Intro C - D | em (6x) C D Em E5 D5 C5 e------------------------------7-------------------- B-----3---------5---------7-----7------------------- G----5--5------7--7------9--9----9--9-9-9/7-7-7/5-5- D---5----5----7----7----9----9------9-9-9/7-7-7/5-5- <-- (6x) A--3-------3/5-------5/7------------7-7-7/5-5-5/3-3- E--------------------------------------------------- Verse 1 C D em I was walking around, just a face in the crowd try to keep myself out of the rain C D em Saw a vagabond king wear a story from a crown wondered if I might end up the same C D em C D Em There's a man out on the corner, singing old songs about change everybody got their cross to bare, these days. Verse 2 C D em She came looking for some shelter with a suitcase full of dreams C D em To a motel room on the boulevard I guess she's trying to be James Dean C D em C D em She's seen all the disciples and all the 'wanna be's' no one wants to be themselfs these days C D G Still there's nothing to hold on to but these days Chorus C D em C D G These days the stars ain't out of reach - These days there ain't a ladder from the streets oh no no C D G C D G These days are fast, nothing lasts in this graceless age - There ain't nobody left but us these days Verse 3 (like Verse 2) Jimmy shoes 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 rather die f f f fade away - yeah Chorus C D Em C D G These days the stars ain't out of reach But these days there ain't a ladder from the streets oh no no C D G C D em These days are fast, nothing lasts it's a graceless age - Even innocence has caught the midnight train C D G There ain't nobody left but us these days Bridge C am C am C am C am I know Rome's still burning though the times have changed C am D (C) This world keeps turning round and round and round and round these days Solo C G D (4x) Chorus These days the stars ain't out of reach But these days there ain't a ladder from the streets oh no no These days are fast, nothing lasts it's a graceless age - Even innocence has caught the midnight train Chorus These days the stars ain't out of reach But these days there ain't a ladder from the streets oh no no These days are fast, nothing last there ain't no time to waste - There ain't nobody left to take the blame C D G There ain't nobody left but us these days C - D | em C D G There ain't nobody left but us these days End C - D | em | C - D | G | C - D | em | C - D | em