OLD DAYS As recorded by Chicago (From the 1975 Album CHICAGO VIII) Transcribed by Slowhand Words and Music by James Pankow
A Intro = 126 N.C.P E5 D5 F5 E5 G5 Drums W 1 4 W W I 4 W W W W U Gtr I (El. Gtr.) 7 T 8 A 9 7 10 B 7 5 8 5 3
4 W W W W I 4 W W W W U W U Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ distortion & envelope T 9 7 10 9 A 9 7 10 9 5 B 7 5 8 7 5 3
W 5 W W I W W W U W U 7 T 8 A 9 7 10 B 7 5 8 5 3
W W W W I U W W W W U U W U T 9 7 10 9 A 9 7 10 9 5 B 7 5 8 7 5 3 U I Gtr III (Horns arr. for 7 T A B
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B 1st & 2nd Verses
T C Em7 F X V V XV } V V XV } } 9 V V V } V V V } V V V } V V V } } I V V V } V V V } V V V } V V V } } U V V NV } Gtrs I, II Gtr I
T 5 5 5 x 8 8 8 x 10 10 10 x 10 10 10 x x 5 5 5 x 7 7 7 x 10 10 10 x 10 10 10 x x A 5 5 5 x 9 9 9 x 10 10 10 x 10 10 10 x x B 3 3 3 x 7 7 7 x 8 8 8 x 8 8 8 x x U I Gtr III T A B
C Em7 F G7 C Em7 X X 12 V V V } V V V } V V XV } V V V } V V V } V V V } I V V V } V V V } V V V } V V V } V V V } V V V } V V NV } V V V } V V NV } V V V }
1 1 1 x 1 1 1 x T 5 5 5 x 8 8 8 x 1 1 1 x 3 3 3 x 5 5 5 x 8 8 8 x 5 5 5 x 7 7 7 x 2 2 2 x 4 4 4 x 5 5 5 x 7 7 7 x A 5 5 5 x 9 9 9 x 3 3 3 x 5 5 5 x 5 5 5 x 9 9 9 x B 3 3 3 x 7 7 7 x 3 3 3 x 7 7 7 x
F C Em7 F G7 V V XV } V V XV } } X 15 V V V } V V V } } V V V } V V V } V V XV } V V V } I V V V } V V V } } V V V } V V V } V V V } V V V } V V NV } V V V }
1 1 1 x 1 1 1 x T 10 10 10 x 10 10 10 x x 5 5 5 x 8 8 8 x 1 1 1 x 3 3 3 x 10 10 10 x 10 10 10 x x 5 5 5 x 7 7 7 x 2 2 2 x 4 4 4 x A 10 10 10 x 10 10 10 x x 5 5 5 x 9 9 9 x 3 3 3 x 5 5 5 x B 8 8 8 x 8 8 8 x x 3 3 3 x 7 7 7 x
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C Pre-Chorus Dm7 G13 Dm7 G13
18 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 T 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 A 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 V V V V I j j j Gtr III
T 8 8 8 8 A B sl.
Dm7 G13 Dm7 E7sus4 E7 V V 22 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 T 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 10 10 9 9 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 A 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 B 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
V V k j V V V j V V k W gW I u u 5 4 T 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 A B
E Chorus W } 26 W } W V V V U I u u Gtrs I, II [[[[[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[ FullM FullM FullM FullM [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ 10 (x) T 8 (8) 9 x 7 A 10 (10) B sl. sl. V V U W V V V I j V V V j k u u
7 8 T 10 9 7 7 9 (9) A 10 B
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To Coda W V V V V V 30 W } u u u V V V V W V I u u u [[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[ FullM FullM FullM FullM FullM FullM FullM FullM 10 (10) 10 8 (8) 7 T 8 (8) 7 A x 10 (10) 10 B sl. sl. V V V U W V V V I j j V V V j k u u
8 7 T 10 9 7 7 9 (9) A 10 B
D Interlude 1 F Am V V V V V V 34 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5
j V V V V V V V W I V V V V V V V V V
T A 9 10 9 10 12 14 12 10 12 14 B 10 12 10 12 13 12 13 F V V V V V V 37 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 T 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 B 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 V V V V I j T A 14 14 14 14 B
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Am Dm7 V V V V V V V V V V V V 40 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 V V V V V I j k V V V V k V V
T 8 10 (10) 9 7 A 12 14 12 10 12 10 B
Em7 F Gsus4 V V V V V V V V V V V V 43 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u u u u u u u u
T 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 13 13 13 13 13 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 A 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 V V V V V V V V V V V W I k j u u u u 8 8 8 8 8 T 8 10 (10) A 9 10 B
F Interlude 2 G E5 D5 F5 E5 G5 XV W 46 V j W W I V W W W W U 7 T 12 8 12 A 12 9 7 10 B 10 7 5 8 5 3 V j W W W W I W W W W U W U Gtr II 7 T 9 7 10 9 A 9 7 10 9 5 B 7 5 8 7 5 3
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D.S. al Coda W 50 W W I W W W U W U U 7 T 8 A 9 7 10 B 7 5 8 5 (5) 3 (3)
W W W W I U W W W W U U U W U U T 9 7 10 9 A 9 7 10 9 5 (5) B 7 5 8 7 5 (5) 3 (3)
G Outro
SF5 C/E G F5 C/E G5 55 I W W U W W U Gtr I T A 3 2 0 3 2 0 B 3 3 2 3 3 2
I W W W W U W W U W W U Gtr II T A B 3 3 2 3 3 5 1 0 3 1 0 3 V V V V V V U V j V V V V V I u u u u u u u Gtr III 7 8 T 8 8 (8) (8) 8 8 (8) 10 A 9 9 B
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F5 C/E G F5 C/E G
59 I W W U W W W } T A 3 2 0 3 2 0 x B 3 3 2 3 3 2 x sl.
I W W W W W W U W W W } T A B 3 3 2 3 3 2 x 1 0 3 1 0 3 x sl. V V V V j V V V U V j V V V V V I u u u u u u u 7 8 T 8 8 (8) (8) 8 8 (8) 10 A 9 9 B
F5 C/E G F5 C/E G5
63 I W W U W W U T A 3 2 0 3 2 0 B 3 3 2 3 3 2
I W W W W U W W U W W U T A B 3 3 2 3 3 5 1 0 3 1 0 3 V V V V V j j k V U V j V V V V V I u u u u u 7 8 T 8 (8) (8) 8 8 (8) 10 A 9 B
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F5 C/E G F5 C/E G
67 I W W U W W W } T A 3 2 0 3 2 0 x B 3 3 2 3 3 2 x sl.
I W W W W W W U W W W } T A B 3 3 2 3 3 2 x 1 0 3 1 0 3 x sl. V V V V j j k V U V j V V V V V I u u u u u u 7 8 T 8 (8) (8) 8 8 (8) 10 A 9 B
F5 C/E G F5 C/E G5
71 I W W U W W U T A 3 2 0 3 2 0 B 3 3 2 3 3 2
I W W W W U W W U W W U T A B 3 3 2 3 3 5 1 0 3 1 0 3 V I j T A B
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F5 C/E G F5 C/E G
75 I W W U W W W } T A 3 2 0 3 2 0 x B 3 3 2 3 3 2 x sl.
I W W W W W W U W W W } T A B 3 3 2 3 3 2 x 1 0 3 1 0 3 x sl.
F5 C/E G F5 C/E G5
79 I W W U W W U T A 3 2 0 3 2 0 B 3 3 2 3 3 2
I W W W W U W W U W W U T A B 3 3 2 3 3 5 1 0 3 1 0 3
F5 C/E G F5 C/E G fade out
83 I W W U W W W } T A 3 2 0 3 2 0 x B 3 3 2 3 3 2 x sl.
I W W W W W W U W W W } T A B 3 3 2 3 3 2 x 1 0 3 1 0 3 x sl.
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