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In Times Like These

Brad Paisley

CountryAdvanced for beginners9 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×○○
EbDiagram coming soon
BbDiagram coming soon
F
G#Diagram coming soon
G○○○
F#Diagram coming soon
Am7×○○○
BDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              INTRO C Eb Bb C Eb Bb 
 
C 
SITTING ON THE FRONT PORCH, RAIN IS POURING DOWN 
 
NEWS COMES ON THE RADIO THERE'S TROUBLE ALL AROUND 
              F                         G#         Bb    C 
AN THAT'S THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN, THE WAY IT'LL ALWAYS BE 
            G           F#  F      Eb         C    ...Eb Bb 
I THANK THE GOOD LORD I GOT YOU IN TIMES LIKE THESE 
C 
THE RICH KEEP GETTING RICHER, THE POOR BARELY GETTIN BY 
 
FARMER JOHNSON SAYS IT EITHER TO WET OR TO DRY 
    F               G#          Bb     C 
THE JOBS ARE SCARCE DOWN AT THE FACTORY 
            G           F#  F      Eb         C 
I THANK THE GOOD LORD I GOT YOU IN TIMES LIKE THESE 
  
 
                                CHORUS 
   F   
IN TIMES LIKE THESE WHEN IT'S EASY TO GET DOWN 
C 
YOU'RE MY INSPIRATION YOU'RE MY SOLID GROUND 
   F 
IN TIMES LIKE THESE LOVE WILL PULL US THROUGH 
G      Am7          Bb      G/B 
BABY I KNOW I CAN DEPEND ON YOU 
 
            C 
IT COST YOU 99 CENTS FOR A NICKEL CANDY BAR  
 
AN A DOLLARS WORTH OF GAS WON'T EVEN START YOUR CAR 
        F                G#          Bb          C 
AN YEAH WE GOT PROBLEMS HERE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE 
           G         F#   F     Eb         C 
THERE'S NO PLACE I RATHER BE IN TIMES LIKE THESE 
 
                         SOLO-F G# Bb C F G# Bb C G F# F Eb C 
 
   F 
IN TIMES LIKE THESE WHERE IT'S EASY TO GET DOWN  
C 
YOU'RE MY INSPIRATION YOU'RE MY SOLID GROUND 
   F 
IN TIMES LIKE THESE LOVE WILL PULL US THROUGH 
G      Am7          Bb      G/B 
BABY I KNOW I CAN DEPEND ON YOU 
 
C 
SITTING ON THE FRONT PORCH RAIN STILL POURING DOWN 
 
NEWS COMES ON THE RADIO THERE'S TROUBLE ALL AROUND 
              F                    G#            Bb     C 
AN THAT'S THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE WAY IT'LL ALWAYS BE  
            G           F#  F      Eb         C 
I THANK THE GOOD LORD I GOT YOU IN TIMES LIKE THESE  
            G           F#  F      Eb        C     ....Eb Bb C 
I THANK THE GOOD LORD I GOT YOU IN TIME LIKE THESE 
   Eb    Bb   C    ....Eb Bb C 
IN TIMES LIKE THESE

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Chord set

C · Eb · Bb · F · G# · G · F# · Am7 · B

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.