ACCELERATE: UNTIL THE DAY IS DONE

   I can't unthink of Anderson Cooper riding on a boat with this one. The track was used before the album came out for a series called PLANET IN PERIL on CNN and I think that sort of commercialism is hard for a fan--I'm not sure if the song ever redeemed itself for me. But it's a beautiful song along the lines of 'Find the River' or 'Sweetness Follows.' All the late R.E.M. hallmarks are here, catchy riffs, solid bass line, and anthemic lyrics. In an album that flies by it's a nice respite for what's to come and a strange slowing down after a song called 'Accelerate.' There's nothing much more to say about this except Michael says it's the sister song to 'I Wanted To Be Wrong' and the key to the song is in the Middle 8. Pretty clearly a rebuke of the Bush era and the hawkishness of the whole executive branch in the 2000's.



UNTIL THE DAY IS DONE

The battle’s been lost, the war is not won

An addled republic, a bitter refund

The business first flat earthers licking their wounds

The verdict is dire, the country’s in ruins

Providence blinked facing the sun

And where are we left to carry on

Until the day is done

Until the day is done

So we’ve written our stories to entertain

These notions of glory and bull market gain

The teleprompt flutters, a power surge brings

An easyspeak message falls into routine

Providence blinked facing the sun

And where are we left to carry on

Until the day is done

Until the day is done

A voice whispers ‘son’

The blessed vision comes

What have I done?

What have I done?

So hold tight your babies and your guns

Forgive us our trespasses, father and son

Providence blinked facing the sun

And where are we left to carry on

Until the day is done

Until the day is done

Until the day is done

Until the day is done

   Great song to just lazily pick along to. It kind of feels like Final Straw, but a little less folk and more Buck. I like how he emphasizes the B string in the high part of the pick. There's also a VERY prominent 12 string in the recording that fills out the song if you have one. There's some other flourishes in the background I didn't tab out, but they're easy enough to pick out if you want them. Important note: Peter puts an extra beat in the verse after the first time through, play along with the song to feel it out.

UNTIL THE DAY IS DONE

Intro/Verse

e|-0------0------0---------0>0<0-------0---|

B|-3------3------3---------3>5<3-------3---|

G|-2-0-2h-2-0-2h-2---------2>4<2-------2---|

D|-0------0------0---------0>0<0---2-0-0---|

A|-----------------3---2-0----------3------|

E|----------------------3------------------|

Chorus

e|-5-3-2-x---------x---------x-----------------|

B|-------3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---3---3------|

G|-------0---0---0-0---0---0-2-2---2---2-------|

D|-------2-2---2---0---------0---0---0---0-----|

A|-------3----3----2-2---2--------0---0--------|

E|-------0---------3----3------------------x3--| 

e|-5-3-2-0--0---0--x---------x--------------|

B|-------2---2---2-3--3---3--3--3---3---3---|

G|-------2-2---2---0---0---0-2-2---2---2----|

D|-------2----2----0---------0---0---0---0--|

A|-------0---------2-2---2--------0---0-----|

E|-------0---------3----3-------------------| 

Middle 8

e|-x-----------x----5-3-2------x---------x---------x--------|

B|-3--3--5-3-5-3--3------------3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3--3--|

G|-0---0-------2---2-----------0---0---0-0---0---0-2---2--2-|

D|-2-2---------0-0-------------2-2---2---0---------2-2--2---|

A|-3---------------------------3----3----2-2---2---0---0----|

E|-0----------------------x2---0---------3----3----0--------|