Change chords by Big Thief (Official Version)

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Bb
Eb
Fadd4

Intro 1

Fadd4

Verse 1
Bb 
Eb 
Change, like the wind
Fadd4 
Like the water
Eb 
Bb 
Like skin
Eb 
Change, like the sky
Fadd4 
Like the leaves
Eb 
Bb 
Like a butterfly

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Chorus 1

Would you live forever, never die

Fadd4

While everything around passes?

Would you smile forever, never cry

Fadd4

While everything you know passes?

Verse 2

Fadd4

Death's like a door to a place

we've never been before

Death, like space

Fadd4

The deep sea, a suitcase

Chorus 2

Would you stare forever at the sun

Fadd4

Never watch the moon rising?

Would you walk forever in the light

Fadd4

To never learn the secret of the quiet night?

Interlude 1

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Verse 3

Still, like a stone

Fadd4

Like a hill, like home

Still, what I find

Fadd4

is you were always on my mind

Chorus 3
Bb 
Eb 
Could I feel happy for you
Fadd4 
Eb 
Bb 
When I hear you talk with her like we used to?
Eb 
Could I set everything free
Fadd4 
Eb 
When I watch you holding her
Bb 
the way you once held me?

Verse 4
Bb 
Eb 
Change, like the sky
Fadd4 
Like the leaves
Eb 
Bb 
Like a butterfly
Eb 
Fadd4 
Death, like a door to a place
Eb 
Bb 
we've never been before

Chorus 4

Would you live forever, never die

Fadd4

While everything around passes?

Would you smile forever, never cry

Fadd4

Outro 1

Fadd4

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Bb
Eb
Fadd4

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: Bb majorBPM: 68

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Fadd4: x-x-3-3-1-5

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This is the definitive original version of Change by Big Thief, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Bb major. It suits players who want to learn Change the way Big Thief intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.