These Days chords by Rascal Flatts (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

G
D/F#
Em7
C
Am7
G/B
D
Cadd9
Em

Intro 1

D/F#

Em7

D/F#

Em7

Verse 1
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
Hey baby, is that you?
C 
G 
Wow, your hair got so long
D/F# 
Em7 
C 
Yeah, yeah, I love it, I really do
G 
D/F# 
Norma Jean, ain't that song
Em7 
We'd sing in the car
C 
G 
Driving downtown, top down
D/F# 
Making the rounds
Em7 
Checking out the bands
C 
On Doheeney Avenue

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Pre-chorus 1

Am7

G/B

Yeah, life throws you curves

But you learned to swerve

D/F#

Me, I swung and I missed

Em7

And the next thing ya know

I'm reminiscing

Am7

Dreaming old dreams

G/B

Wishing old wishes

Like you would be back again

Chorus 1
D 
Cadd9 
G/B 
I wake up in tear drops
D 
Cadd9 
That fall down like rain
Em7 
Cadd9 
I put on that old song
D 
We danced to and then
Cadd9 
G/B 
I head off to my job
D 
Cadd9 
Guess not much has changed
Em7 
Cadd9 
Punch the clock, head for home
D 
Cadd9 
Check the phone, just in case
G/B 
Am7 
Go to bed, dream of you

Interlude 1

That's what I'm doing these

D/F#

(days)

Em7

Yeah, that's what I'm doing

D/F#

Em7

Verse 2
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
Someone told me after college
C 
G 
You ran off to Vegas
D/F# 
Em7 
You married   a rodeo cowboy
C 
G 
Wow, that ain't the girl I knew
D/F# 
Me, I've been a      few places
Em7 
C 
Mostly here and there, once or twice
G 
D/F# 
Still sortin' out life, but I'm doing    alright
Em7 
C 
Yeah, it's good to see you too

Pre-chorus 2
Am7 
G/B 
C 
Well, hey girl, you're late
G 
And those planes, they don't wait
D/F# 
Em7 
But if you ever   come back around
This sleepy old town
D 
Am7 
Promise me you'll stop in
G/B 
C 
To see an old friend And until then

Chorus 2
D 
Cadd9 
G/B 
I wake up in tear drops
D 
Cadd9 
That fall down like rain
Em7 
Cadd9 
I put on that old song
D 
We danced to and then
Cadd9 
G/B 
I head off to my job
D 
Cadd9 
Guess not much has changed
Em7 
Cadd9 
Punch the clock, head for home
D 
Cadd9 
Check the phone, just in case
G/B 
Am7 
Go to bed, dream of you

Solo 1

That's what I'm doing these

Cadd9

(days)

Chorus 3
D 
Cadd9 
G/B 
I wake up in tear drops
D 
Cadd9 
That fall down like rain
Em7 
Cadd9 
I put on that old song
D 
We danced to and then
Cadd9 
G/B 
I head off to my job
D 
Cadd9 
Guess not much has changed
Em7 
Cadd9 
Punch the clock, head for home
D 
Cadd9 
Check the phone, just in case
G/B 
Am7 
Go to bed, dream of you

Chorus 4
That's what I'm doing these
D 
Cadd9 
G/B 
I wake up in tear drops
D 
Cadd9 
That fall down like rain
Em7 
Cadd9 
I put on that old song
D 
We danced to and then
Cadd9 
G/B 
I wake up in tear drops
D 
Cadd9 
That fall down like rain
Em7 
Cadd9 
I put on that old song
D 
We danced to and then
Cadd9 
G/B 
I wake up in tear drops
D 
Cadd9 
That fall down like rain
Em7 
Cadd9 
I put on that old song
D 
We danced to and then
[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

G
D/F#
Em7
C
Am7
G/B
D
Cadd9
Em

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G majorBPM: 84

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of These Days by Rascal Flatts, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn These Days the way Rascal Flatts intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.