These Days Chords
by Bon Jovi
These Days by Bon Jovi is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, D, Em, G, D7, Em7, G7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C D Em (4x)
C D Em (2X)
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
There's a man out on the corner, singing old songs about change everybody got
D G
their cross to bare, these days.
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
C D7 Em7 C D7 G
These days the stars ain't out of reach - These days there ain't a ladder from the streets oh no no
C D7 G C D7
These days are fast,love don`t last in this graceless age - There ain't nobody left
G
but us these days
C D Em
Jimmy shoes busted both his legs, trying to learn to fly
C D Em
From a second story window, he just jumped and closed his eyes
C D Em C
His momma said he was crazy - he said momma "I've got to try
D Em
Don't you know that all my heroes died
C D G G7
And I guess I rather die fade away - yeah
Chorus
C D7 Em7 C D7
These days the stars seem out of reach But these days there ain't a ladder from
G G7
the streets oh no no
C D7 G C D7
These days are fast, nothing lasts in a graceless age - Even innocence has caught
Em
the morning train
C D7 G
There ain't nobody left but us these days
C Am
(C) (Am)
( Oh, Oh,Oh, Oh,Oh,Oh, Oh,)
C Am C Am C
I know Rome's still burning oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Trough the times have changed
Am
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
D7 C
This world keeps turning round and round and round and round these days
Solo: G D7 C G D7 C Em7 D7 C G D7
C D7 Em7 C D7
These days the stars seem out of reach But these days there ain't a ladder from
G G7
the streets oh no no
C D7 G C D7
These days are fast, nothing lasts in a graceless age - Even innocence has caught
Em
the morning train
C D7 Em7 C D7
These days the stars seem out of reach But these days there ain't a ladder from
G G7
the streets oh no no
C D7 G C
These days are best, nothing last great ain't no time to waste -
D7 Em7
There ain't nobody left to take the blame, oh, no no no
C D7 G
Ain't nobody left but us these days
C D7 Em7 C D7 G C D7 Em7 C D7 Em