Chorus]
Dm
Wasn't that a mighty day?
Gm
Wasn't that a mighty day?
A
Wasn't that a mighty day, Great God, that evening
Dm
When the Needle hit the ground!
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