In order to get the song to sound right, play the chords
like this:

E——————-
D——————-
G-5———-2——
D-5—–5—-2—-3-
A-3—–5—-0—-3-
E——-3———1-

Verse 1
There’s a calendar hanging in the kitchen,
Today I’m taking it down I’m tired of living
Like tomorrow can’t get here fast enough.
Took a while but I’m finally learning
To make the most of each moment I’m given
Instead of waiting on better days to come.
No more wishing my life away.

Chorus
These are those days,
This is my life,
The time is now to get things right.
I won’t look ahead,
I won’t look back.
I’m gonna live,
I’m gonna laugh.
Well I won’t let another second waste,
These are those days.

Verse 2
It’s been awhile since I’ve called up my mother
Just for the sake of saying I love her,
Aint gonna wait around till it’s too late.
I’ve always wanted to see the Grand Canyon.
Its time I stopped talking and just start planning.
No more excuses no more saying someday, someday.
No more dreaming my life away.

Chorus
These are those days,
This is my life,
The time is now to get things right.
I won’t look ahead,
I won’t look back.
I’m gonna live,
I’m gonna laugh.
Well I won’t let another second waste,
These are those days.

C5 G5 A5 F5 2x

Chorus
These are those days,
This is my life,
The time is now to get things right.
I won’t look ahead,
I won’t look back.
I’m gonna live,
I’m gonna laugh.
Well I won’t let another second waste,
No, I won’t let another second waste.
These are those days.

C5 G5 A5 F5 (rest of song follows this pattern)

(This is my life, the time is now to get things right.)
These are those days.
(I won’t look back, I’m gonna live I’m gonna laugh.)
Don’t wanna waste my life away,
These are those days.

Verse:
I like the sound of rain drops dancin’
c G C F
As we sleep away a sunday afternoon,
c G C F
And I like the sound of the alarm clock ringin’,
Means I’ll spend another day with you.

Chorus:
So turn it up, turn it up, turn it up a little louder,
I can never ever get enough.
Turn it up, turn it up, cause whenever I’m around you,
You’ve got me thinkin’ that, I like the sound of that.

Verse:
I like the sound of the fireplace crackin’,
Watchin’ a movie, holdin’ you tight.
Yeah, I love it when I hear you laughin’,
At that joke I’ve told a thousand times.
And I like the sound of guitar screamin’
Music so loud we talk with our eyes.

Chorus:
So turn it up, turn it up, turn it up a little louder,
I can never ever get enough.
Turn it up, turn it up, cause whenever I’m around you,
You’ve got me thinkin’ that, I like the sound of that.

Solo:
C G C F (x 4) C
Verse:
I like the sound of your heart beating,
In my arms right here, right now.
When its so quiet I can hear you breathing,
C G F (nc)
That may be my favorite sound.

Chorus:

So turn it up, turn it up, turn it up a little louder,
I can never ever get enough.
Turn it up, turn it up, cause whenever I’m around you,
You’ve got me thinkin’ that, I like the sound of that.

So turn it up, turn it up, turn it up a little louder,
I can never ever get enough.
Turn it up, turn it up, cause whenever I’m around you,
You’ve got me thinkin’ that, I like the sound of that.

C G C F (repeat as you fade out)

Intro – A-D – A – D – E – A

(verse 1)
I grew up under normal conditions,
Mom was the radio, Dad was the television,
They both were doin the best that they could,
Workin 50 hour a weeks and knockin on wood,

(Break – A-D – A – D – E – A)

(verse 2)
I did my time in the public school system,
I got good grades, and never got a shred of wisdom,
Can’t blame my teachers, for anything they did,
You can’t teach one on one with 33 kids,

(chorus)
And it’s oohh – oohh I’m doin alright,
I work every day to get to Saturday Night,
And it’s oohh – oohh I’ guess I’m doin ok,
Livin and Dyin the American way,

(verse 3)
well I found the one, we put some rooms down,
Got a second mortgage on the outskirts of town,
Now we BBQ every Fourth of July,
Send our prayers and our fireworks up into the sky,

(chorus)
And it’s oohh – oohh I’m doin alright,
I work every day to get to Saturday Night,
And it’s oohh – oohh I’ guess I’m doin ok,
Livin and Lovin the American way,

(lead – D – A – D – A – D – A – E)

(bridge)
These days we’re thinkin about kids of our own,
Gonna turn this house into a home,
In no time at all they’ll be singin along,

(chorus)
oohh – oohh I’m doin alright,
I work every day to get to Saturday Night,
And it’s oohh – oohh I’ guess I’m doin ok,
Livin and Lovin the American way,

(chorus)
And it’s oohh – oohh I’m doin alright,
I work every day to get to Saturday Night,
And it’s oohh – oohh I’ guess I’m doin ok,
Livin and Dyin the American way,
Livin and Lovin the American way,

Outro – A – D-(D) – A – D – E – A