These Days
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Intro
00:00 - 00:13: Riff 1, repeat x 8
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|---12-9----9-------------| Gtr 1
D|-9------12---12-9-10-9---|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------| Gtr 2
D|---12-9----9-------------|
A|-9------12---12-10-12-10-|
E|-------------------------|
00:14 - 00:25: Riff 2, repeat x 4
e|---------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------|
G|-12-9----9----9------|-12-9----9----9--| Gtr 1
D|------12---12---12-9-|------12---12----|
A|---------------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|
e|----------------------|----------------|
B|----------------------|----------------|
G|----------------------|----------------| Gtr 2
D|-12-9----9----9-------|-12-9----9----9-|
A|------12---12---12-10-|------12---12---|
E|----------------------|----------------|
00:26 - 00:30: Riff 3, repeat once
e|-15-12----12-------------|-15-12----12-------|
B|-------15----15-12-13-12-|-------15----15-12-|
G|-------------------------|-------------------| Gtr 1
D|-------------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------|
B|-15-12----12-------------|-15-12----12----12-|
G|-------14----14-12-14-12-|-------14----14----| Gtr 2
D|-------------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------|
00:31 - 00:36: Riff 4, repeat once
e|-8-5---5---------8-5---5---5-|
B|-----8---8-5-6-5-----8---8---|
G|-----------------------------| Gtr 1
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-8-5---5-------8-5---5-------|
G|-----7---7-5-7-----7---7-5-7-| Gtr 2
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
00:36 - 00:41: Riff 5, repeat once
e|----15-12----12----12-------|-15-12----12-------|
B|-12-------15----15----15-12-|-------15----15-12-|
G|----------------------------|-------------------| Gtr 1
D|----------------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------|
e|----------------------------|-------------------|
B|----15-12----12----12-------|-15-12----12----12-|
G|-12-------14----14----14-12-|-------14----14----| Gtr 2
D|----------------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------|
00:41 - 00:46: Riff 6, repeat once
e|---8-5---5---5------8-5---5--5-|
B|-5-----8---8---8-5-----8---8---|
G|-------------------------------| Gtr 1
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|---8-5---5---5-----8-5---5---5-|
G|-5-----7---7---7-5-----7---7---| Gtr 2
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
00:46 - vocal enter
verse 1
G
I don't wanna waste time; I don't wanna wait here
C
Deciding whether we should stay or leave baby
G
Why you wanna go now? I don't wanna go now
C
Even though our friends are gone and the lights are on
A7
Aw, you keep saying nobody cares if I'm here except me
Well baby, that's
verse 2
G
I don't wanna let go; People they get so old
C
I hate when people say "those were the days", oh what are these then?
G
I really should have stayed home, so many people I don't really know anymore
C
And I got nothing to say but "I don't know", I just get so bored
A7
Over and over I get impatient and angry when I feel like I've gone soft
C
It's such a drag, I just get dumber and dumber I can't talk, I can't talk.
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Riff 3
e|-15-12----12-------------|-15-12----12-------|
B|-------15----15-12-13-12-|-------15----15-12-|
G|-------------------------|-------------------| Gtr 1
D|-------------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------|
B|-15-12----12-------------|-15-12----12----12-|
G|-------14----14-12-14-12-|-------14----14----| Gtr 2
D|-------------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------|
Riff 4
e|-8-5---5---------8-5---5---5-|
B|-----8---8-5-6-5-----8---8---|
G|-----------------------------| Gtr 1
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-8-5---5-------8-5---5-------|
G|-----7---7-5-7-----7---7-5-7-| Gtr 2
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Riff 5
e|----15-12----12----12-------|-15-12----12-------|
B|-12-------15----15----15-12-|-------15----15-12-|
G|----------------------------|-------------------| Gtr 1
D|----------------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------|
e|----------------------------|-------------------|
B|----15-12----12----12-------|-15-12----12----12-|
G|-12-------14----14----14-12-|-------14----14----| Gtr 2
D|----------------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------|
Riff 6
e|---8-5---5---5------8-5---5--5-|
B|-5-----8---8---8-5-----8---8---|
G|-------------------------------| Gtr 1
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|---8-5---5---5-----8-5---5---5-|
G|-5-----7---7---7-5-----7---7---| Gtr 2
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
verse 3
G
Oh I don't wanna let go; People they get so old
C
I hate when people say "those were the days" but what do I know?
G
Why you wanna go now? I don't wanna go now
C
Even though my friends are gone and the music's off
A7
Oh you keep saying nobody cares if I'm here except me
G
How to play These Days
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.