Intro/Chorus:
*Fm *Bb *Fm
These are the golden days
*Bb
In this golden age that we're livin'
*Fm *Bb *Fm
I'll show you a thousand ways
*Bb *Fm *Bb
I'll show you how we take what we're given
*Fm *Bb
Alright
FmBbFmBb
Yeah
Verse I:
Bb
You can say what you want
AbFm
We don't need your permission
Bb
'Cause you're so busy talkin'
AbFm
That you don't even listen
Bb
You can do what you want
AbFm
You know that we don't mind
Bb
You got the years
AbEbC7
But we got the time
Chorus:
FmBbFm
These are the golden days
Bb
In this golden age that we're livin'
FmBbFm
I'll show you a thousand ways
BbAb
I'll show you how we take what we're given (Take what we're given)
Interlude:
Fm-Bb (x4)
Verse II:
Bb
You can say what you want
AbFm
We don't need your permission
Bb
With all the things that you hide
AbFm
How do we look suspicious
Bb
Better look straight ahead
AbFm
Don't look over your shoulder
Bb
Because you'll wake up to find
AbEbC7
That we've taken over
Chorus:
FmBbFm
These are the golden days
Bb
In this golden age that we're livin'
FmBbFm
I'll show you a thousand ways
BbAb
I'll show you how we take what we're given (Take what we're given)
BbAb
(We have the strength to survive)
Interlude:
Fm-Bb (x4)
Solo:
BbAbFm (x2) BbAbEbC7Chorus:
*Fm *Bb *Fm
These are the golden days
*Bb
In this golden age that we're livin'
*Fm *Bb *Fm
I'll show you a thousand ways
*Bb
I'll show you how we take what we're given
Chorus:
FmBbFm
These are the golden days
BbFm
In this golden age that we're livin'
BbFm
I'll show you thousand ways
BbFm
I'll show you how we take what we're given
Outro:
BbFm
Don't take what you're given
BbFm
Don't take what you're given
BbFmBb
We won't take what we're given
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.