Intro:  A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)           D (xx0232@1)   
Motel, sitting in the dark, 
A (x02220@1)                 D (xx0232@1) empty room like an empty heart 
F#m (244222@1)                  D (xx0232@1)Lovers stop but they never stay 
F#m (244222@1)                            D (xx0232@1)
  They don't look back as they drive away 
 A (x02220@1)  DMaybe (xx0232@1)I... 
        A (x02220@1)             DShould (xx0232@1)fix this broken neon light 
F#m (244222@1)                     D (xx0232@1) Fill in the cracks and paint it bright 
F#m (244222@1)                        D (xx0232@1) Then maybe love will stop here tonight 
A (x02220@1)                       D (xx0232@1)And if she knocks on my door 
                   AI'll (x02220@1)give her the key 
                     D (xx0232@1)                   F#mJust (244222@1)one look in her eyes and I know I'll be 
       E (022100@1)           DEverything (xx0232@1)that she sees in me 
F#m (244222@1)         E (022100@1)          D (xx0232@1) 
  More than I ever thought I could be but... 

CHORUS: 
  A (x02220@1)          DThese (xx0232@1)are the days 
       A (x02220@1)                    F#mWhen (244222@1)I all that I can do is dream 
    G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)                    
But I don't wanna spend forever 
 A (x02220@1)                 ELiving (022100@1)in the in between 
      A (x02220@1)                     DI'm (xx0232@1)stuck here in a place without love 
       A (x02220@1)                         F#m (244222@1)And I just can't let it stay this way 
         G (320003@1)                   DBut (xx0232@1)for now I'm gonna have to face it 
  A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)      A (x02220@1)  D (xx0232@1)  A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1)
These are the days  
A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)I gotta use this lonely time 
A (x02220@1)                           DTo (xx0232@1)change the picture in my frame of mind 
    F#m (244222@1)                     DOutside (xx0232@1)the window there's a sunny day 
         F#m (244222@1)  D (xx0232@1)I wanna feel it on my face 
 A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1)      
You and I... 
A (x02220@1)                             D (xx0232@1)We're out here looking for the same thing 
F#m (244222@1)               D (xx0232@1)An end to all the wondering 
F#m (244222@1)                     D (xx0232@1)Waiting for someone to share this feeling 
A (x02220@1)                       D (xx0232@1)And if she knocks on my door 
                   AI'll (x02220@1)give her the key 
                     D (xx0232@1)                   F#mJust (244222@1)one look in her eyes and I know I'll be 
       E (022100@1)           DEverything (xx0232@1)that she sees in me 
F#m (244222@1)         E (022100@1)          D (xx0232@1) 
  More than I ever thought I could be but...
 
CHORUS: 
  A (x02220@1)          DThese (xx0232@1)are the days 
       A (x02220@1)                    F#mWhen (244222@1)I all that I can do is dream 
    G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)                    
But I don't wanna spend forever 
 A (x02220@1)                 ELiving (022100@1)in the in between 
      A (x02220@1)                     DI'm (xx0232@1)stuck here in a place without love 
       A (x02220@1)                         F#m (244222@1)And I just can't let it stay this way 
         G (320003@1)                   DBut (xx0232@1)for now I'm gonna have to face it 
  A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)      A (x02220@1)    
These are the days  
                                 E (022100@1)       AThese (x02220@1)are the days between your hopes and fears 
                                 E (022100@1)     AThese (x02220@1)are the moments that are still unclear 
Bm (x24432@1)                               D (xx0232@1)When it's still uncertain if she will appear 
     D79
But like it or not 
          EThis (022100@1)is what I got 

CHORUS: 2 x 
  A (x02220@1)          DThese (xx0232@1)are the days 
       A (x02220@1)                    F#mWhen (244222@1)I all that I can do is dream 
    G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)                    
But I don't wanna spend forever 
 A (x02220@1)                 ELiving (022100@1)in the in between 
      A (x02220@1)                     DI'm (xx0232@1)stuck here in a place without love 
       A (x02220@1)                         F#m (244222@1)And I just can't let it stay this way 
         G (320003@1)                   DBut (xx0232@1)for now I'm gonna have to face it 
  A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)      A (x02220@1)    
These are the days