Changes chords
by David Bowie
- Changes was written by English singer-songwriter - David Bowie
- Recorded: June-July, 1971
- Released: Jan 7, 1972
- Album: Hunky Dory
- Music: C Major in 4/4 time at 114 - 116 bpm (𝅘𝅥)
- Time Signatures: Several timing changes occur throughout the song which are all listed - 2/4, 3/4 4/4.
- Chords: C, Cmaj7, Db6, Dbmaj7, D, Dm7, Eb7, Ebm7, Em, Em7, F, Fmaj7, G, G7, G11, G13, Am, Bbsus2
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Changes
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Cmaj7 Db6 Dm7 Eb7 F D F D F
Intro: 4/4 | | | | | | | | | |
Oh yeah
C Em7
1. Still don't know what I was wait-ing for
F G
And my time was run-ning wild
F
A mil-lion dead-end streets and
C Em7
Ev'-ry time I thought I'd got it made
Fmaj7 G13
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
C Dm7 Em7 Ebm7
So I turned my-self to | face me - |
Dm7 G7
But I've nev-er caught a glimpse
Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Ebm7
How the oth-ers must see the fak - er
Dm7 G7 F
I'm much too fast to take that | test - |
(Ch-ch-ch-ch-chan-ges)
C Em Am
Chorus: Turn and face the stran-ger
C
Ch - ch - chan - ges
F Am D
Don't want to be a rich-er [2/4] man [4/4]
G7 F
Ch - ch - ch - ch - chan-ges
C Em Am
Turn and face the stran-ger
C
Ch - ch - chan-ges
F Am D
Just gon-na have to be a dif'-frent [2/4] man
Am G Bbsus2 F
[3/4] Time may change me
Am G G11 C C
But I can't trace time | 4/4 |
D F D F
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C Em7
2. I watch the rip-ples change their size
F G F
But ne-ver leave the stream of warm im-per-man-ence and
C Em7
So the days float through my eyes
Fmaj7 G13
But still the days seem the same
C Dm7 Em7 Ebm7
And these child-ren that you spit on
Dm7 G7
As they try to change their worlds
Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Ebm7
Are im-mune to your con-sul-ta-ti-ons
Dm7 G7 F
They're quite a-ware of what they're go-ing | through - |
(Ch-ch-ch-ch-chan-ges)
C Em Am
Chorus: Turn and face the stran-ger
C
Ch - ch - chan - ges
F Am D
Don't tell them to grow up and [2/4] out of it [4/4]
G7 F
Ch - ch - ch - ch - chan-ges
C Em Am
Turn and face the stran-ger
C
Ch - ch - chan-ges
F Am D
Where's your shame, you've left us up to our [2/4]necks in it
Am G Bbsus2 F
[3/4] Time may change me
Am G G11 C Dm7 Em7
But you can't trace |4/4 time / / / |
F C F C
Bridge: Strange fas-cin-a-tion fas-cin-a-ting me | |
F G13 G7 F
Chan-ges are tak-ng the pace I'm go-ing | through - |
(Ch-ch-ch-ch-chan-ges)
C Em
Chorus: Turn and face the strange
C
Ch - ch - chan - ges
F Am D
Oh look out you rock'n' [2/4] rol-lers [4/4]
G7 F
Ch - ch - ch - ch - chan-ges
C Em Am
Turn and face the stran-ger
C
Ch - ch - chan-ges
F Am D
Pret-ty soon now you're gon-na get [2/4]old-er
Am G Bbsus2 F
[3/4] Time may change me
Am G G11 C
But I can't trace time, I said that
Am G Bbsus2 F
Time may change me
Am G G11 C
But I can't trace time
Outro: Dm7 Em7 Eb7 Dm7 Dbmaj7 Cmaj7
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