This Door Swings Both Ways:Herman's Hermits. - - - - #12 in 1966.
INTRO: (Slow) - - - - -
[C] Everyones life is [F] bittersweet, it's a [D] door that opens [G] wide. And [C] no man can call [F] himself complete, till he's [D] seen it from both [G] sides.
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intro chords - - [ C F C F ] - - - - - #1.(Rock tempo) - - - - - [C] This door [F] swings both ways, [C] it's marked [F] 'In and Out.' [C] Some days you'll [F] want to cry and [D] some days you will [G] shout. [C] This door [F] swings both ways, [C] it goes [F] back and forth. [C] In comes a [F] southern breeze or a [D] cold wind from the [C] north.
#2. - - - - - [C] This door [F] swings both ways, [C] lets in [F] joy and pain. [C] In comes the [F] morning sun, and [D] then the evening [G] rain. [C] This door [F] swings both ways, [C] lets in [F] dark and light. [C] Every day you [F] make the choice, to [G] let in wrong or [C] right.
[CHORUS] - - - - When shadows [G] fall you must prepare yourself for [C] sunshine. For [G] everything there is an end, and so my [F] friend...you must be [G] brave.
intro chords - - [ C F C F ] - - - - - [WRAP UP VERSE] - - - - - [C] This door [F] swings both ways, [C] which one [F] will it be? [C] Will we live in [F] happiness, or [D] dwell in [G] misery? [C] This door [F] swings both ways, [C] lets in earth and [F] sky. [C] Make the most of [F] livin' if you're [G] not prepared to [C] die.
[CHORUS] - - - - followed by - - - - - [WRAP UP VERSE] - - - - - [C] Make the most of [F] livin' if you're [G] not prepared to [C] die.
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