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These Days

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Verse]
(Opens without guitar)
N.C.
It's coming round again
N.C.
The slowly creeping hand
N.C.
Of time and its command
Soon enough it comAes
And settles in its pF#mlace
Its shadow in my facEe
Puts pressure in my dDayDm  
[Chorus]
       A               E                     F#m       D   E(hold)
  This life well it's slipping right through my hands
  AThese Edays turned out F#mnothing like DI had Eplanned
[Verse]
AIt's coming round agaF#min
The slowly creeping haEnd
Of time and its demandssDsss yeDmah
AIt settles in its plF#mace
Its shadow in my fEace
Puts pressure in my DdaDmy
Soon enough it cAomes
Here it is aF#mgain
The slowly creeping hEand
Of time and its commDand
Soon enough it coAmes
And settles in its pF#mlace
Its shadow in my Eface
Undignified and laDmeDm  
[Chorus]
       A               E                     F#m       D   E(hold)
  This life well it's slipping right through my hands
  AThese Edays turned out F#mnothing like DI had Eplanned
       A               E                     F#m       D   E(hold)
  Control well it's slipping right through my hands
  AThese Edays turned out F#mnothing like DI had Eplanned
[Mini Solo]
D  F#m  A  E
[Bridge]
DSoon eF#mnough it cAomes    DSoon F#menough it comAes to tEie us doBmwnD  
Oohhhhhhh it's coming round aga aaai  ain
The slowwwwwww, the slowly creeping haaaaaEaaaDaandDm  
[Chorus]
       A               E                     F#m       D   E(hold)
  This life well it's slipping right through my hands
  AThese Edays turned out F#mnothing like DI had Eplanned
       A               E                     F#m       D   E(hold)
  Control well it's slipping right through my hands
  AThese Edays turned out F#mnothing like DI had Eplanned
[Outro]
Do oo aah ...
  A    E    F#m    D    Ex4
(play over until fade)
Chords used:
e|-A0----E0---F#m-2----D2----Dm1----Bm2------|
B|-2----0----2----3----3----3------|
G|-2----1----2----2----2----4------|
D|-2----2----4----0----0----0------|
A|-0----2----4---------------------|
E|------0----2---------------------|

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These Days

by Powderfinger

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F#m

[Verse]

(Opens without guitar)

N.C.

It's coming round again

N.C.

The slowly creeping hand

N.C.

Of time and its command

Soon enough it comes

F#m

And settles in its place

Its shadow in my face

D Dm

Puts pressure in my day

[Chorus]

A E F#m D E

(hold)

This life well it's slipping right through my hands

A E F#m D E

These days turned out nothing like I had planned

[Verse]

A F#m

It's coming round again

The slowly creeping hand

D Dm

Of time and its demandsssss yeah

A F#m

It settles in its place

Its shadow in my face

D Dm

Puts pressure in my day

Soon enough it comes

F#m

Here it is again

The slowly creeping hand

Of time and its command

Soon enough it comes

F#m

And settles in its place

Its shadow in my face

D Dm

Undignified and lame

[Chorus]

A E F#m D E

(hold)

This life well it's slipping right through my hands

A E F#m D E

These days turned out nothing like I had planned

A E F#m D E

(hold)

Control well it's slipping right through my hands

A E F#m D E

These days turned out nothing like I had planned

[Mini Solo]

D F#m A E

[Bridge]

D F#m A D F#m A E Bm D

Soon enough it comes Soon enough it comes to tie us down

Oohhhhhhh it's coming round aga aaai ain

E D Dm

The slowwwwwww, the slowly creeping haaaaaaaaaand

[Chorus]

A E F#m D E

(hold)

This life well it's slipping right through my hands

A E F#m D E

These days turned out nothing like I had planned

A E F#m D E

(hold)

Control well it's slipping right through my hands

A E F#m D E

These days turned out nothing like I had planned

[Outro]

Do oo aah ...

A E F#m D E

(play over until fade)

Chords used:

A E F#m D Dm Bm

e|-0----0----2----2----1----2------|

B|-2----0----2----3----3----3------|

G|-2----1----2----2----2----4------|

D|-2----2----4----0----0----0------|

A|-0----2----4---------------------|

E|------0----2---------------------|

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