BON JOVI - "These Days" Tablature

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Band-Bon Jovi
Song-These Days
Album-These Days
Written By-Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, D. Child
Tabber-David de la Fuente (a.k.a. Samurai01) wasabi00@optonline.net for corrections, comments, etc.

Standard Tuning, standard tab notation.

Intro: Em
E|---------------------------------------0|
B|---------------------------------------0|
G|---------------------------------------0|
D|---------------------------------------2|
A|-9/10-------/12-10-10-9-9-7-7---9/10---2|
E|7-----10---7-------------------7-------0|

verse:
play the first bar, then this once, then repeat the entire thing 3 times
C D E
E|-------------------7|-------|
B|---3------5------7--|-------|
G|--5-5----7-7----9-9-|9-9/7/5|
D|-5---5--7---7--9----|9-9/7/5|
A|3-----/5-----/7-----|7-7/5/3|
E|--------------------|-------|

then play this:

E|-------------------|--------------------------
B|---3------5------7-|---3-----3-------5--------
G|--5-5----7-7----9-9|--5-5---5-5-----7--------0
D|-5---5--7---7--9---|-5---5-5---5---7-------0--
A|3-----/5-----/7----|3-----3-----3/5-----0h2-2-
E|-------------------|-------------------0------

play the verse again 3 times

fill:
E|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---5p4---|
A|5h7---7p5|
E|---------|

then another variation
"no one.. themselves these days.." "theres nothing to hold on to..."
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---3-----3------5------8h9--9p8|---3------5------------------------|
G|--5-5---5-5----7-7----9---9----|--5-5----7-7-----------------------|
D|-5---5-5---5--7---7--9-----9---|-5---5--7---7----------------------|
A|3-----3-----/5-----/7-------7--|3-----/5-----5--0h2-0h2-0-0h2-0h2-0|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------3---------|

Chorus:
(my rhythm is probably off, but im worring more about how you really play the song than how many times you strum a chord)

These days the stars ain't out of reach, But these days... ladder from the streets..
C D Em C D G
E|3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-2----------0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-|
B|3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3----------0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-|
G|5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2----------0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-----------2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-|
D|5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0----------2-2-2-----5-5-5-5-----------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-|
A|3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0-0----------2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-----------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-|
E|----------0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-----------------------0-0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-|

These days are fast, nothing lasts its a graceless age -
There aint nobody left but us these days
C D G C
E|3-3-3--------2-2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3|
B|3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3|
G|5-5-5--------2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-----------5-5-5|
D|5-5-5--------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-5-----------5-5-5|
A|3-3-3--------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-5-----------3-3-3|
E|-------------0-0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-3----------------|

Verse again

lead fill: (approx 2:53)
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|9-9-7-7---------|
E|-------7-7-5h7h8|

Chorus

These days the stars ain't out of reach, But these days... ladder from the streets..
C D Em C D G
E|3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-2----------0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-|
B|3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3----------0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-|
G|5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2----------0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-----------2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-|
D|5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0----------2-2-2-----5-5-5-5-----------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-|
A|3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0-0----------2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-----------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-|
E|----------0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-----------------------0-0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-|

These days are fast, nothing lasts its a graceless age -innocence..caught...train
C D G C D Em
E|3-3-3--------2-2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3------2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0|
B|3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0|
G|5-5-5--------2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-----------5-5-5-5-5------2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0|
D|5-5-5--------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-5-----------5-5-5-5-5------0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2|
A|3-3-3--------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-5-----------3-3-3-3-3------0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2|
E|-------------0-0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-3--------------------------0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0|

fill after "innocence has lost its age"
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-----5-5-7-7--------|
E|3-5h7-------7p5^-3p0|

There ain't nobody left but us these days
C D G
E|3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2-2-----------3-3-3-3-3|
B|3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3|
G|5-5-5-----------2-2-2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4|
D|5-5-5-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------5-5-5-5-5|
A|3-3-3-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------5-5-5-5-5|
E|----------------0-0-0-0-0-----------3-3-3-3-3|

Bridge
repeat 4 times, then
E|------------------------------|---------------|
B|3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|---------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|------------------------------|---------------|

solo

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2h4p2p0h2~~---------------------12-12--------------12---
D|----------------------------------------------12-12--12h14------12-----12h14-12---
A|-------------------------------------x-x-12h14-----14-------------14p12-----------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------15^------------15^-----------------------------12-13----------15^15
G|-------------12-14^-14-----12--14^-----------------12-----12-14-----12h14-----14^14
D|12-----12h14-12-------14p12-------12-12h14-14-12h14--12-14---------------12-12-----
A|--14p12----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(12s not 1 2s)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------17-15~~~--------------------|
G|-------------------------121212/141414/151515----------------------------|
D|12-12121212/141414/151515------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------10-----10h12~~|
E|------------------------------------------------------10h12--12p10-------|

chorus again...

outro:
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-9/10----12-10-10-9-9-7-7--9/10--10-10|
E|7----10-7-----------------7----10-----| repeat twice

I know the solo isn't totally correct, and I know I'm missing stuff, so email me or add a comment, and I'll add what's missing.

-Dave

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