"A Year and a Day"

by “Papa” Joe Credit

         D                                    G

1. A year and a day doesn’t sound very long

           D                       A

For a love like ours so pure and so strong

       D                              G

But I’m so happy and its more than OK

                   D                 A               D

To say, “I love you for a year and a day”

       Bm                                   F#m

We both know our love’s everlasting,

            G                     A

We’re living it every day

       Bm                            F#m

But in this one year handfasting…

                   D

CH1:   We gather our friends and stand before them and say

            I’m gonna love you in every way

And furthermore if you want me to stay

I’m going to hang around for a year and a day

    D                     A             D

I love you for a year and a day

             E                          A

2. We send invitations to all of our friends

E                                   B7

It’ll be daylight before this party ends

        E                                             A

But let’s take a moment before it gets underway to say:

    E                     B7            E

I love you for a year and a day

C#m                            G#m

Later we can go to the ocean

           A                                    B7

For a brief honeymoon on the bay

        C#m                                G#m

But right now let’s cause a commotion…

                    E

CH2:    We gather our friends and stand before them and say

            I’m gonna love you in every way

And furthermore if you want me to stay

I’m going to hang around for a year and a day

    E                     B             E

I love you for a year and a day

        G                                   C

3. I see you standing there so tall and so proud

            G                         D7

Not afraid to say that you love me out loud

         G                                    C

But we’re so glad we get this chance to say

     G                 D7             G

I love you for a year and a day

          Em                      Bm

*The future is falling upon us

        C                         D7

It’s getting closer everyday

          Em                                   Bm

But I give you my love’s solemn promise

                    G

CH3:    We gather our friends and stand before them and say

            I’m gonna love you in every way

And furthermore if you want me to stay

I’m going to hang around for a year and a day

    G                  D7           G

I love you for a year and a day

(repeat last half verse 3* and CH)