Billy Joel - I've Loved These Days: Guitar Chords

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

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C                D/C            G/B
Now we take our time, so nonchalant
               A#6            F
And spend our nights, so bon vivant
              C/F    A#/F    F
We dress our days in silken robes
           C         A7/C#     Dm
The money comes, the money goes
             D     G/D D7   Gsus4 G Dm/G  G
We know it's all, a passing phase

We light our lamps for atmosphere
And hang our hopes on chandeliers
We're going wrong, we're gaining weight
We're sleeping long and far too late
And so it's time to change our ways
But I've loved these days

Now as we indulge in things refined
We hide our hearts from harder times
A string of pearls, a foreign car
Oh we can only go so far
On caviar and cabernet

We drown our doubts in dry champagne
And soothe our souls with fine cocaine
I don't know why I even care
We'll get so high and get nowhere
We'll have to change our jaded ways
But I've loved these days
So before we end and then begin
We'll drink a toast to how it's been
A few more hours to be complete
A few more nights on satin sheets
A few more times that I can say
I've loved these days


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A7

Guitar chord A7

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#6

Guitar chord A#6

B

Guitar chord B

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Gsus4

Guitar chord Gsus4

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar 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 "I've Loved These Days" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I've Loved These Days" by Billy Joel.

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