Verse 1:
C D
I was walking around, just a face in the crowd
Em
try to keep myself out of the rain
C D
Saw a vagabond king wear a styrofoam crown
Em
wondered if I might end up the same
C D Em
There’s a man out on the corner, singing old songs
C D G
about change everybody got their cross to bare, these days.
Verse 2:
C D
She came looking for some shelter with a suitcase
Em
full of dreams
C D
To a motel room on the boulevard I guess she’s trying
Em
to be James Dean
C D Em
She’s seen all the disciples and all the ‘wanna be’s’
C D Em
no one wants to be themselfs these days
C D G
Still there’s nothing to hold on to but these days
Chorus:
C D
These days the stars ain’t out of reach –
Em C D G
These days there ain’t a ladder from the streets oh no no
C D G C
These days are fast, nothing lasts in this graceless age –
D G
There ain’t nobody left but us these days
Verse 3: (like Verse 2)
Jimmy shoes busted both his legs, trying to learn to fly
From a second story window, he just jumped and closed his eyes
His momma said he was crazy – he said momma “I’ve got to try”
Don’t you know that all my heroes died
And I guess I rather die f f f fade away – yeah
Chorus:
C D Em C
These days the stars ain’t out of reach But these days
D G
there ain’t a ladder from the streets oh no no
C D G C
These days are fast, nothing lasts it’s a graceless age –
D Em
Even innocence has caught the midnight train
C D G
There ain’t nobody left but us these days
C Am C Am
Bridge:
C Am C Am
I know Rome’s still burning though the times have changed
C Am D
This world keeps turning round and round and round
(C)
and round these days
Solo: C G D }x4
Chorus:
These days the stars ain’t out of reach But these days
there ain’t a ladder from the streets oh no no
These days are fast, nothing lasts it’s a graceless age –
Even innocence has caught the midnight train
Chorus:
These days the stars ain’t out of reach But these days
there ain’t a ladder from the streets oh no no
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
End: C – D | Em | C – D | G | C – D | Em | C – D | Em
