These Days
Intro C - D | em (6x)
Verse 1
C
D
em
I was walking around, just
a face in the crowd try to keep myself out of the rain
C
D
em
Saw a vagabond king wear a
styrofoam crown wondered if I might end up the same
C
D em
C
D
G
There's a man out on the
corner, singing old songs about change everybody got their cross to bare, these
days.
Verse 2
C
D
em
She came looking for some
shelter with a suitcase full of dreams
C
D
em
To a motel room on the
boulevard I guess she's trying to be James Dean
C
D
em
C
D
em
She's seen all the
disciples and all the 'wanna be's' no one wants to be themselfs these days
C
D
G
Still there's nothing to
hold on to but these days
Chorus
C D
em C
D G
These days the stars ain't
out of reach - These days there ain't a ladder from the streets oh no no
C
D
G
C
D
G
These days are fast,
nothing lasts in this graceless age - There ain't nobody left but us these days
Verse 3 (like Verse 2)
Jimmy shoes busted both his
legs, trying to learn to fly
From a second story window,
he just jumped and closed his eyes
His momma said he was crazy
- he said momma "I've got to try" Don't you know that all my heroes
died
And I guess I rather die f
f f fade away - yeah
Chorus
C D
em C
D
G
These days the stars ain't
out of reach But these days there ain't a ladder from the streets oh no no
C
D
G
C
D
em
These days are fast,
nothing lasts it's a graceless age - Even innocence has caught the midnight
train
C
D
G
There ain't nobody left but
us these days
Bridge
C am C am
C am
C
am
I know Rome's still burning
though the times have changed
C am
D
(C)
This world keeps turning
round and round and round and round these days
Solo C G D (4x)
Chorus
These days the stars ain't
out of reach But these days there ain't a ladder from the streets oh no no
These days are fast,
nothing lasts it's a graceless age - Even innocence has caught the midnight
train
Chorus
These days the stars ain't
out of reach But these days there ain't a ladder from the streets oh no no
These days are fast,
nothing last there ain't no time to waste - There ain't nobody left to take the
blame
C
D
G
There ain't nobody left but
us these days
C - D | em
C
D
G
There ain't nobody left but us these days
End
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