Intro  C   D  Em (6x) 

         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 styrofoam crown wondered if I might end up the same 
            C                   D          Em               C                        D                  G 
There's a man out on the corner, singing old songs about change everybody got their cross to bare, these days. 


               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 


          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 
  

         C                       D                         Em 
Jimmy shoes busted both his legs, trying to learn to fly 
          C                           D                                Em 
From a second story window, he just jumped and closed his eyes 
            C                   D          Em               C                        D                  G 
His momma said he was crazy - he said momma "I've got to try" Don't you know that all my heroes died 
C            D                   G 
And I guess I rather die than fade away - yeah 


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 

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C G D (4x) 

C             D                            G 
There ain't nobody left but us these days 
C   D  Em            C             D                            G                        C  D  Em   C   D  G   C   D  Em   C   D  Em 
                       There ain't nobody left but us these days