These Days - BON JOVI
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performed by Richie Sambora in "These days"
tabbed by Albatros (otarie68@katamail.com)
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Hey guys!Check this out: a brand new tab of These days by Bon Jovi.
It' s not perfect, but it sounds very close to the record.
The intro is piano and a guitar together, so my intro is an attempt to
mix the two instruments together. I also transcribed all the licks.
Anyway you tell me...
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INTRO(piano adapted for guitar + guitar )
e|-----------------------------------------------------------3--2--3--|
b|--1--3--3/5--3--5--3---------------0------------3--5--3----0--0--0--|
g|----------0-------------2---------0----------------------2----------|
d|-------------4--4--4--------5----2-------4--2---4--4--4-------------|
a|----------------------------2------------2--3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----1--3--3/5---------3--5--3----------------------------0---------|
g|---0---------0------------------2------------------------0----------|
d|----------------4/5~---4--4--4-------2/7--5-5--4--4--2--2-----4--2--|
a|--3--------------------------3-----2--------------------------2--3--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(lead guitar enters)
e|------------------3--2--3---15--14--15-------------0----------------|
b|--------5--3------0--0--0----0---0---0------1--3--------1--3--1-----|
g|-------------2---------------------------------------0-----------0--|
d|--2/5---4--4--------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------3----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------0-------------2--0--7--------------------------------0------|
b|------3---3------------------7------------------3--1-------3---3----|
g|----2-------2----------------------------------------0---2-------2--|
d|--0-----------------2-----------9--9\7--7\5--5---------0------------|
a|------------------2-------------7--7\5--5\3--3----------------------|
E|----------------0---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------2--0--7----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------7--------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------2------------9--9\7--7\5--5----------------------------------|
a|-----2--------------7--7\5--5\3--3----------------------------------|
E|---0----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
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C D Em
I was walking around, just a face in the crowd try to keep myself out of the rain
C D Em
Saw a vagabond king wear a styrofoam crown wondered if I might end up the same
C D Em C
There's a man out on the corner, singing old songs about change
C D G
everybody got their cross to bare, these days. [Lick1]
Verse 2
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C D Em
She came looking for some shelter with a suitcase full of dreams
C D Em
To a motel room on the boulevard I guess she's trying to be James Dean
C D Em C D Em
She's seen all the disciples and all the 'wanna be's' no one wants to be themselfs these days [Lick2 ]
C D G
Still there's nothing to hold on to but these days [Lick3]
Chorus
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C D Em
These days the stars ain't out of reach [Lick4]
C D G
These days there ain't a ladder from the streets oh no no [Lick3]
C D G C
These days are fast, nothing lasts in this graceless age
C D G
There ain't nobody left but us these days
Verse 3
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C D Em
Jimmy shoes busted both his legs, trying to learn to fly
C D Em
From a second story window, he just jumped and closed his eyes
C D Em
His momma said he was crazy - he said "momma I've got to try"
C D Em [Lick2] C D G
Don't you know that all my heroes died And I guess I rather die than fade away [Lick3]
Chorus
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C D Em
These days the stars ain't out of reach [Lick4]
C D G [lick3]
These days there ain't a ladder from the streets oh no no no
C D G C
These days are fast, nothing lasts in this graceless age
C D Em
Even innocence has caught the midnight train [Lick5]
C D G
There ain't nobody left but us these days
Bridge
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[Lick6]
C Am C
I know Rome's still burning though the times have changed
C Am D
This world keeps turning round and round and round and round these days
Solo (still working on it...)
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Chorus + Lick7 at the end
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Chorus
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These days the stars ain't out of reach [Lick4]
These days there ain't a ladder from the streets oh no no no [Lick3]
These days are fast, nothing last there ain't no time to waste
There ain't nobody left to take the blame
C D G
There ain't nobody left but us these days
C D Em C D G
There ain't nobody left but us these days [Lick3]
Then play [Lick8] til the end of the song
[Lick1]
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g|----------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------5------------------------------------|
a|---------5------------------------------------------|
E|----5/7-----7---------------------------------------|
[Lick2]
e|---2h3-----3--2---7---------------------------------|
b|--------5-----------7--5----------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[Lick3]
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b|----------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----5/7--5/7--5--3--5/7--5/7------------------------|
[Lick4]
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b|----------0----------0--------0---------------------|
g|-------------------0--------0-----------------------|
d|---4--4/5-----5--4-----4--2-------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[Lick5]
e|----------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------|
a|----------5--5--7--7^^^--5--------------------------|
E|----7--7-------------------7--5^^^--3--0------------|
[Lick6]
e|----------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------|
a|----/10--10--10--10--10----7--7--7--7---------------|
E|----/8---8---8---8---8-----5--5--5--5---------------|
[Lick7]
e|----------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------|
g|------7--7/9--7/9--7/9--7---------------------------|
d|--7/9---------------------9---7b(9)r7p5-------------|
a|-----------------------------------------7~---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[Lick8]
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b|----------------------------------------------------|
g|-----0----------------------------------------------|
d|-------4--0---7--7--5--5--4--4--2--2--0-------------|
a|---3------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
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