Bon Jovi - These Days: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "These Days" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn These Days ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "These Days" smoothly on your ukulele.

       C                      D
I was walking around, just a face in the crowd
           Em7                    Em
Trying to keep myself out of the rain
       C                     D
Saw a vagabond king wear a styrofoam crown
         Em7                    Em
Wondered if I might end up the same
           C              D
There's a man out on the corner
 Em7                C
Singing old songs about change
                  D                         G
Everybody's got their cross to bear, these days

She came looking for some shelter
With a suitcase full of dreams
To a motel room on the boulevard
I guess she's trying to be James Dean
She's seen all the disciples
And all the wannabes
No one wants to be themselves these days
Still there's nothing to hold on to but these days

Chorus:
       C          D                Em7  Em
These days, the stars seem out of reach
       C                   D                 G
These days, there ain't a ladder on these streets, no no no
       C               D              G                 C
These days, are fast, love don't last in this graceless age
      C             D                 G
There ain't nobody left but us these days

Jimmy Shoes, he 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'd rather die than f-f-fade away", yeah

Chorus

        Am                 C
I know Rome's still burning
            Am               C
Though the times have changed
      Am                  D
This world keeps turning round
and round and round and round
       C   G D  C G D
These days

Chorus:
These days, the stars seem out of reach, yeah
These days, there ain't a ladder on the streets, oh no no
These days are fast, love don't last, it's a graceless age
Even innocence has caught the midnight train

These days, the stars seem out of reach, yeah
These days, there ain't a ladder on the streets, oh no no
These days are fast, nothing lasts, there ain't no time to waste
There ain't nobody left to take the blame
Oh no no no, ain't nobody left but us these days
Ain't nobody left but us these days

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

Em7

Ukulele chord Em7

G

Ukulele chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "These Days" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "These Days" by Bon Jovi.

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