C#  A 
some days 

i couldn't get up 

couldn't get down 

i'm bored of everything 

somehow a little black cloud 

would rain over me 

someone 

was making me mad 

good turned bad 

and i'd lose everything 

to get you back 

just to get you back but... 
 
 
E A F# B 
these days 

the world's alright 

the sun shines bright 

i'm kicking out the dreams 

these days 

i don't think twice 

i walk on ice 

i'm positively somewhere 
 
chorus 
E A F# B 
these days go on 

long after you've gone 

these days go on 

long after you've gone 

these days go on and on... 
 
 
C#   A 
i'm out of the fire and into the swimming pool 

sometimes 

i'd drown my tears 

but the same old fears come back 

someone's been making me ill 

i bet you're still 

a 2,3,4 letter word 

yes, you heard 

the pretty little birds fly home, cause... 
 
 
E  A  F#  B 
these days 

the sun kicks in 

the good guys win 

i'm illegal in the back seat 

these days 

i'm safe and sound 

not dragged down 

you wanna know the reason? 
 
chorus 
E A F# B 
these days go on 

long after you've gone 

these days go on 

long after you've gone 

these days go on and on... 
 

C# A  
(this is actually really in a different key but yo know---it doesnt much matter) 
 
thank you for not being here 

i feel better when you're not 

sleeping in my head 

tossing and turning 

an' messing up the sheets 

the love we made was incomplete 

like the shoes on your feet 

same stuff i've heard before 

that philosophy starting to bore me now 

now you won't have to smile and ignore me 
 

E  A F#  B 
these days 

the karma's right 

the sun shines bright 

i'm kicking out the bad dreams 

these days 

i don't think twice 

i walk on light 

i'm positively somewhere 

chorus 
E A F# B 
these days go on 
long after you've gone 
these days go on 
long after you've gone 
these days go on and on...