These Days Chords

by Nico (Christa Päffgen)
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 5th fret
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3 contributors total, last edit on Sep 15, 2021
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Chords

C
C/B
Am7
Am7/G
F
Cmaj7
G
Dsus4/G
Em

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Title: These Days
Artist: Nico
Album: The Royal Tenenbaums Soundtrack
Author: Jackson Browne
Transcribed By: Matt Cunningham (flaffles@unc.edu)
 
CAPO V
 
Chords
C         032010
C/B       022010
Am7       002010
Am7/G     302010
F         133211
Cmaj7     032000
G         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
Em
These days
      F
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]
C
 
[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
Em
These days
      F
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]
C
 
[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
Em
these days
F
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
 
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
Em
These days
F
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]
C
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11 comments
the piper
this is good, because it's right.
+17
eastbay36
it also sounds like the F chord should be something like this e0 b1 g2 d3 a3 e1 it just sounds like the bottom 'e' string should be open and not on the first fret
+12
McFester
Can anyone help me with the strum/picking possibly? I'm so confused!
+4