The Black Keys - These Days: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "These Days" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn These Days Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Black Keys

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar 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 guitar.

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

G
My hand to God
   Am
I didn't mean to
      G
After all
                 Am        G
Look what we've been through
                       Am
Men come in different shades
G                 Am
That's how we're made

G                          Am
The little house on Ellis Drive
G                Am
Is where I felt most alive
G                              Am
The oak tree covered that old Ford
   G               Am
I miss it Lord, I miss it Lord

Chorus:
        C   Asus4 G
These blood red eyes
       C  Asus4 G
Don't see so good
      C      Asus4       G     D
But what's worse is if they could
          C
Would I change my ways?
C Asus4 G        C  Asus4  G
Wasted times and broken dreams
C  Asus4 G            D
Violent colors so obscene
            C         Cm G
It's all I see these days
These days

Watch what you say, the devil is listenin'
He's got ears that you wouldn't believe
And, brother, once you go to him
It's your soul you can never, never, never retrieve

Chorus:
These blood red eyes don't see so good
But what's worse is if they could
Would I change my ways?
Wasted times and broken dreams
And violent colors so obscene
It's all I see these days, these days

(Hey)
These days, all I see these days
See these days, all I see


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

Asus4

Guitar chord Asus4

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

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 "These Days" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "These Days" by The Black Keys.

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