In These Times chords

by Joan Armatrading

Original Published Key: C Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 75 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Guitar Chords: C, Am, F, G

Easy Guitar Song: Ideal for beginners

Chord Chart Legend
C Major Am F Major F Major barre chord G Major
C Major-LH Am-LH F Major-LH F Major barre chord-LH G Major-LH

In These Times

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
                C         G         F       G     C
Intro: 4/4 |         |         |         |     -     |              

    C
1.  These are the times
    G
    Tears fill the back of your eyes
                  Am           
    These are the times the birds mi-grate
  G             C
    A-cross the skies

   C
2. These are the times
        G
   What hope you had you for-get
                 Am
   These wick-ed times you're bound to feel
       G           C
   All san-i-ty is lost

                 C            Am        G
Chorus: In these times ev'-ry-one needs love
                 C            Am      G
        In these times do you pray to God   
                 C
        In these times ev'-ry-one needs com-fort
                  G
        And would wel-come a hand to hold
            Am                                  F                   C
        Com-pas-sion is the fire that burns the hurt that pains the soul
                      C
        And though my eyes are so pol-lu-ted
               G
        By the sight of lost de-sires
              F       G         C
        I can see you stand-ing by
        
   C
3. This is my fear
        G
   That dis-tance will come be-tween us
                Am
   And it could mean noth-ing... Noth-ing
      G                C
   To get from here to there

   C
4. We own the world
       G
   And ev'-ry-thing that's in it
                Am
   Let our love shine like glist'-ning rain-drops
   G             C
   Rest-ing on a rose
   
                 C           Am        G
Chorus: In these times ce-le-brate our love
                 C              Am        G
        In these times let's be thank-ful of
                C
        All the days we can spend to-ge-ther
                G
        And I'm hap-py to hold your hand
             Am                                  F             C
        Your pas-sion is the food that feeds the hun-ger in my heart
                   C
        And now my eyes are clear-ly o-pen
                G
        No more long-ing for the past
              F        G        C
        Now I have you in these times

      C                      Am        G
Chorus: In these times ev'ry-one needs love
                 C            Am      G
        In these times do you pray to God   
                 C
        In these times ev'-ry-one needs com-fort
                  G
        And would wel-come a hand to hold
            Am                                  F                   C
        Com-pas-sion is the fire that burns the hurt that pains the soul
                      C
        And though my eyes are so pol-lu-ted
               G
        By the sight of lost de-sires
                F        G        C
        Good to have you in these times... 

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: C Major - no sharps or flats
  • Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
  • Tempo: Moderate
  • Metronome: q = 75 (q represents a quarter-note)
  • Voice Range: G3 - A4

Song Details:

Album Cover
Album Cover
  • Songwriter: Joan Armatrading — English singer-songwriter and guitarist.
  • Lyrics Begin: These are the times tears fill the back of your eyes
  • Genre: Folk rock
  • Featured Artist: Joan Armatrading
  • Album: Lovers Speak
    Released: 25 March 2003
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