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Whitesnake – Day Tripper (1979) | Track profile | Dork

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Day Tripper

Release date: 1979

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"Day Tripper" is a track by Whitesnake, from the album Trouble, released 1979. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Day Tripper

[Verse 1: David Coverdale]

Got a good reason

For taking the easy way out

Got a good reason

For taking the easy way out

[Chorus]

She was a day tripper

One way ticket, yeah

It took me so long to find out

And I found out

[Chorus]

Day tripper

Day tripper

Day tripper

[Verse 2: David Coverdale]

She's a big teaser, huh

She took me half the way there

She's a big teaser

She took me half the way there

[Chorus]

She was a day tripper

One way ticket, yeah

It took me so long to find out

That I found out, huh

[Talk Box & Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]

Day tripper

Sunday driver, yeah

It took me so long to find out

That I found out, huh

[Chorus]

Day tripper

Day tripper

Day tripper

[Verse 1: David Coverdale]

Got a good reason

Taking the easy way out

Got a good reason

For taking the easy way out

[Chorus]

She was a day tripper

Sunday driver, yeah

It took me so long to find out

Baby, I found out

[Outro]

Day tripper (Tripper)

Day tripper (Tripper, tripper)

Day tripper (Tripper, tripper)

Day tripper

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1979

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Writer: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Producer: Martin Birch
Bass: Neil Murray
Drums: Dave Dowle
Guitar: Bernie Marsden, Micky Moody
Keyboards: Jon Lord
Background Vocals: Bernie Marsden, David Coverdale, Micky Moody
Lead Vocals: David Coverdale