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            [Intro]
G A E
 
 
[Verse 1]
E
I don't care to be bad
B
I prefer to think twice
G                  A
All I know is it's quite a show
         E
But it's still alright to be nice
C               G           A
Yankee toes and Eskimos can turn to frozen ice
 
 
[Chorus 1]
         E         G#m/D# C#m E/B
When the cold days come
        A   F#m  D    A/C#  B 
and the old ways fade away
            E       G#m/D# C#m E/B
There’ll be no more sun
          A    F#m  D  A/C# B                 E    B
and we’ll wish that we had  held on to the day
             E
Seize the day
 
 
[Verse 2]
E
I don't mean to be wrong
B
I don't mean to be right
G            A
I'm okay on a sunny day
         E
When the world deserves to be bright
C            G               A
Dinosaurs and Santa Claus will stay indoors tonight
 
 
[Chorus 2]
         E         G#m/D# C#m E/B
When the cold days come
        A   F#m  D    A/C#  B 
and the old ways fade away
            E       G#m/D# C#m E/B
There’ll be no more sun
          A    F#m  D  A/C# B                 E    B
and we’ll wish that we had  held on to the day
             E   B
Seize the day
              G#7
Seize the day
 
 
[Middle 8]
G#
  I bless the day when you came into my life
            D#7b9/G#              G#
And I could finally roll back the blind
C#                            G#/C
You helped me to realize that love was the greatest prize
  B                   D#
I only had to open my mind
             B
Seize the day
             G#
Seize the day
             B
Seize the day
             G#
Seize the day
             B B/A B/G# B/F#
Seize the day
 
 
[Verse 1]
E
I don't care to be bad
B
I prefer to think twice
G                 A
All I know is it's quite a show
         E
But it's still alright to be nice
C              G          A
Yankee toes and Eskimos can turn to frozen ice
 
 
[Chorus 3]
         E         G#m/D# C#m E/B
When the cold days come
        A   F#m  D    A/C#  B 
and the old ways fade away
            E       G#m/D# C#m E/B
There’ll be no more sun
          A    F#m  D  A/C# B                 E    B
and we’ll wish that we had  held on to the day
             E   B
Seize the day 
             G# D#7b9/G# G#
Seize the day