Elliott Smith – These Days (Guitar)

D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D) • Capo 5 Video Lesson
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Chords

Based off of how Elliott played the song at the Satyricon in 1999. Listen to the video to figure out the strumming pattern. Chords: (in order of when they’re played) F (133211) Cm7/E (032000) C/G (332010) C (X32010) Riff 1:
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-3-0h2-0-----|
E|---------3---|
Riff 2:
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-----0h2-0---|
A|-----------3-|
E|-0-3---------|
[Intro] Riff 1 F Riff 1 F Cm7/E C/G [Verse 1]
Riff 1               F
I've been out walking

        Riff 1                    F
I don't do too much talking these days

Cm7/E
These days

      C/G
These days I seem to think a lot

                                 Cm7/E*
About the things that I forgot to do
Riff 2
    Riff 1           F
And all the times I had

            Cm7/E
The chance to
[Verse 2]
Riff 1            F
I quit my rambling

        Riff 1                     F
I won't do too much gambling these days

Cm7/E
These days

      C/G
These days I seem to think a lot

                               Cm7/E*
‘Bout the many changes came my way
Riff 2
      Riff 1         F
And I wonder if I'd see another

      Cm7/E
Highway
[Verse 3]
Riff 1       F
I had a lover

         Riff 1                      F
I don't think I’d risk another these days

Cm7/E
These days

    C/G
And if I seem to be afraid

                                   Cm7/E*
To live the life that I’ve made in song
Riff 2
     Riff 1               F
It's just that I've been losing

      Cm7/E
So long
[Verse 4]
Riff 1             F
I've quit my dreaming

        Riff 1                     F
I won't do too much scheming these days

Cm7/E
These days

      C/G
These days I sit on cornerstones

                                        Cm7/E*
And count the time in quarter tones to ten
Riff 2
                Riff 1            F     Cm7/E
Please don't confront me with my failures

                       C/G C*
I had not forgotten them
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