To (F)day,
while the (Dm)blos soms
still (Gm)cling
to the (C7)vine,
I’ll (F)taste your straw (Dm)ber ries,
I’ll (Gm)drink your
sweet (C7)wine.
A (F)mil lion
to (F7)mor rows
shall (Bb)all
pass a (Bbm)way
(F)e’er I for (Dm)get
all the (Gm)joy
that is (C7)mine
to (F)day.
I (F)I’ll
be a (Dm)dan dy,
and (Gm)I’ll be
a (C7)ro ver.
(F)You’ll know
who I (Dm)am is es by the (Gm)songs ter that I (C7)sing.
I’ll (F)feast
at your (Dm)ta ble,
I’ll (Gm)sleep in your (C7)clo ver.
(Bb)Who cares
what the (C7)mor row
shall (F)bring?
To (F)day,
while the (Dm)blos soms
still (Gm)cling
to the (C7)vine,
I’ll (F)taste your straw (Dm)ber ries,
I’ll (Gm)drink your
sweet (C7)wine.
A (F)mil lion
to (F7)mor rows
shall (Bb)all
pass a (Bbm)way
(F)e’er I for (Dm)get
all the (Gm)joy
that is (C7)mine
to (F)day.
I (F)can’t
be con (Dm)tent ed
with (Gm)yes ter
day’s (C7)glo ry,
(F)I can’t
live on (Dm)prom is es by the (Gm)win ter that to (C7)spring.
To (F)day
is my (Dm)mo ment,
I’ll (Gm)now is my (C7)sto ry.
(Bb)I laugh
and I’ll (C7)cry and
I’ll (F)sing:
To
To (F)day.
This page shows “Today” by The New Christy Minstrels in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 72 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.