Tabbed by David Bédard-Barrette, McGill University, Canada, June 2003
davidbarrette@videotron.ca
--- UPDATED IN DECEMBER 2007 ---
Here is one of the new songs on the Jack Johnson CD: On And On.
Really nice song; no capo & standard tuning.
Any corrections are welcome! e-mail:davidbarrette@videotron.ca
Song: Times Like These
Band: Jack Johnson
Album: On And On
Composers: Jack Johnson
Version: Album version
CHORDS
B A E F#m
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Riff 01 - UPDATED DECEMBER 2007
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Note: Thanks to people who reported that Jack was playing
the riff in a different way.
Intro
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B
A, E, A, E
1st Verse
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A
In times like these
E
In times like those
A
What will be will be
E
And so it goes
And it always goes
F#m B
on and on and on and on and on
F#m B A
on and on and on and on and on it goes
E
hmm hmm hmm
A
hmm hmm hmm
E
hmm hmm hmm
2nd Verse
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F#m
And there has always been laughing, crying, birth, and dying
B
Boys and girls with hearts that take and give and break
F#m B
And heal and grow and recreate and raise and nurture
A
But then hurt from time to time like these
E
And times like those
A
And what will be will be
E
And so it goes
3rd Verse
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F#m
And there will always be stop and go and fast and slow
B
Action, Reaction, sticks and stones and broken bones
F#m
Those for peace and those for war
B
And god bless these ones, not those ones
A
But these ones made times like these
E
And times like those
A
What will be will be
E
And so it goes
And it always goes
F#m B
on and on and on and on and on
F#m B A
on and on and on and on and on it goes
E
hmm hmm hmm
A
hmm hmm hmm
E
hmm hmm hmm
Outro
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F#m Riff 01
But somehow I know it won't be the same
F#m Riff 01
Somehow I know it'll never be the same.
Another very smooth song by Jack Johnson. Just brilliant.
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That's it ! Comments are welcome ! --- "CHICKITY CHINA, THE CHINESE CHICKEN" --Bnl--