Times like these (Acoustic) Chords

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Times like these (Acoustic) by Foo Fighters is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Am, C, Em7 and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			The Intro is a D chord with a variation of D. Listen for the Picking Pattern. 
 
e|---2-2-2-2-2---- 
B|---3-3-3-3-3---- 
G|---2-0-2-0-2---- 
D|---0-0-0-0-0---- 
A|---------------- 
E|---------------- 
 
 
Verse: 
D                  Am 
I, I\'m a one way motorway, 
                    C            Em7              (intro riff) 
I\'m the road that drives away, follows you back home, 
D                      Am 
I, I\'m a streetlight shining, 
                    C                Em7            (intro riff twice) 
I\'m a white light blinding bright, burning off and on, 
 
 

       C                  Em               D 
It\'s times like these you learn to live again, 
       C                  Em               D 
It\'s times like these you give and give again, 
       C                  Em               D 
It\'s times like these you learn to love again, 
       C               Em               (intro riff twice) 
It\'s times like these, time and time again, 
 
 
Verse 2: 
D                  Am 
I, I\'m a new day rising, 
                  C              Em7          (intro riff) 
I\'m a brand new sky that hangs stars upon tonight, 
D                 Am 
I, I\'m a little divided, 
               C            Em7           (intro riff twice) 
Do I stay or run away and leave it all behind, 
 
 
 
       C                  Em               D 
It\'s times like these you learn to live again, 
       C                  Em               D  
It\'s times like these you give and give again, 
       C                  Em               D 
It\'s times like these you learn to love again, 
       C               Em 
It\'s times like these, time and time again 
 
 
Bridge: (strum each chord once, until the second D) 
C      Em     D      C      Em      D         (intro riff twice) 
Ohhhhh Ohhhhh Ohhhhh Ohhhhhhhhhhh Oooooohhhhh 
 
 
Chorus(x2): (strum harder the second time through when Dave is yelling) 
       C                  Em               D 
It\'s times like these you learn to live again, 
       C                  Em               D 
It\'s times like these you give and give again, 
       C                  Em               D 
It\'s times like these you learn to love again, 
       C               Em               D 
It\'s times like these, time and time again 
 
 
Chorus: (strum once for all C\'s and Em\'s and strum the rythem for all D\'s) 
     C                    Em               D 
It\'s times like these you learn to live again, 
     C                    Em               D 
It\'s times like these you give and give again, 
     C                    Em               D 
It\'s times like these you learn to love again, 
     C                 Em               D    C 
It\'s times like these, time and time again 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante