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These Days

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CAPO V
Chords
         C032010
       C/B022010
       Am7002010
     Am7/G302010
         F133211
     Cmaj7032000
         G320033
   Dsus4/G300233
Add hammer-ons in the descending bassline to match record.
[Intro]
C C/B Am7 Am7/G F
C C/B Am7 Am7/G F F
C C
[Verse]
CI've C/Bbeen out Am7walkiAm7/GngF  
I don't Cdo C/Btoo much Am7talkinAm7/Gg these dayFs
EmThese days
These Fdays I seem to think a lot
about the things that I forgot to Cmaj7doG  
And aCll C/Bthe tAm7imes  Am7/GI  hFad the chance to
[Interlude]
C
[Chorus]
CI've C/Bstopped my Am7rambAm7/GlingF  
I don't Cdo C/Btoo much Am7gambAm7/Gling tFhese days
EmThese days
These Fdays I seem to think about
how all the changes came about my Cmaj7wayG  
And I CwoC/Bnder Am7if Am7/GI'd   Fsee another highway
[Interlude]
C
[Verse]
CI C/Bhad a Am7loveAm7/GrF  
I don't Cthink I'll C/Brisk aAm7nothAm7/Ger these Fdays
Emthese days
FAnd if I seem to be afraid
to live the life that I have made in Cmaj7songG  
It's Cjust C/Bthat Am7I've Am7/Gbeen lFosing so long
[Instrumental]
C C/B Am7 Am7/G F
CLaC/B-la-Am7la-lAm7/Ga-laF  
FLa-Cla
[Chorus]
CI C/Bstopped my Am7dreaAm7/GmingF  
I won't Cdo C/Btoo much Am7scheAm7/Gming theFse days
EmThese days
FThese days I sit on cornerstones
and count the time in quarter tones to Cmaj7tenG  
Please don't confCront C/Bme wAm7ith Am7/Gmy faiFlures
I had not forgotten tCheC/BmAm7  Am7/G  F  
[Outro]
C

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C major

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These Days

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These Days

by Nico (Christa Päffgen)

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Am7

Am7/G

Cmaj7

Dsus4/G

CAPO V

Chords

032010

C/B

022010

Am7

002010

Am7/G

302010

133211

Cmaj7

032000

320033

Dsus4/G

300233

Add hammer-ons in the descending bassline to match record.

[Intro]

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F F

C C

[Verse]

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F

I've been out walking

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F

I don't do too much talking these days

These days

These days I seem to think a lot

Cmaj7 G

about the things that I forgot to do

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F

And all the times I had the chance to

[Interlude]

[Chorus]

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F

I've stopped my rambling

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F

I don't do too much gambling these days

These days

These days I seem to think about

Cmaj7 G

how all the changes came about my way

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F

And I wonder if I'd see another highway

[Interlude]

[Verse]

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F

I had a lover

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F

I don't think I'll risk another these days

these days

And if I seem to be afraid

Cmaj7 G

to live the life that I have made in song

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F

It's just that I've been losing so long

[Instrumental]

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F

La-la-la-la-la

F C

La-la

[Chorus]

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F

I stopped my dreaming

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F

I won't do too much scheming these days

These days

These days I sit on cornerstones

Cmaj7 G

and count the time in quarter tones to ten

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F

Please don't confront me with my failures

C C/B Am7 Am7/G F

I had not forgotten them

[Outro]

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