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Intro:    A     D    A   D  
MAotel, sitting Din the dark, 
 Aempty room like an Dempty heart 
 F#mLovers stop but they nDever stay 
  F#mThey don't look back as they drDive away 
MAaybe DI... 
Should fAix this broken nDeon light 
  F#mFill in the cracks and pDaint it bright 
  F#mThen maybe love will stop hDere tonight 
 AAnd if she knocks on my dDoor 
I'll give her the kAey 
Just one look in her Deyes and I know I'll bF#me 
EverythEing that she sDees in me 
  F#mMore than I Eever thought DI could be but... 
CHORUS: 
ThAese are the dDays 
When I Aall that I can do is drF#meam 
But GI don't wanna spend forDever 
LAiving in the in betwEeen 
I'm stAuck here in a place withDout love 
And I jAust can't let it stay this wF#may 
But for nGow I'm gonna have to fDace it 
ThAese Eare the dAays  D  A  D  
AI gotta use this lDonely time 
ATo change the picture in my frDame of mind 
OutsF#mide the window there's a sDunny day 
I wanna fF#meel it Don my face 
YAou and DI... 
AWe're out here looking for the sDame thing 
 F#mAn end to all the wDondering 
 F#mWaiting for someone to shDare this feeling 
 AAnd if she knocks on my dDoor 
I'll give her the kAey 
Just one look in her Deyes and I know I'll bF#me 
EverythEing that she sDees in me 
  F#mMore than I Eever thought DI could be but...
CHORUS: 
ThAese are the dDays 
When I Aall that I can do is drF#meam 
But GI don't wanna spend forDever 
LAiving in the in betwEeen 
I'm stAuck here in a place withDout love 
And I jAust can't let it stay this wF#may 
But for nGow I'm gonna have to fDace it 
ThAese Eare the dAays  
These are the days between your hEopes and fAears 
These are the moments that are stEill unclAear 
 BmWhen it's still uncertain if she wDill appear 
But lD79ike it or not 
This is whEat I got 
CHORUS: 2 x 
ThAese are the dDays 
When I Aall that I can do is drF#meam 
But GI don't wanna spend forDever 
LAiving in the in betwEeen 
I'm stAuck here in a place withDout love 
And I jAust can't let it stay this wF#may 
But for nGow I'm gonna have to fDace it 
ThAese Eare the dAays 

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These Are The Days

by O-Town

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F#m

A D A D

Intro:

A D

Motel, sitting in the dark,

A D

empty room like an empty heart

F#m D

Lovers stop but they never stay

F#m D

They don't look back as they drive away

A D

Maybe I...

A D

Should fix this broken neon light

F#m D

Fill in the cracks and paint it bright

F#m D

Then maybe love will stop here tonight

A D

And if she knocks on my door

I'll give her the key

D F#m

Just one look in her eyes and I know I'll be

E D

Everything that she sees in me

F#m E D

More than I ever thought I could be but...

CHORUS:

A D

These are the days

A F#m

When I all that I can do is dream

G D

But I don't wanna spend forever

A E

Living in the in between

A D

I'm stuck here in a place without love

A F#m

And I just can't let it stay this way

G D

But for now I'm gonna have to face it

A E A D A D

These are the days

A D

I gotta use this lonely time

A D

To change the picture in my frame of mind

F#m D

Outside the window there's a sunny day

F#m D

I wanna feel it on my face

A D

You and I...

A D

We're out here looking for the same thing

F#m D

An end to all the wondering

F#m D

Waiting for someone to share this feeling

A D

And if she knocks on my door

I'll give her the key

D F#m

Just one look in her eyes and I know I'll be

E D

Everything that she sees in me

F#m E D

More than I ever thought I could be but...

CHORUS:

A D

These are the days

A F#m

When I all that I can do is dream

G D

But I don't wanna spend forever

A E

Living in the in between

A D

I'm stuck here in a place without love

A F#m

And I just can't let it stay this way

G D

But for now I'm gonna have to face it

A E A

These are the days

E A

These are the days between your hopes and fears

E A

These are the moments that are still unclear

Bm D

When it's still uncertain if she will appear

D79

But like it or not

This is what I got

CHORUS: 2 x

A D

These are the days

A F#m

When I all that I can do is dream

G D

But I don't wanna spend forever

A E

Living in the in between

A D

I'm stuck here in a place without love

A F#m

And I just can't let it stay this way

G D

But for now I'm gonna have to face it

A E A

These are the days

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